Touch ID seemed and continues to be the most comfortable, secure and accurate biometric unlocking system to date. We are not going to deny that Face ID works relatively well, some will tell you very well, but the simplicity, reliability and comfort that Touch ID provided has never been provided by any other unlocking mechanism, and that after a year they go through my hands dozens of high-end smartphones of all brands ... Regardless, Apple does not seem to throw in the towel with Touch ID on its more expensive phones and is still trying to figure out how to include it.
As they have been able to know in AppleInsider, the Cupertino company continues to patent biometric fingerprint unlocking systems. It is clear that having included an on-screen fingerprint sensor would not have been bad, the problem is that to date, these on-screen fingerprint sensors have two serious problems: The first is that they fail, much more than Face ID in fact; The second is that users tend to break screens, which makes it very difficult for you to use some Apple services like Pay.
This new patent, registered in the United States of America under the number 10.541.280, has a rather illuminating title: «Sensor and user identifier integrated in OLED screens». Clearly only users of the "Pro" range of the iPhone will be able to access this future Touch Integrated ID on screen (if they ever include it), but I think it is a great success. I know you'll say: "But Miguel, you're a fanboy, other brands have been using on-screen fingerprint sensors for years." You can believe me if I tell you that in 99% of cases Face ID takes years of advantage in terms of reliability, speed and comfort to those on-screen sensors, and that the day the Cupertino company decides to include it, it will be because it will work. perfectly, don't you think?
Always the same, until Apple does not put it, it does not go well, once Apple puts it, the best. Just like when every Apple Fanboy user defended that screens larger than 3,5 were extremely uncomfortable and when the first plus model and shoe came out they all ran for it. I had an iPhone until the touch id disappeared because if you use your mobile a lot on a table, the faceID and the rear sensors are insufferable and extremely uncomfortable. But let's judge things with criteria, not by whether or not the iPhone is good or bad ...
In my opinion, Face ID is far more secure, more comfortable and less erratic than Touch ID. It has some flaws, but the pros far outweigh the cons. I've actually had to temporarily go back to a fingerprint iPhone, and I'm really looking forward to getting back to facial recognition. By the way, it is not about being a fanboy, it is about that when Apple implements a technology, it usually does it well and better than anyone else.
It will be like this for you. For those of us who work with a smartphone resting on a table, the faceID is an ordeal every time you want to answer having to lift the phone and bring it to your face. But come on, if you like it, ideal. I left the iPhone just for that. It is a problem for me. Although it works very well. I do not dispute that.
If your problem was working with the iPhone on a table, you might have thought of buying a small support that would hold it vertically, there are thousands and at minimum prices ... In any case, as this is a matter of taste, your decision, if you have it went well, it is well taken.
I think that in the end you end up getting used to using the iPhone with faceid, I have been an iPhone user since 4s and I would not like to return to the button, if they put an unlocking system under the screen I hope it is additional and they do not choose to discard the Face ID, I have been a user of an X since 2017 and the Face ID every iOS update gets better. Touch ID is technology from the past. I don't care about the notch, in fact I find it elegant. Although I hope that this year they will reduce and improve it even more if facial recognition technology could be expected. Greetings