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

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

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Post by mlang23 »

Someone1234 wrote: post #9

In regard to unlock w/Apple Watch: - This is an issue of Apple's own artificial creation. - This doesn't even solve the issue. So this all started because Face Unlock didn't work with masks, that's not Apple's fault. But what is entirely Apple's fault is that they break an option which resolves this only when Face Unlock is enabled: "Require Passcode." When you disable Face Unlock you can set Require Passcode to e.g.…

Strictly speaking, covid is not apples fault of course. However, as a long time apple user, I was always against forcing me to move from fingerprint to face ID. And my next iPhone will be an SE for exactly that reason. So I cant resist and feel a bit of "I always knew thats not a good idea". Face ID was a bold move which was punished by, well, lets call it reality.

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Post by ascari »

lwansbrough wrote: post #154

Touch ID is an entirely superior technology and Apple is profoundly stupid for removing it. It doesn't have to be in the screen, just put it on the back. The lengths they'll go to offset the removal of Touch ID are astounding, from IR face tracking, to degraded biometric security, and now to requiring an Apple Watch to unlock the phone with your mask on. Talk about a Rube Goldberg machine.

I have sweaty palms most of the time so Touch ID has been a massive problem for me.

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Post by speleding »

mensetmanusman wrote: post #356
dkdbejwi383 wrote: post #35

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Wow, thanks for the tip. I would never in a million years have discovered this otherwise. I don't know if Apple's UX design has gone downhill lately or if I'm just getting older and stupider.

A good idea would be “discovery mode” where buttons appear everywhere which explain what can be done if you don’t want the floating buttons around.

In Settings -> Accessibility -> Display & Text Size you have an option "Button Shapes" that will show a button outline on any clickable text.

I always enable this when setting up an iPhone for a parent (or myself).

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Post by drcongo »

crooked-v wrote: post #315
bayindirh wrote: post #210

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> 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.

And for me, it regularly doesn't, taking the full timeout period.

Never does for me either, possibly because without a mask I have a beard so it struggles to tell if it's a mask or my regular face. ProTip though: swipe up again immediately and you get the passcode prompt.

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Post by user-the-name »

joshstrange wrote: post #249
gambiting wrote: post #128

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I don't think OP says they were better, just that they existed on Android phones before apple had them.

Correct. My wording could have been better probably. I would never put Android phone's face unlock in the same category as FaceID (nor their fingerprint vs TouchID). It's been a while since I've seen tech on an Android phone that Apple later implemented where the Apple's was just equivalent to the existing Android version, it's always a bigger stop forward.

This is because Apple will not add a feature just to tick a box or add a bullet point to a feature list, they will only add it if they can actually make it work well.

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Post by Grustaf »

ASalazarMX wrote: post #149
ryanlol wrote: post #95

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> Also, Face ID is less secure. If you're detained or mugged, just looking at your phone will unlock it before you can react and look away Much easier to force someone to unlock the phone with their fingerprint than to force them to unlock with faceid if you have “Require attention” on. You can’t physically force someone to look in a certain direction, but you definitely can force them to tap their finger on a surfac…

> You can’t physically force someone to look in a certain direction Excuse me, but this is ridiculously easier than forcing someone to use their fingerprint; just wait until they are distracted, show them the phone and ask them "what is this?". It unlocks in less than a second with "Require Attention" activated. We prank each other this way when we forget our phones around the house.

We're not talking about pranks, we're talking about someone getting robbed. It will be pretty hard for the robber to "distract you" and spring the phone on you.

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Post by dot1x »

This doesn't work for me at all. Have Watch Series 5, Iphone 12 MAX. Option is enabled, tried rebooting both devices, tried enabling/disabling it.

It's not like it fails, it literally never even tries to use the watch, goes directly to normal faceid.

Gone are the times when apple software would just work...

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

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Post by dot1x »

dot1x wrote: post #437

This doesn't work for me at all. Have Watch Series 5, Iphone 12 MAX. Option is enabled, tried rebooting both devices, tried enabling/disabling it. It's not like it fails, it literally never even tries to use the watch, goes directly to normal faceid. Gone are the times when apple software would just work...

Update:

Managed to make it work. I usually don't put the mask over my nose as, having glasses, makes them all foggy and I can't see anything (protip: I don't care about how effective that is, the mask for me is just the minimum to confirm to current regulations).

Seems that faceID is really anal about the mask being OVER the nose before it's recognized as a mask! This is why it wouldn't work before.

So if you're having problems, be sure to wear a mask as apple expect you to.

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Post by nojito »

heavyset_go wrote: post #324
nojito wrote: post #319

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Or you can just stop speeding

I don't speed. Look up what a speed trap is. As an example, one that got me was a 50 MPH speed limit going down a mountain that twists and turns. The last dozen or so yards of the mountain, and around a turn, it suddenly becomes 40 MPH with no warning or time to slow down. Cops camp out at the sign and pull over people with out of state plates who are slowing down from 50 MPH to 40 MPH all while going downhill.

Going from 50-40 is fairly straightforward.

Next time don’t speed.

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Post by tomjen3 »

rabuse wrote: post #333
tomjen3 wrote: post #275

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Hopefully never. I website should not be able to do anything to my browser when i don't have it opened.

Do you have apps installed with notifications?

Sure and sadly they have been misused there.
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