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Yup, sad news. Anyone who disagrees should try teaching an older relative with less than youthful fine motor control how to use a FaceID equipped iPhone.
by wpm 2y ago
Yup, sad news.
Anyone who disagrees should try teaching an older relative with less than youthful fine motor control how to use a FaceID equipped iPhone.
- CharlesW 2y agoFWIW: Face ID is optional, and the iOS passcode buttons are very accessible.
- inetknght 2y ago> Face ID is optional Meanwhile, the Settings app keeps begging me to "Finish Setting Up Your iPhone".
- kemayo 2y agoSpecifically the swipe-up gestures you now need for the unlock / home navigations? (I initially thought you might mean faceid doesn't work if you're a bit shaky, but I just tried that and it surprisingly doesn't care.)
- frankus 2y agoI've had the opposite problem: both of my parents' (in their 80s) fingerprints have faded to the point that Touch ID no longer works reliably.
- enragedcacti 2y agoThat is really interesting to me. I admittedly haven't played with it in a while but on previous Android phones I've had basically any patch of skin would register and work okay with the sensor. I know because I used to rock climb a lot which tears up fingerprints so I would register things like the backside of my index finger so I could unlock the phone while it sits on a table. It was definitely finickier than a proper fingerprint but preferable to retraining it every couple of days.