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jpalomaki on Sept 15, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Interview: Apple’s Craig Federighi about Face ID

Can't help thinking Face ID is something Apple had to do, not something they really wanted.

Reading fingerprint with/through the touch screen [1] sounds a better alternative if they ever get it working well enough.

[1] https://www.google.fi/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/20...

rahoulb on Sept 16, 2017 [–]

I remember having to force myself to set a PIN because it got in the way. I'm sure the idea of a phone that doesn't need any intervention to unlock it has always been the plan.

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