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I just want MACs to have Face ID
And I just want iPhones to have Touch ID (they could do it in the power button).
But for Face ID on Macs, I think that's because the display sides of those aren't thick enough for Face ID.
Maybe they could put it in the keyboard
Yes it is. This is 100% the reason. There’s nowhere near enough surface area to get a unique finger print.
There are plenty of Android phones with very thin fingerprint scanners on the side.. They work well.
Some iPads already use TouchID on the power buttons so it's definitely something Apple can implement on the phones if they chose to.
Face ID on Macs faces multiple problems:
Opening the lid on MacBooks should be the trigger for Face ID.
That wouldn't help with people who already have the lid open nor would it solve the issue of confirmation for Apple Pay and others. It also wouldn't be a solution for the mini, Studio, PowerMac or iMac.
Further, it doesn't solve the hardware issue of the component being too thick for the lid nor does it solve the main issue for why the iPhone went with Face ID.
My Windows Notebook has Windows Hello with an infrared cam. I will never buy a computer without face unlock.
Windows Hello is quite insecure: https://blackwinghq.com/blog/posts/a-touch-of-pwn-part-i/
Isn't the lack of security due to poor security implementation rather than low-quality sensors? I don't see why Apple can't just use those same sensors but with their own security system.
*wink* to confirm purchase
Phones with power button fingerprint, short-focus, ultra thin optical or Supersonic under screen detectors existed for a long time. Or they could punch a hole on the display and call it dynamic home.
It still baffles me that the iMac and MacBooks with the notch don't have it.
I want Touch ID back on my iPhone.
My studio will unlock with my watch. I'll sit down and it's unlocked almost instantly.
Works great until you have a work machine that you can’t and shouldn’t associate with your personal AppleID.
In order to use Watch unlock, the targent Mac and the Watch have to be associates with the same Apple ID, and you should absolutely not be associating your employer owned device with your personal Apple ID.
Amazes me Apple hasn't carved out a fix for this.
Sounds like a great way to allow people to unlock your Mac while you're asleep
Why? Touching a key too hard?
Yes - Mac User with a bag of Doritos
Why would a media access control address need Facebook ID?