Face ID
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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How to set up Face ID on iPhone
By James Bentley last updated
How do you set up and customize Face ID so you can unlock your iPhone with a look? Like this!
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Macs with Face ID could be closer than ever thanks to this new Apple patent
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple has a new patent and it looks like it could finally bring Face ID to the Mac.
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How to unlock your iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask
By Adam Oram, Joseph Keller last updated
Apple has made changes to iOS that makes unlocking an iPhone with Face ID easier while you’re wearing a face mask.
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A recent iOS update is breaking Face ID for some users
By Joe Wituschek published
A number of developers using the iOS 15.7.1 Release Candidate have noticed that Face ID is not working on the software version.
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Can't use your iPhone's Face ID with sunglasses? Try this fix!
By Christine Chan last updated
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 quickly disable Face ID and Touch ID on iPhone and iPad
By Christine Chan, Joseph Keller published
Temporarily disabling Face ID or Touch ID to require a password to unlock your iPhone or iPad is simple. Here's how you do it.
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How to use Face ID on iPhone and iPad Pro
By Christine Chan, Joseph Keller published
Here are the ins and outs of using Face ID for everything, from unlocking your iPhone or iPad Pro to auto-filling passwords in Safari.
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How to unlock your iPhone with your Apple Watch
By Christine Chan, Bryan M Wolfe published
You can now unlock your iPhone with your Apple Watch, which is particularly useful in certain situations.
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How to set up Face ID on iPad Pro
By Christine Chan, Lory Gil published
iPad Pro models from 2018 and later have Face ID for biometrics and security, instead of a Home button with Touch ID. Getting it set up is easy peasy, here's how!
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Kuo: iPhone to get under-display Face ID in 2024
By Joe Wituschek published
Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has agreed with display analyst Ross Young that Apple is changing up Face ID on the iPhone soon.
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Ross Young: iPhone 16 to feature under-display Face ID
By Joe Wituschek last updated
According to display analyst Ross Young, Apple is bringing under-display Face ID to the iPhone lineup in 2024.
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Apple can now fix Face ID on an iPhone without swapping the device out
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple can now fix Face ID problems by replacing specific parts rather than switching out the entire iPhone, according to a new report.
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How to set up an alternate appearance to Face ID
By Christine Chan published
Face ID may not always work, so you may want to set up an alternate appearance to cover all your bases. Here's how to do it!
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Face ID will likely come to iMac before a MacBook, says Gurman
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple's Face ID is more likely to initially come to an iMac or external monitor than it is a MacBook of some sort says Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
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Face ID with a Mask is way better than using your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone
By Luke Filipowicz published
Apple's latest shot at making life easier with a face mask on is much better than its previous solution.
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iOS 15.4 adds Face ID unlock when wearing a mask even without an Apple Watch [Update]
By Oliver Haslam last updated
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iOS 15.4 won't unlock an iPhone X, XS, or 11 using Face ID if you're masked
By Oliver Haslam published
While the first beta release of iOS 15.4 does include support for unlocking an iPhone while wearing a mask and using Face ID, it seems that feature isn't available to everyone.
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