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401 points Bluestein | 1 comments | 23 Jun 25 15:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.27s | 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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mrweasel ◴[24 Jun 25 06:50 UTC] No.44363489[source]▶
FaceID does have two flaws in my mind.

1) I frequently unlock my phone while it's laying flat on the desk a good distance from my face. The camera can't see me, and certainly not well enough to identify me.

2) I don't believe that you can add a second FaceID. Currently I have a few fingers added to my TouchID, including my wifes index finger, allowing her to unlock my phone.

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al_borland ◴[24 Jun 25 09:51 UTC] No.44364428[source]▶
Regarding flaw 2, this was the case at launch, but they added an option to register an “additional appearance”.
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1. mrweasel ◴[24 Jun 25 14:04 UTC] No.44366406[source]▶
Nice, I did not know that. Thank you.