Re:Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again
by mixmastamyk on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @05:57PM
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> FaceID had zero issues unlocking the phone
It will let a sibling in too, or at least at a point in the past.
Re:Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again
by filoleg on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @07:13PM
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Honest question, when you say "sibling", do you mean an identical twin? Because if yes, then fingerprint sensor won't save you from that either.
After googling for a bit, I think I found what you have been referencing. Turns out, FaceID learns as it goes, even from non-successful attempts. So if every time your non-identical-twin sister tries to unlock your phone using FaceID, fails, and then you immediately unlock it for her with your face or password, then the system will slowly over time learn to recognize her face as well. This makes sense to me.
Re:Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again
by smiley1437 on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @08:36PM
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Identical twins have different fingerprints. Though they may look superficially similar, they would definitely be different enough that it is extremely unlikely to be able to unlock each other's phones.
Re:Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again
by mixmastamyk on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @08:25PM
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The unlock time seems to be less than half a second, so as I look at the phone, it is already unlocked.
And the detection is really good too. After I shaved my long beard and went fully clean-faced, FaceID had zero issues unlocking the phone with zero hiccups for me.