Next iPhone will use face recognition security

Android's already done that, though it was apparently easy to open with a photo.
 
genetic said:
Maybe very old implementations of it, but the new droids use infrared scanning for the eyes too, so much harder to bypass. A photo won't do it anymore.
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Didn't know that, I know there was a Samsung that came out that could be fooled with a photo, then the face rec stopped for awhile, possibly cause of this. I think it was the S4, I never used it personally and haven't seen it on any other brand.
 
genetic said:
Maybe very old implementations of it, but the new droids use infrared scanning for the eyes too, so much harder to bypass. A photo won't do it anymore.
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Didn't see the S8 get fooled like this? Or was it patched?
 
But why? Except for a small percentage of people either without fingers so no prints, or with no prints for other reasons, resting a finger on the phones home button is a natural action.
 
Apparently they were having technical issues implementing the touch sensor on the new one. iPhone 8 doesn't have a Home buttons so they were trying to do it via the screen but having issues, apparently.
 
Say you were in a bad car wreck or got the crap beaten out of you. What do you if you have facial lock on?
 
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Arthur said:
Cool idea to use the face.

My Lumia 950 XL uses iris scan with infra-red camera, since October 2015.
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Yep. I got the Lumia 950 (not XL) and use it daily. My also use it daily on her Surface Pro 4, and I will most certainly also use it once I receive my Surface Pro at the end of this month.
 
genetic said:
The S8 was easily fooled - It is Samsung after all :D

I do believe that they have patched it since though.
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Not patched. It's two different things.

You can lock the phone with pattern, pin, password, fingerprint, facial recog, or iris scanning.

I use a combination of PIN, Fingerprints and Iris.
 
backstreetboy said:
'Droids had it since 2015 already just Apple playing catchup again.
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I had it on a Sony Xperia and it was dreadful, I stopped using it after a week.

It took like 10 seconds to recognize your face, the password was much faster.
 
Assume that the infrared trick will work in dark environments.

Not nice to have several ne'er-do-wells outside your house and you not able to unlock your phone in order to summon assistance.
 
The_Librarian said:
Assume that the infrared trick will work in dark environments.

Not nice to have several ne'er-do-wells outside your house and you not able to unlock your phone in order to summon assistance.
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correct, the IR iris scanner only really works in doors or at night outdoors. Outdoors in sunlight it's almost completely useless, hence I love the fact that with Samsung I have the option of 3 different unlock methods, and I can pick one based on scenario at the time.
 
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