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iPhone 13 May Revive Touch ID

6 points by uoflcards22 6y ago

chromatin 6y ago
I am surprised the article does not mention it, but IMO a key reason to reintroduce touch sensor is to facilitate unlocking while wearing a mask, as it looks that this may not change either as a requirement or a social norm for quite some time.
- danfo 6y ago
  100%, we just had two weeks of indoor mask wearing here, after a case of covid had been out in the wild. It really was inconvenient to have to punch in a passcode to pay for groceries. Mask wearing removes the seamless magic of face ID. You're on to it for sure. I would like to have both. And proper 5G (on phones besides the US edition).
eyelidlessness 6y ago
> Although Apple has not included Touch ID on a flagship iPhone since the iPhone 7 I’m confused. My iPhone 8 doesn’t have facial recognition and it makes me put in my passcode when my hands are wet after doing the dishes, but unlocks on touch otherwise. Am I misunderstanding some very specific tech branding thing that I missed?
- tqkxzugoaupvwqr 6y ago
  The iPhone 8 has Touch ID but wasn’t Apple’s flagship phone at its release – the iPhone X was the flagship at the time.
  - eyelidlessness 6y ago
    I honestly didn’t realize they were released together! I’m always a couple few years behind when I update so I don’t keep such close track
smittywerben 6y ago
In the meantime, I'm back to using 4 digit pin on my iPhone 12 pro. I tend to dislike features that increase difficulty when "texting under the table during class". For example removing physical keyboard, the face must be seen to unlock, and predictive input babysitting.
cmarschner 6y ago
I‘m sticking with my iPhone 6. I like to listen to podcasts for falling asleep, while charging it. And simply connect it to my 20 year old Hifi system. I fail to see why using a y dongle for connecting a headphone plus the charging cable would make my life better. I like the form factor, too. I guess the only other choice would be an iphone SE. I once spend a few bucks on a new battery. Otherwise, it is a perfectly fine phone, used (too) many hours a day by me for years and it‘s still almost pristine. It just works. I don‘t see why one should throw it on a dumpster. If it was a bit faster and had a bit more memory it would be the perfect phone. But if they come with an upgrade, have a headphone jack would be the killer feature.

6 points by uoflcards22 6y ago

I am surprised the article does not mention it, but IMO a key reason to reintroduce touch sensor is to facilitate unlocking while wearing a mask, as it looks that this may not change either as a requirement or a social norm for quite some time.

danfo 6y ago
100%, we just had two weeks of indoor mask wearing here, after a case of covid had been out in the wild. It really was inconvenient to have to punch in a passcode to pay for groceries. Mask wearing removes the seamless magic of face ID. You're on to it for sure. I would like to have both. And proper 5G (on phones besides the US edition).

eyelidlessness 6y ago

> Although Apple has not included Touch ID on a flagship iPhone since the iPhone 7 I’m confused. My iPhone 8 doesn’t have facial recognition and it makes me put in my passcode when my hands are wet after doing the dishes, but unlocks on touch otherwise. Am I misunderstanding some very specific tech branding thing that I missed?

tqkxzugoaupvwqr 6y ago
The iPhone 8 has Touch ID but wasn’t Apple’s flagship phone at its release – the iPhone X was the flagship at the time.
- eyelidlessness 6y ago
  I honestly didn’t realize they were released together! I’m always a couple few years behind when I update so I don’t keep such close track

smittywerben 6y ago

In the meantime, I'm back to using 4 digit pin on my iPhone 12 pro. I tend to dislike features that increase difficulty when "texting under the table during class". For example removing physical keyboard, the face must be seen to unlock, and predictive input babysitting.

cmarschner 6y ago

I‘m sticking with my iPhone 6. I like to listen to podcasts for falling asleep, while charging it. And simply connect it to my 20 year old Hifi system. I fail to see why using a y dongle for connecting a headphone plus the charging cable would make my life better. I like the form factor, too. I guess the only other choice would be an iphone SE. I once spend a few bucks on a new battery. Otherwise, it is a perfectly fine phone, used (too) many hours a day by me for years and it‘s still almost pristine. It just works. I don‘t see why one should throw it on a dumpster. If it was a bit faster and had a bit more memory it would be the perfect phone. But if they come with an upgrade, have a headphone jack would be the killer feature.