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my fingerprint scanner often fails when I'm sweaty at the gym

• bdcravens 7y ago
  I have cystic fibrosis - it can cause varying o2 sat levels, finger clubbing, and varying levels of salt/dryness in the fingers not typical for most. When I had an iPhone with Touch ID, eventually my prints would stop working, and I'd have to delete and reenroll them every couple of months (not exactly sure why, and CF may have nothing to do with it, but it seems like the most likely culprit) Not that Face ID is perfect. When I go to the doctor, they make us wear masks, and I do breathing treatments a few times a day - all of which breaks Face ID.
  • hwbehrens 7y ago
    Not that it's ideal, but if it's the same type of mask each time, you might consider enrolling your face with the mask on as an alternate appearance (you can record 2, I believe) in FaceID. I assume that the mask covers only a portion of your face; if it's a full-face mask, then obviously this would greatly degrade your device's security by allowing anyone wearing that mask to unlock it. However, I've found that Face ID can do a pretty good job of recognizing you from the nose up.
    • bdcravens 7y ago
      Probably more important would be with my glasses off - none of my Face ID devices can handle that (though they're okay when I'm wearing sunglasses)
• Marsymars 7y ago
  Mine fails post rock climbing, so I registered a different finger in its post-climbing worn-down state.