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The X is by far my favorite iPhone. Face ID is a big step from Touch ID. The edge to edge screen is a great touch. My only complaint is that it is a bit too lar

The X is by far my favorite iPhone. Face ID is a big step from Touch ID. The edge to edge screen is a great touch. My only complaint is that it is a bit too large for me, even with large hands. I would like to be able to swipe down the control center more easily when operating with one hand.

trevor-e 9y ago
For me, Face ID is a huge annoyance and only works ~25% of the time. I like to have my phone flat on my desk at work and now I have to pick it up every time to unlock it. It also doesn't work well when I'm lounging on the couch, it needs you to be looking perfectly straight at it. After it fails it has some weird delay before allowing a second attempt that I can never get right.
nsnick 9y ago
The only problem I have with Face ID is that I cannot be discreet with Apple Pay. With Touch ID you. can kinda do the touch part out of sight and then move the phone close to the payment device. With Face ID you have to hold the phone up so the world can see you are using Apple Pay.
rmaus 9y ago
With 'Reachability' enabled (Settings -> General -> Accessibility), you can partially get around this. Activate Reachability (swipe down on home bar), then swipe down on the (now-easier-to-reach) battery/signal area to access the control center. It should be noted this trick does not work from the lock screen. Edit: this still works even if the battery/signal icon isn't there, you just have to guess approximately where the new location for the 'top right' of the screen is, and swipe down there to get the control center. Edit2: messed around a little more and I guess you can actually access notifications using this method, it doesn't feel very consistent for me though.
- perfmode 9y ago
  I use reachability, but didn’t mention it because I forgot what it was called and didn’t care to look it up. It’s helpful certainly.

trevor-e 9y ago

For me, Face ID is a huge annoyance and only works ~25% of the time. I like to have my phone flat on my desk at work and now I have to pick it up every time to unlock it. It also doesn't work well when I'm lounging on the couch, it needs you to be looking perfectly straight at it. After it fails it has some weird delay before allowing a second attempt that I can never get right.

nsnick 9y ago

The only problem I have with Face ID is that I cannot be discreet with Apple Pay. With Touch ID you. can kinda do the touch part out of sight and then move the phone close to the payment device. With Face ID you have to hold the phone up so the world can see you are using Apple Pay.

rmaus 9y ago

With 'Reachability' enabled (Settings -> General -> Accessibility), you can partially get around this. Activate Reachability (swipe down on home bar), then swipe down on the (now-easier-to-reach) battery/signal area to access the control center. It should be noted this trick does not work from the lock screen. Edit: this still works even if the battery/signal icon isn't there, you just have to guess approximately where the new location for the 'top right' of the screen is, and swipe down there to get the control center. Edit2: messed around a little more and I guess you can actually access notifications using this method, it doesn't feel very consistent for me though.

perfmode 9y ago
I use reachability, but didn’t mention it because I forgot what it was called and didn’t care to look it up. It’s helpful certainly.