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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by diebeforei485 on Monday April 26, 2021 @04:11PM (#26947437)
> What exactly is the reason/rationale that it has to fail on facial recognition first before proceeding to use passcode?

To better train the facial recognition system, perhaps.

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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by dwaite on Monday April 26, 2021 @07:38PM (#26949722)
Yes, a facial recognition failure followed by success or passcode unlock will result in the failures being used for model training.
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