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A major issue I run into that it doesn't work reliably with a lot of PPE headgear (welding gear, face shields, etc). At work, I'm often in a situation where I c
by DanTheManPR 7y ago
A major issue I run into that it doesn't work reliably with a lot of PPE headgear (welding gear, face shields, etc). At work, I'm often in a situation where I can't take off my headgear, but I do need to use the phone to take pictures or check my messages. It also is pretty flakey in the winter when I'm wearing scarves and a cap that cover almost all of my face. In both cases, I have to take my gloves off to use the phone anyhow, and so I can just unlock it with the fingerprint reader.
On my Galaxy S9, I use both the face unlock and fingerprint reader all the time. I was just thinking this morning that face unlock is proving very useful in the autumn chill, as I can actually use my phone's touchscreen with thin gloves, but don't have to take them off to use the fingerprint reader.
Relying on the front camera to replace fingerprint readers is a compromise, and it makes the phone less valuable to me for a lot of every day use cases. I'm glad some other manufacturers make phones with fewer of those kinds compromises.