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401 points Bluestein | 3 comments | 23 Jun 25 15:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.69s | source
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godelski ◴[23 Jun 25 16:51 UTC] No.44357661[source]▶
They mention the Pixel and I just got to say, I wish someone would bring back the fingerprint reader on the back of the phone. That was seriously the best solution. Fastest way to unlock your phone, because no matter how slow the fingerprint reader is you activate it while pulling it out of your pocket. I honestly don't get why people like Face ID more (what I currently use). Someone, please bring this back
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al_borland ◴[23 Jun 25 23:50 UTC] No.44361409[source]▶
I was a FaceID skeptic and it quickly won me over, not because of the unlocking experience, but for the authentication during use. What used to be a prompt, followed by an active fingerprint scan, turned into something completely seamless and automatic.
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thallium205 ◴[23 Jun 25 23:59 UTC] No.44361469[source]▶
My wife and her sister can unlock each other’s iPhones using the face unlock feature which blows my mind because they do NOT look super similar and are 4 years apart. I’ve turned off all biometrics and use only a PIN. I’m extremely skeptical of the tech.
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1. busymom0 ◴[24 Jun 25 03:27 UTC] No.44362626[source]▶
My sister in law's mom and her daughter have the same thing too where the daughter can unlock her mom's phone with faceID. I researched this and apparently, if you have an unsuccessful unlock first and then you enter the code to unlock, then the phone may train the faceID with the new face too.
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2. diggan ◴[24 Jun 25 14:06 UTC] No.44366419[source]▶
> if you have an unsuccessful unlock first and then you enter the code to unlock, then the phone may train the faceID with the new face too

Ay wat? That sounds completely backwards, like if an incorrect password for account login would automatically reset the account password to the incorrect one, how would that make sense?!

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3. LexGray ◴[24 Jun 25 14:45 UTC] No.44366838[source]▶
Worked that way from FaceID introduction. Apple never cared enough. If you share your phone it is on you that the phone accepts the face who you share it with after you enter a pin. It really should have a new face button under the pin.