FaceID sounds like a security nightmare. I still can't believe they opted to tot...

bhauer · on Sept 10, 2017

I used Windows Hello on my Lumia 950 for a while back in the day and it seemed fine. It did the recognition work on-device and didn't involve sending anything to "the cloud," which was nice.

But yes, I eventually turned it off for the same reason I would turn off fingerprint authentication.

MBCook · on Sept 10, 2017

What reason is that?

vurpo · on Sept 11, 2017

They're both flawed, since they are easy to replicate and impossible to replace once the attacker has your credentials.

cdmckay · on Sept 10, 2017

Are you sure they're removing TouchID? I think FaceID is just another option for logging in.

noncoml · on Sept 10, 2017

All the rumors point to that. It’s pretty confirmed at this point.

tqkxzugoaupvwqr · on Sept 10, 2017

iPhone 8 keeps the home button and thus TouchID. iPhone X loses the home button and with it TouchID. As its replacement they use a 3D camera for facial recognition.

dogma1138 · on Sept 11, 2017

Didn't the leaks "confirmed" that IPhone 8 is going to be called Iphone X?

The 7S and S Plus keep the current design.

MBCook · on Sept 11, 2017

The GP is right. Apple has decided to call the updates to the current phones the 8 and 8+ instead of going with the 7S monikers.

The new phone that's even better is the X as you said.

wmf · on Sept 10, 2017

It's a Kinect-style 3D sensor, so it shouldn't be that easy to fool.

theWatcher37 · on Sept 10, 2017

I can use the incorrect finger under duress and lock the device out.

I can't change my face. Faces are not passwords.

MBCook · on Sept 10, 2017

Remember that we just found out that the next version of iOS has a special feature where you can press a button five times to disable the biometric stuff and force someone to use a password to login. I imagine that's their solution to this (and TouchID).

noja · on Sept 10, 2017

You have to blink five times.