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If you've been watching Tuesday's keynote, you probably noticed the little mishap that happened to Craig Federighi on stage just as the first live demonstration of a working Face ID system was about to take place. If you didn't watch the keynote, you probably heard about it anyway, as it was perhaps the most talked about moment of the entire conference. At the most crucial moment, Face ID did not work and the phone did not unlock for some reason. Speculation immediately began about why this happened and what could have caused this error. Now Apple has commented on the whole thing and finally there could be an explanation that will be sufficient for everyone.

Apple released an official statement describing the whole situation. The phone on stage was a special demo model that several other people were working with before the actual presentation. Before the keynote, Face ID was set to recognize Craig Federighi. However, before the planned unlock happened, the phone was scanned by several other people who handled the phone. And since Face ID was set to someone else, it did iPhone X switched to a mode where it required authorization using a numeric code. This is the same situation that occurs after several unsuccessful attempts to authorize via Touch ID. So Face ID finally worked properly.

Even during the keynote, a huge number of reactions appeared on the web from people who have been skeptical of Face ID since the beginning. This "accident" only confirmed to them that the whole system is unreliable and a step backwards compared to Touch ID. However, as it turned out, there was no major problem, and this was confirmed by those who played with the newly introduced iPhone X even after the conference. Face ID was said to work reliably. We will only have more relevant data when the phone gets into the hands of reviewers and first customers. However, I wouldn't worry about Apple implementing a security system in their flagship that isn't thoroughly tested and wouldn't work 100%.

 

Source: 9to5mac

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