Re:New iPhone SE
by asaddhamani on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @11:46AM
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FaceID is designed to work with or without glasses.
> Face ID is designed to work with hats, scarves, glasses, contact lenses, and many sunglasses. Furthermore, it's designed to work indoors, outdoors, and even in total darkness.
Although recently I have discovered that it doesn't work with face masks!
Imagine explaining this to someone in 2019: “Yeah, and we’re excited the new SE went back to Touch ID because it still works with the face masks we’re now required to wear!”
Re:New iPhone SE
by outworlder on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @02:51PM
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You know what else doesn't work with face masks? Human face recognition. There is a reason why robbers use masks.
Setting high standards, aren't we? :)
>> There is a reason why robbers use masks.
This is a great point.
If it’s sunglasses with a strong filter, or possibly unfortunate polarization, it may cause some issues I believe.
Bright sunlight reflecting off the glasses can cause it to struggle.
Re:New iPhone SE
by Matthias247 on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @04:58PM
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It worked for me even with Ski goggles. That was really surprising.
Re:New iPhone SE
by adameast9000 on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @02:07PM
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FaceID works with my regular glasses but some of my sunglasses do not work at all (0% unlock rate with over 100 attempts in various lighting). I think it may depend on the shape of the frame and how much of your face it takes up? Not sure.
Re:New iPhone SE
by dkonofalski on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @02:57PM
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It has to do with polarization of the lenses and the "Require attention" feature of FaceID. The notch cameras can't determine if your eyes are looking at the camera if you're wearing polarized sunglasses (depending on the type of polarization) so having that setting on will give you a 100% failure rate with something that's covering your eyes.
There is an option inside of face id settings that says "require attention". This basically means it looks for your actual pupils to unlock. if you turn this off then sunglasses will start to work, as well as off angle unlocks without sunglasses.
Mine FaceID with or without glasses/ sunglasses and I did not set anything up.
Re:New iPhone SE
by rootusrootus on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @12:02PM
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Anecdotally, mine doesn't work with sunglasses. I have to lift them up to get it to recognize me.
It really depends on sunglasses,
Doesn’t work:
- Ray-Ban wayfarers
Works:
- Ray-Ban aviators
- Maui Jim Waterways
FaceID works with and without my glasses. I can't remember if it learned this automatically, or if I added it as an "alternative appearance." Does the Pixel 4 have any options like that?