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The user experience of Apple Pay on an iPhone with Touch ID is effortless. Apple really took a step backwards with FaceID. Couldn’t have been a worse time for i

The user experience of Apple Pay on an iPhone with Touch ID is effortless. Apple really took a step backwards with FaceID. Couldn’t have been a worse time for it either.

wenc 3y ago
I have the opposite experience. Touch ID doesn't work well in regions that experience cold dry winters -- when my fingers are dry, Touch ID doesn't read. (I have 5 fingerprints from different angles stored -- no dice). Not to mention it doesn't work when wearing gloves. Face ID on the other hand works almost all the time, even with a face mask on (iPhone 13 and later only)
- bbarn 3y ago
  I'm with you. Touch ID is great for people in perfect climates who don't do anything difficult in their life. My entire motivation to upgrade from a touch ID phone to face ID is my main complaints with touch ID: 1 - it sucks with gloves, and I'm wearing gloves a lot either because it's cold or I'm riding a bike. I still get annoyed some gloves I can't tell it to "start" the unlock process but gross or not, my tongue does the job there to kick in face ID recognition. 2 - I am cooking and working off a recipe on my phone which (by the way I would love to be able to temporarily set "don't shut down mode") and I have to unlock it with messy hands to set the next step.
  - ask_b123 3y ago
    > I am cooking and working off a recipe on my phone which (by the way I would love to be able to temporarily set "don't shut down mode") and I have to unlock it with messy hands to set the next step. I haven't really used either of these, but maybe a solution could be created by setting up a custom Focus and then creating a Shortcut that activates with that focus and that does something to ensure the screen remains on; maybe a loop with a certain action or a change in settings. I am not sure since I haven't used shortcuts, just skimmed for a min before commenting.
  - OkGoDoIt 3y ago
    Guided access via the accessibility shortcut is a good way to force the screen to stay on. Go onto the accessibility settings, enable Guided Access, and tell it to activate when you triple click the power button. Then when you’re in an app and you don’t want it to turn off, triple click the power button, select options, disable the power button, and start. It’s also great for locking other aspects of the phone if you’re going to hand it to someone else for example.
    - bbarn 3y ago
      After messing with it a little, that does almost exactly what I want. I do wish it would just allow faceID to exit guided mode and not a passcode, but I'll take it - thank you.

The user experience of Apple Pay on an iPhone with Touch ID is effortless. Apple really took a step backwards with FaceID. Couldn’t have been a worse time for it either.

wenc 3y ago

I have the opposite experience. Touch ID doesn't work well in regions that experience cold dry winters -- when my fingers are dry, Touch ID doesn't read. (I have 5 fingerprints from different angles stored -- no dice). Not to mention it doesn't work when wearing gloves. Face ID on the other hand works almost all the time, even with a face mask on (iPhone 13 and later only)

bbarn 3y ago
I'm with you. Touch ID is great for people in perfect climates who don't do anything difficult in their life. My entire motivation to upgrade from a touch ID phone to face ID is my main complaints with touch ID: 1 - it sucks with gloves, and I'm wearing gloves a lot either because it's cold or I'm riding a bike. I still get annoyed some gloves I can't tell it to "start" the unlock process but gross or not, my tongue does the job there to kick in face ID recognition. 2 - I am cooking and working off a recipe on my phone which (by the way I would love to be able to temporarily set "don't shut down mode") and I have to unlock it with messy hands to set the next step.
- ask_b123 3y ago
  > I am cooking and working off a recipe on my phone which (by the way I would love to be able to temporarily set "don't shut down mode") and I have to unlock it with messy hands to set the next step. I haven't really used either of these, but maybe a solution could be created by setting up a custom Focus and then creating a Shortcut that activates with that focus and that does something to ensure the screen remains on; maybe a loop with a certain action or a change in settings. I am not sure since I haven't used shortcuts, just skimmed for a min before commenting.
- OkGoDoIt 3y ago
  Guided access via the accessibility shortcut is a good way to force the screen to stay on. Go onto the accessibility settings, enable Guided Access, and tell it to activate when you triple click the power button. Then when you’re in an app and you don’t want it to turn off, triple click the power button, select options, disable the power button, and start. It’s also great for locking other aspects of the phone if you’re going to hand it to someone else for example.
  - bbarn 3y ago
    After messing with it a little, that does almost exactly what I want. I do wish it would just allow faceID to exit guided mode and not a passcode, but I'll take it - thank you.