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FaceID sounds like a security nightmare. I still can't believe they opted to totally remove the fingerprint sensor.

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.

What reason is that?

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

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

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

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.

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

The 7S and S Plus keep the current design.

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.

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

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

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

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).

You have to blink five times.

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