No, at least based on the info given in the thread. Apps need access to unencryp...

p49k 72 days ago | parent | favorite | on: “modern phone encryption sort of sucks”

No, at least based on the info given in the thread. Apps need access to unencrypted data to perform background tasks and disabling FaceID in this way doesn’t have any effect on those tasks; otherwise it would be a confusing user experience.