Re:iPhone 15: users of Pro and Pro Max models complain of ov...
by pmarreck on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:37PM
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I guess when I wear sunglasses, or my CPAP, or am simply not in a position to look directly at the screen dead-on (such as when driving in the car when it's on its mount, or when I'm packing groceries and need to pay), or when I just don't want to look like a goofball staring dead-on at my phone screen, TouchID worked 100% of the time and was minimally inconvenient.
If I went kayaking every day, or just generally had wet hands a lot of the time, I could see how that could get annoying (although hand towels exist...). I wear my CPAP every night though, and didn't always feel like taking it off just to unlock my phone.
FYI, when Apple made FaceID tolerate face masks during the pandemic (probably for the same reasons it was annoying with a CPAP), they actually made it less secure (because there is no circumstance under which giving less information but expecting the same level of security will hold)
If I went kayaking every day, or just generally had wet hands a lot of the time, I could see how that could get annoying (although hand towels exist...). I wear my CPAP every night though, and didn't always feel like taking it off just to unlock my phone.
FYI, when Apple made FaceID tolerate face masks during the pandemic (probably for the same reasons it was annoying with a CPAP), they actually made it less secure (because there is no circumstance under which giving less information but expecting the same level of security will hold)