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FaceID sucks with covid masks on. It also sucks with winter masks on. It was designed by people that live in Cupertino, a place where it never gets cold enough

FaceID sucks with covid masks on. It also sucks with winter masks on. It was designed by people that live in Cupertino, a place where it never gets cold enough to need a face mask. I'm not saying it's bad, only that it's not a 100% perfect replacement for TouchID.

Matthias247 5y ago
Well TouchID sucked with gloves on - so pick your poison. Initially when I moved to a FaceID phone I liked it for the fact that it would unlock itself without me having to take gloves off while biking. That was a time-saver. But now in 2021 with face masks the amount of situations where TouchID would have been more time-saving is a lot higher.
- godDLL 5y ago
  They have accelerometers, don't they? Can't it please be a SECRET KNOCK?
watermelon0 5y ago
FaceID + Apple Watch solves the mask issue, but requires buying another Apple device.
- ksec 5y ago
  There is the most common answer on FaceID problems. I just dont like the idea of a Timepiece that requires day to day charging. If they could have make a strap or band that last weeks if not months I may actually buy one.
  - ghaff 5y ago
    That's the thing that prevents me from using my Apple Watch on a regular basis. On the one hand it has some nice features when it's basically tethered to my iPhone. But daily charging, especially when traveling, is a pain.
samspenc 5y ago
Came here to say this. My friend recently took a plane ride and every time he would move his mask slightly to unlock his phone through FaceID, a flight attendant would come to ask him to please put his mask back on or he would get in trouble.
tw04 5y ago
Honestly Google perfected touchid on the pixel. I thought I'd hate having it in the middle of the back of the phone after using an iPhone, but it turned out my finger was always right there anyway. I'm actually disappointed they moved away from that on the 6.
ghaff 5y ago
If it's cold enough to need a face mask, you probably have gloves on too.

Matthias247 5y ago

Well TouchID sucked with gloves on - so pick your poison. Initially when I moved to a FaceID phone I liked it for the fact that it would unlock itself without me having to take gloves off while biking. That was a time-saver. But now in 2021 with face masks the amount of situations where TouchID would have been more time-saving is a lot higher.

godDLL 5y ago
They have accelerometers, don't they? Can't it please be a SECRET KNOCK?

watermelon0 5y ago

FaceID + Apple Watch solves the mask issue, but requires buying another Apple device.

ksec 5y ago
There is the most common answer on FaceID problems. I just dont like the idea of a Timepiece that requires day to day charging. If they could have make a strap or band that last weeks if not months I may actually buy one.
- ghaff 5y ago
  That's the thing that prevents me from using my Apple Watch on a regular basis. On the one hand it has some nice features when it's basically tethered to my iPhone. But daily charging, especially when traveling, is a pain.

samspenc 5y ago

Came here to say this. My friend recently took a plane ride and every time he would move his mask slightly to unlock his phone through FaceID, a flight attendant would come to ask him to please put his mask back on or he would get in trouble.

tw04 5y ago

Honestly Google perfected touchid on the pixel. I thought I'd hate having it in the middle of the back of the phone after using an iPhone, but it turned out my finger was always right there anyway. I'm actually disappointed they moved away from that on the 6.

ghaff 5y ago

If it's cold enough to need a face mask, you probably have gloves on too.