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TouchID also is problematic if you're wearing gloves, which people who don't live in San Francisco do during non-trivial portions of the year.
by jowiar 9y ago
TouchID also is problematic if you're wearing gloves, which people who don't live in San Francisco do during non-trivial portions of the year.
- vlozko 9y agoAlso fails constantly when you're doing certain physical tasks. It becomes nearly useless after a few hours of doing landscaping work.
- kbutler 9y agoNot sure if this applies to Apple's implementation, but my phone fingerprint recognition fails if my finger is wet (sweat, washing hands). I haven't tried training it with a wet fingerprint.
- ceejayoz 9y agoThis definitely applies to Apple's implementation. It's infuriatingly sensitive to even damp fingers, in my experience.
- istolemomsthumb 9y agoAs long as you can easily unbutton your shirt: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2430654/iPhone-5S-owners-using-NIPPLES-unlock-devices-fingerprint-scanner.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2430654/iPhon...
- madeofpalk 9y ago> people who don't live in San Francisco I find this humorous because for me, an Australian, San Francisco is quite cold and I wore gloves there.
- cptskippy 9y ago> TouchID also is problematic if you're wearing gloves And the touchscreen?
- robin_reala 9y agoThere are plenty of gloves designed to work with capacitative touchscreens (small wire mesh in the fingertips) but none that let you use TouchID.
- swah 9y agoCurious how much face one needs to show during winter for FaceID to work.
- dontyouremember 9y agoFaceID requires a swipe up too, so it’s no better for gloves.
- liberte82 9y agoWell, you can always still use your PIN, same as you can with Face ID.