For what it’s worth, there is a setting to not require attention for Face ID that makes it more forgiving.
Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates Louie P (Pete) Nalda Facebook.com/lpnalda Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twitter: @lpnalda > On Sep 4, 2022, at 8:35 PM, SoonerAnnie <sooneran...@att.net> wrote: > > Thanks, all, for the replies and suggestions. I set mine up in a room where > there was good light, using VoiceOver, but my sighted husband was standing > behind me and he said it got a good scan of my face. Since I tried the > suggestion of holding my phone at arms length from my face I have had much > better luck. I most definitely prefer touch ID as you can even do that > without having to pick up your phone, but I'm getting more used to the face > ID. I have too much on my phone to leave it wide open, although it has been > tempting in the past. > > Ann > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 4, 2022, at 6:09 PM, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: >> >> I went out in bright sunlight, but some people say that is absolutely not >> necessary. Since the guy at Wal-Mart could not do it, I wondered at the >> time, if light had something to do with it. Now, I simply do not know why we >> could not get it done at Wal-Mart. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Arnold Schmidt >> Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2022 6:02 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Face ID hit or miss >> >> I wonder if where one is when they initially set up face ID would make a >> diference? I know it is not supposed to make that much of a difference, but >> I do wonder. When I get a modern phone and want to set up face ID, I will >> go outside, not in direct sunlight, but using outside light. Some people >> seem to have little problem using it, others just can't seem to make it work >> consistently. Maybe it is like those ocr programs, that only can do as well >> as the scan they are given. Maybe some who have a problem with it gave their >> phone a not so good scan of their face to start with. I know voice over said >> it was okay, but maybe a better scan would work better. This is just >> speculation on my part, I don't have a modern phone with which to >> experiment. >> >> Arnold Schmidt >> >> Sent from Arnold's iPhone S E 2 >> >> On Sep 4, 2022, at 5:35 PM, Lynn Schneider <canepri...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> I would say face ID works for me about 50% of the time. for reasons unclear >> to me, sometimes it will just completely not recognize my face and I have to >> reset it. One thing that has helped me is to also set up the alternate face >> ID so that essentially, it has two copies of my face. I know people say that >> it should not matter if you are in a light or dark environment, but in my >> very dark bedroom, it rarely recognizes my face. it certainly has gotten a >> lot better with practice, but I don’t have quite the luck that Sieghard has >> had, despite setting mine up per the instructions given on this list about >> six months ago. >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> On Sep 4, 2022, at 4:14 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Why don't you use Face Id, for me it works better than Touch Id ever did, >> but of course that is partly because I do at time use my hands for physical >> labour like woodworking, gardening and so on and whenever I put in a day in >> my woodworking shop I could forget Touch Id for the next 2 or 3 days until >> either the glue came off my fingers and/or all the little cuts and scraps >> had heeled. Face Id is actually more secure than Touch Id and it works for >> me I would say about 96 or 98% of the time. I do have th attention feature >> turned off I should add, it makes it maybe slightly less secure, but both my >> eyes are prosthetic and I often do not have them in at night. I have no >> issue with Face I d with the attention feature enabled, but it will not work >> if it doesn't see the eyes whereas it works just fine even in absolute >> darkness with that feature disabled.. >> >> >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Sieghard >> >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Esther Levegnale >> Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2022 9:37 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Face ID hit or miss >> >> >> >> on my old phones with home buttons, I really enjoyed touch ID. I don't >> think there is such a thing now with the newer phones that don't have a home >> button. I just use a pass code. Esther >> >> Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max! >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 3, 2022, at 10:47 PM, Joshua Hendrickson <louv...@gmail.com >> <mailto:louv...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> It will take some practice before you will feel comfortable with face >> ID. I honestly prefer touch ID myself, but I am getting used to face >> ID. >> >> On 9/3/22, Anthony Vece <ajv...@gmail.com <mailto:ajv...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I would imagine that if this is a brand-new phone for the first >> few days or >> >> so it would asked for your password more often than Face ID. This >> is so that >> >> everything could stick to get it. However the suggestions you >> receivedmake >> >> sense. Keep us posted. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone 13 Pro!! >> >> >> >> On Sep 3, 2022, at 8:10 PM, Nimer Jaber <nimerjab...@gmail.com >> <mailto:nimerjab...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> A couple of things to try: >> >> * Try holding it at arms-length away from your face, straight >> out in front >> >> of you. >> >> * If you are wearing glasses, try with them off. >> >> * If you did not register face ID that way, try registering it >> again. >> >> * Try using a microfiber cloth to wipe off the screen. >> Sometimes, skin >> >> oils can cause interference, if you hold the phone up to your >> ear while on >> >> a call. >> >> * Note that, on device reboot, you will certainly need to >> enter your pin >> >> again. >> >> >> >> If none of these things help, I would probably go back to >> where you bought >> >> it, or reach out to Apple, as it may be a hardware issue. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 4:15 PM SoonerAnnie >> <sooneran...@att.net <mailto:sooneran...@att.net> > wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> Subject pretty much says it all. I just bought an iPhone >> 13 mini and have >> >> set up Face ID with no difficulty; however, it seems that >> it'll work two >> >> or three times and then will require me to use my pass >> code to unlock my >> >> phone. I am getting very tempted to put my SIM card back >> in my SE 20 lol. >> >> It's much easier to just reach over and unlock it with my >> finger than to >> >> pick up my mini and hope I can get it to unlock without >> having to type in >> >> my pass code. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks >> for reading. >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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. 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