Apple: system Face ID during the presentation worked correctly

Apple: system Face ID during the presentation worked correctly

The announcement of the flagship smartphone iPhone X was followed by a demonstration unique to mobile Apple products technology Face ID, which replaced the usual fingerprint scanner. But familiarity with a new way of identifying iOS users via facial recognition is not without curiosity. When you try senior Vice President of software development Craig Federighi (Craig Federighi) to access the mobile system is not properly responded by proposing instead of avtorazborka to enter a pin code.

MacRumors.com

The media and the world community immediately ridiculed “flawless” and superior to the reliability of Touch ID, as it tried to persuade Apple solution for protecting user data. However, copertina found quite convincing excuse why Face ID failed Craig Federighi at the crucial moment.

www.cultofmac.com

The reason why Mr. Federighi had to use a different instance of iPhone X, has become one of the features of the iOS system response to repeated attempts to identify the user. According to the press service of Apple, during the preparation to the presentation, the employees of the company have led the smartphone in the upcoming announcement. And while they did Face ID reads the faces of the staff to try to identify the real owner of the smartphone listed in the database.

After repeated and unsuccessful attempts to establish the identity of users X iPhone near the device, iOS activate the pin code request. The window for entering a digital combination, which saw journalists during the presentation instead of unlocking your smartphone is not a bug Face ID, and a pattern under these circumstances.

TechCrunch.com

However, why the second iPhone X facial recognition worked without error, if the gadget were also Apple, the manufacturer explained.

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