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iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new privacy controls, and more

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Post by gambiting »

adrr wrote: post #179
bobbyi_settv wrote: post #162

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The fact that it can be unlocked with a picture doesn't mean it has no security. The main use case for phone locking is that you leave your phone in a cab, a bar or wherever else in public and someone picks it up later. That person isn't going to know who you are and have a picture of you. They're still prevented from being able to take the phone they just saw laying around and go through your emails, etc.

Never used a Samsung phone but touchId and faceid gates access to payments, passwords and banking apps. Typing a complex password on touch screen isn’t very fun.

Same on Android.

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Post by duhi88 »

3grdlurker wrote: post #40
gambiting wrote: post #21

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Apple's insistence on only having face ID when competitors have fantastic and very fast in-screen fingerprint readers is just idiotic. I was kind of onboard when they first introduced FaceID, the argument that they don't want the sensor on the back and there is no room on the front was fair enough, but right now the technology has caught up. It's crazy that you can unlock a Samsung with your face OR an in-screen fing…

Or they could put it on the lock button like they did with one of their iPads.

For me, the most common scenario in which I'd want TouchID is when I have my phone resting flat on my desk. Depending on which phone case you may or may not have on your phone, the power button might be conveniently accessible. I'd prefer a version that didn't require me to lift my phone up off the desk in order to unlock it.

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Post by jeffbee »

kennywinker wrote: post #194
jeffbee wrote: post #151

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The iPhone SE is physically the same shape and size as the 4 but with much better internals. To me, that is "peak iPhone". I still use an SE to control a few things around the house. Without a SIM, with the mobile radios and bluetooth disabled but wifi enabled, and with Apple's idiotic News app that nobody wants disabled, the battery lasts for 20 days. Peak iPhone.

The original SE (not the 2020 SE) is the same form factor as the iPhone 5 and 5S, not the 4 or 4S

Whoops, you are right. I forgot there was a size difference between the 4 and 5. I had decided to think of them all collectively as the sharp-edged iPhones.

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Post by kiwijamo »

kschwab wrote: post #94
fireattack wrote: post #44

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Still sounds weird to me. I use an Android phone, I can unlock my phone at anytime using either face, fingerprint, or passcode. What exactly is the reason/rationale that it has to fail on facial recognition first before proceeding to use passcode?

Androids also have the option where you tell them not to lock if you're in your home (or other named places). Does iPhone support that?

I have an Android and don't have this option. Seems to be a manufacturer-specific feature.

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Post by ryan93 »

hkh28 wrote: post #187
gbrown_ wrote: post #145

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Lack of TouchID on newer models is one of the main reasons I've yet to upgrade from my iPhone 8.

Stayed with my iPhone 7 until iPhone 12 for the same (main) reason. Being able to have the phone unlocked on the way from my pocket was fantastic. Unlocking with Face ID takes at least two seconds extra, every time.

On the iphone 12 faceid takes less than a second

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Post by clairity »

mrgreenfur wrote: post #120

Lots of comments here on the watch unlock, while the new privacy controls are requiring apps to ask for IDFA before it's given (and before you'retracked across apps with any identifiers). The MarTech industry is panicking to adapt and become compliant and there are estimates that it will drop ad targeting by ~75%. I see this as a huge win for privacy, if Apple actually enforces it (They have given no guidance on how…

also, a little poke in the eye of google: apple is proxying google's safe browsing lookups through its own servers so google gets less direct info about ios users.

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Post by jen20 »

ASalazarMX wrote: post #189
jensvdh wrote: post #165

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I hate TouchID, never works when my fingers are sweaty or I'm cooking or anything like that. FaceID is perfect.

Why not have both? This whole topic would be a non-issue if we still had Touch ID as an option.

How about anywhere cold enough to require gloves, and reasonable enough to require face masks?

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Post by gizmo385 »

FredPret wrote: post #191
aikinai wrote: post #27

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They fixed this a few versions ago. Now if it sees a mask, it shows the passcode input immediately.

Only problem is, mine takes fifteen seconds to notice the mask

I've never had FaceID take fifteen seconds to respond either positively or negatively (mask or not). Just an anecdote to counter your's

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Post by bayindirh »

willis936 wrote: post #115
aikinai wrote: post #27

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They fixed this a few versions ago. Now if it sees a mask, it shows the passcode input immediately.

That was their claim, however my observation is that it just takes longer to fail before offering "swipe up to get the passcode interface". I have to waste many seconds of staring at my phone just to have the privilege of swiping up to spin the passcode interface display slot machine. You know what would work? Just showing the passcode interface as soon as the screen turns on.

> That was their claim, however my observation is that it just takes longer to fail before offering "swipe up to get the passcode interface"

If I have a mask on, swiping up immediately brings up the pass code screen. In this case immediately is <0.5 secs.

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