Report: Apple doesn't plan to bring back Touch ID

22 November 2023
Cupertino may have shut its fingerprint lab down.

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  • Luxor
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  • 30 Nov 2023

I’m liking this faceid thing except what id someone use my phone when i sleep.

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    • Anonymous
    • IhZ
    • 28 Nov 2023

    apple can't do both...we get it lol

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      • Anonymous
      • jwZ
      • 27 Nov 2023

      Anonymous, 24 Nov 2023Agreed Face ID much more secure. What I can say is true whe... morePlus, you got tip of the nose print recognition.

      And other body areas to enroll. 👃

        -Trix-, 25 Nov 2023Why would they downgrade? I don't want figngerprint sc... moreI just realized by outdated you were referring to Touch ID, not Face ID. I think this is more preference-based than anything.

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          • rpZ
          • 25 Nov 2023

          when i compare the ipad air and the pro i give more points to the air for the Fingerprint

            NeonHD, 25 Nov 2023Because they're stingy and they probably already inves... moreWhy would they downgrade? I don't want figngerprint scanner, i already upgraded both my iPhone and iPad to Face ID, i don't want to go back to pressing the scanner hundred of times a day.

              > 𝘾𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙗 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣.

              Pfft, as if their "fingerprint lab" is something special (maybe 10 years ago). Factories in China produce fingerprint scanners like it's a McDonald's sandwich.

                -Trix-, 24 Nov 2023Why would they go back to outdated tech? I mean they had/ha... moreBecause they're stingy and they probably already invested $$$$$$ into their Face ID technology, so too late to switch to another tech.

                  -Trix-, 24 Nov 2023Where you need Fingerprint scanner when your phone is alrea... moreface id may be more advanced. but the sensors are prone to fail when you accidentally drop the phone.

                    Anonymous, 24 Nov 2023let's face reality guys apple is just so behindWhy would they go back to outdated tech? I mean they had/have best fps scanner for years until they decided to level up and switched to Face ID which was instant hit. So why would they go back?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • IhZ
                      • 24 Nov 2023

                      let's face reality guys apple is just so behind

                        Batteri Voltas, 24 Nov 2023yup, i said in a previous comment that opening an app strai... more"Unlocking to homescreen tho, a scanner tap will be faster."

                        It's not any faster, it takes exact same time to swipe up or tapping the screen. Blazin fast with 15PM. There isn't any waiting, just swipe up right away and that's it. There isn't moment where you need to wait Face ID to register you, both swiping up and Face ID doing it tricks is happens in blink of an eye.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 24 Nov 2023

                          Anonymous, 23 Nov 2023Face ID much more secure than touch ID With Face ID no one... moreAgreed Face ID much more secure. What I can say is true when my roommate try to unlock my sleepy friend, try to face his iPhone and didn’t unlock at all, until he wake up and he unlock his phone as always.
                          Another my roommate with his older iPhone 8 with Touch ID, try to unlock by just use tap his finger while he sleep. Definitely it unlocked.

                          So by far better with Face ID

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                            • Batteri Voltas
                            • ixb
                            • 24 Nov 2023

                            DaFink, 24 Nov 2023‘Both methods have ups and downs’ I agree dude, in fact ... moreyup same, fan wars are annoying.

                            i daily a S21 Ultra, but my tablet of choice has always been the iPad

                              Batteri Voltas, 24 Nov 2023yup, i said in a previous comment that opening an app strai... more‘Both methods have ups and downs’

                              I agree dude, in fact I prefer notification management as a whole on Android regardless of the unlocking system at play, and always have. Screw changing bubble colours or sweeping visual overhauls, the only thing I want in iOS 18 is a better notification system.

                              And yeah, I don’t mind them straight up pinching Androids, the two have been pilfering ideas from each other for a decade and half now, what’s one more 🤷

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                                • Batteri Voltas
                                • ixb
                                • 24 Nov 2023

                                DaFink, 24 Nov 2023No, I think what Trix may mean is that if there is an app n... moreyup, i said in a previous comment that opening an app straight from a notification is where face id comes ahead.

                                Unlocking to homescreen tho, a scanner tap will be faster.

                                Both methods have ups and downs

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                                  • Batteri Voltas
                                  • ixb
                                  • 24 Nov 2023

                                  DaFink, 24 Nov 2023Apple have made some positive strides in the anti repair fr... moreOnce again, I was a bit too harsh on the system. I'd take 2017 Face ID over an early under display FP scanner any time of the day, sorry

                                    Batteri Voltas, 24 Nov 2023LOL. I literally have a 13PM next to me and, to get to t... moreWe were talking about apps

                                      Batteri Voltas, 24 Nov 2023LOL. I literally have a 13PM next to me and, to get to t... moreNo, I think what Trix may mean is that if there is an app notification on the Lock Screen than after the Face ID system has authenticated, simply tapping on that notification takes you straight into the corresponding app. You don’t have to tap then swipe.

                                        Batteri Voltas, 24 Nov 2023When a manufacturer tried having face biometrics and FP sca... moreApple have made some positive strides in the anti repair front of late, but I would agree there is more they could perhaps do.

                                        Also Face ID is (like any other system) subject to change and improvement as new technologies come into play. And this is just like under display fingerprint scanners, or are you forgetting how long it has actually taken to get those to the point they are at now in terms of reliability and accuracy.

                                        Let’s not forget that when Apple debuted Face ID, it different but not a step backwards in terms of reliability and performance compared to Touch ID. The same cannot be said for early under display fingerprints scanners that were for quite some not on the same level as their standard capacitive predecessors as far as performance went.

                                        Again, have your preferences by all means. Many are going to prefer one over the other, I myself have a slight presence for Face ID but if Apple chose a different solution tomorrow, I would care less so long as it works equally well or better.

                                        It’s not some nefarious ulterior motive that has led them to this point though, more that they have put substantial time, money and effort in moving the Face ID system along, and would rather invest in taking it further still, other than swapping to or introducing a second biometric system.

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