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There was also a rumor that Apple was having trouble with FaceID recognizing people (it even happened to Craig Federighi on stage!), and they made the security
by mtgx 9y ago
There was also a rumor that Apple was having trouble with FaceID recognizing people (it even happened to Craig Federighi on stage!), and they made the security less strict so it recognizes people more easily. For all we know, FaceID doens't have that "1 in a million" False Acceptance Rate" anymore, but only 100,000 which would be a lot closer to a fingerprint.
- mikeash 9y agoWhat happened to Craig was that he tried to unlock a freshly rebooted phone. iOS requires the user’s passcode after booting, and won’t allow a biometric unlock until after that.
- macintux 9y agoNo, it was actually the people setting up the stage accidentally triggered Face ID often enough that it fell back to passcode. Could find a link to Apple's explanation if needed.
- mikeash 9y agoThanks, you're right. It looks like it was initially reported as having been rebooted like I said, but Apple later on explained it as you say, and I must have missed the update. Here's a link: https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/13/face-id-demo-fail-details/ https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/13/face-id-demo-fail-details/ Anyway, the key point here is that Face ID didn't fail to recognize Craig, it refused to recognize him because it had already been locked.