Face ID is the name of Apple's biometric facial geometry sensor. It uses an infrared flood illuminator to light up your face, a laser dot projector to establish reference points, an infrared camera to capture mesh data, and a neural network to determine whether or not there's a match.
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When and why Apple might bring back Touch ID
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Touch ID is gone as a single point of active authentication... but not as part of a multi-point passive authentication system.
BIOMETRICS
How to set up Face ID on iPad Pro (2018)
To unlock the iPad Pro (2018) with biometrics, you need to set up Face ID, which you can set up, change, and customize at any time.
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iPad Pro (2018) Review
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Edge-to-curved-edge Liquid Retina display in 12.9- or 11-inches, Face ID and True Depth Camera, A12X Bionic notebook-crushing processor, new Apple Pencil, and new Smart Keyboard Folio — this is the new iPad Pro.
Look to unlock
Get your face ready for extra security with Face ID on your new iPhone XR
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How do you set up and customize Face ID so you can unlock your iPhone with a look? Like this!
Face Blocked
Police warned not to look at iPhones, get Face ID blocked. Seriously.
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'Cops Told ‘Don’t Look’ at New iPhones to Avoid Face ID Lock-Out' — Motherboard
Mastering iOS 12
How to add a second person to Face ID
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With iOS 12, you can finally have more than one face to use for Face ID on your iPhone.
Gotta wear shades
Having Face ID issues while wearing sunglasses? Here's the fix!
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Can you still use Face ID if you're wearing sunglasses? You bet, but you may have to tweak some settings.
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How to train Face ID to recognize weird facial expressions
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Face ID uses machine learning to familiarize itself with your various facial changes. You can even train it to recognize your scrunched up face!
Look at me!
Face ID: Everything you need to know!
Face ID is Apple's newest biometric identity sensor and it's only on the iPhone X right now. Here's everything you need to know!
A touch and a glance
Face ID vs. Touch ID: What's the difference?
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Along with passcodes and passwords, Apple offers two forms of biometric authentication: Face ID and Touch ID. What are the two technologies and how do they compare? Read on to find out!
Mastering Face ID
How to speed up Face ID unlocking on your iPhone X
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Here are some ways that you can improve and speed up your experience with Face ID on the iPhone X.
Locked Down. Written up.
Apple's new iOS 11.2 security white paper is live!
Apple's security white paper now covers iOS 11.2, and that means you can learn more about Face ID, Apple Pay Cash, and AutoFill for Apps right now.
Privacy and security
Secretly disable Touch ID or Face ID with the help of Siri in iOS 11.2
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Can you rapidly force your iPhone to require your passcode or password to unlock? Absolutely — with iOS 11.
your face or mine?
Will Face ID support multi-user authentication? Craig Federighi responds
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Federighi replied to a Reddit user's query regarding whether or not more than one individual could use their face to unlock an iPhone. Now if we could just get him to reveal what he uses in his hair ...
PSA
ARKit face tracking FUD and what you need to know
Worried face tracking in ARKit will give developers access to your Face ID biometric data? Well, it can't and here's why.