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Honest question: why are people keen on fingerprint sensors? I see this regularly. Is it privacy concerns with FaceID or convenience with a mask on, or...?

rpmisms 5y ago
I just like having less biometric data in my phone, being able to unlock it without looking at it, and being able to tape my front camera if I want.
nucleardog 5y ago
The TouchID worked for me every time. I never had to think about the fact that it existed. I’m constantly trying to accommodate FaceID. Like 75% of the time when I’m unlocking my phone it’s either laying on my desk or I’m laying in bed. FaceID rarely works for me in these situations. My wife eventually just turned it off on her phone and went to purely using a passcode because it failed to work so often it was less annoying to go straight to the passcode prompt rather than wait for FaceID to timeout first.
- zaptrem 5y ago
  You can tap “FaceID” in the center to open the keypad instantly. TouchID failed constantly when I had recently showered or washed my hands.
spectre3d 5y ago
It’s faster. You don’t have to be looking at it. You don’t have to long-swipe up the screen. It works while it’s lying on the desk/bed/couch. The SE is already unlocked by the time it’s out of my pocket, so I just see HN right away instead of holding it in front of me, looking at it, swiping up to authenticate and then seeing HN. Bonus that it works in stores with a mask on so I don’t have to type my passcode in public as a result of a FaceID phone seeing the mask and popping up the passcode prompt, or pulling down my mask temporarily.
seanmcdirmid 5y ago
Face masks. It is also faster even when I’m not wearing a mask. I wouldn’t mind both.
ToFab123 5y ago
Because the police can just point your phone at your face and it will unlock https://mashable.com/article/police-try-to-unlock-handcuffed-man-iphone-face-id https://mashable.com/article/police-try-to-unlock-handcuffed...
- ubercow13 5y ago
  Like they can just put your finger on it and unlock it? At least face ID won’t unlock if you’re looking away from the screen. The police can’t control where your looking as easily as they can control your finger.

rpmisms 5y ago

I just like having less biometric data in my phone, being able to unlock it without looking at it, and being able to tape my front camera if I want.

nucleardog 5y ago

The TouchID worked for me every time. I never had to think about the fact that it existed. I’m constantly trying to accommodate FaceID. Like 75% of the time when I’m unlocking my phone it’s either laying on my desk or I’m laying in bed. FaceID rarely works for me in these situations. My wife eventually just turned it off on her phone and went to purely using a passcode because it failed to work so often it was less annoying to go straight to the passcode prompt rather than wait for FaceID to timeout first.

zaptrem 5y ago
You can tap “FaceID” in the center to open the keypad instantly. TouchID failed constantly when I had recently showered or washed my hands.

spectre3d 5y ago

It’s faster. You don’t have to be looking at it. You don’t have to long-swipe up the screen. It works while it’s lying on the desk/bed/couch. The SE is already unlocked by the time it’s out of my pocket, so I just see HN right away instead of holding it in front of me, looking at it, swiping up to authenticate and then seeing HN. Bonus that it works in stores with a mask on so I don’t have to type my passcode in public as a result of a FaceID phone seeing the mask and popping up the passcode prompt, or pulling down my mask temporarily.

seanmcdirmid 5y ago

Face masks. It is also faster even when I’m not wearing a mask. I wouldn’t mind both.

ToFab123 5y ago

Because the police can just point your phone at your face and it will unlock https://mashable.com/article/police-try-to-unlock-handcuffed-man-iphone-face-id https://mashable.com/article/police-try-to-unlock-handcuffed...

ubercow13 5y ago
Like they can just put your finger on it and unlock it? At least face ID won’t unlock if you’re looking away from the screen. The police can’t control where your looking as easily as they can control your finger.