Interestingly enough, apple announced a new iPad Air last month that will have touch ID built into the power button. I was really hoping they were going to do the same with at least one of the new iPhone 12 models.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 15, 2020, at 3:44 PM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > They removed Touch ID, because there is no Home Button on the newer model > phones, other than the SE, which has fingerprint ID. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Shirley Baker > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:00 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: But All I Wanted was Touch ID > > > Why have they removed touch ID from the newer phones? > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 15, 2020, at 1:08 PM, Devin Prater <r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I'd definitely take TouchID back. I'll be waiting for the next iPhone. > > Devin Prater > sent from Gmail. > > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 12:54 PM Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net > <mailto:4carol...@windstream.net> > wrote: > > > If I could have touch or facial ID, I'd take touch; I think it is more > secure. Actually, I think it extremely unlikely that someone would hold up my > phone and snatch it, once it was on, but there is that likelihood with > facial, where with touch, I'd really be in trouble if someone force my > finger, and they wouldn't know which to use, because I did not use my > forefinger, when I had fingerprint. I guess they'd know if they'd seen me > with my phone. Anyway, it does seem maybe a smidgen more secure to have touch > rather than facial ID. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of chalt...@gmail.com <mailto:chalt...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 7:36 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: RE: But All I Wanted was Touch ID > > For my part, I just find touch ID to be a bit more convenient then > face ID. There are just those times when I don't need to hold the phone up to > my face, like when I'm lying down or sitting at a table. My hand is already > on the phone, since I have to touch the screen to interact with it, so it > would be no big deal to use touch ID. With face ID though, I have to > remember to then hold it up to my face, and since I didn't do it immediately, > I may have to do it more then once or just resort to entering my PIN. I don't > hate face ID, and I wouldn't avoid buying a phone just because it didn't have > touch ID, but with all things being equal, I'd go with a phone that supported > touch ID. > > -- > Christopher (AKA CJ) > Chaltain at Gmail > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of > > Michael Maslo > > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 11:35 PM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > > Subject: Re: But All I Wanted was Touch ID > > > > Hello everyone, just out of curiosity why do people want finger > print > > scan instead of facial ID? > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Michael maslo > > > > > On Oct 14, 2020, at 20:05, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu > <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu> > wrote: > > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > > > Well, I was wrong. I truly thought that Apple would include a > > > fingerprint sensor on at least one of its devices in the iPhone 12 > series. > > > > > > I watched the entire presentation and could not help thinking, at > > > its conclusion, "But all I wanted was Touch ID." > > > > > > I am so disappointed. It's almost enough to make me leave the > Apple > > > orchard; but not quite. > > > > > > You know, I wouldn't have found the lack of a fingerprint sensor > on > > > the new iPhone 12 series so startlingly disappointing if I were > not > > > using a fantastic in-screen fingerprint reader on my Samsung > Galaxy > > > phone, every single day. I mean, to my mind, if Samsung can do > it, > > > and do it extremely well, I might add, then why not Apple? > > > > > > Regardless, the proverbial seeds for this year's crop have been > sewn > > > and we must reap, what we must. > > > > > > I definitely see a new battery for my beloved 8 Plus in my near > future. > > > > > > I don't know, I may grab an S E but will attempt to hold onto my > > > beloved 8 Plus for a little longer. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > -- > > > The following information is important for all members of the V > iPhone list. > > > > > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this > > > list, or if you > > feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners > > or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > > > > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached > at: > > > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu> . 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