Latest Face ID News

Future Face ID could map a user's veins to foil 'evil twin' attack

Apple wants to improve the security of Face ID and other visual-based biometric systems to eliminate the so-called "twin problem," by taking advantage of the unique and hard to copy patterns of veins that reside under the skin.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 16

Unreal Engine releases an app that uses Face ID to capture 3D facial animations

Unreal Engine's new Live Link Face app brings big-budget movie-style effects to the iPhone, with Face ID able to animate 3D characters in real time or capture face tracking data for later use.

Wesley Hilliard 5 years ago 14

New Safari API enables Face ID and Touch ID authentication for websites

Apple in a WWDC presentation on Wednesday detailed a new Safari feature that allows developers to integrate Face ID and Touch ID authentication for the web, replacing common text-based logins.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 3

Google Drive iOS app can now be secured with Face ID and Touch ID

Google has updated its Google Drive app for iPhone and iPad with a new biometric security option allowing users to protect files stored in the cloud.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 1

iPad Pro, iPadOS & iOS 13.4 with trackpad support and more on the AppleInsider Podcast

This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, hosts Stephen Robles and William Gallagher discuss the new mouse and trackpad support in iPadOS 13.4, new iPad Pro benchmarks, iCloud folder sharing, Face ID coming to the Mac, and tips for live streaming from home.

Stephen Robles 6 years ago 0

Microsoft's Surface Duo suffers a Face ID-style demo failure, nobody cares

Microsoft's demo of its upcoming Surface Duo completely flopped during its developer day event yesterday, calling to mind Apple's embarrassment at the launch of iPhone X. Yet unlike the demo failure of Face ID in 2017, observers only briefly noted the issue in passing and instead focused on the unlikely potential for Microsoft to turn around its unbroken string of tablet flops over the last two decades. That's a big problem.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 54

What Apple surrenders to law enforcement when issued a subpoena

Apple won't unlock iPhones or other devices for law enforcement, but it can and will provide substantial data about a user when it gets a subpoena. Here's what Apple has access to you from your device — and what it doesn't.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 18

Apple hasn't abandoned Touch ID in flagship iPhones yet

Apple is researching a version of Touch ID would use sensors behind an OLED screen rather than via a specific button — and Apple includes a laptop in its examples of touchscreen devices.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 19

Samsung's designers copying Apple again in Samsung Pass icons

Glance at that Face ID icon as your phone unlocks, and see if you can spot a similarity to what Samsung has revealed as the symbol for its new Samsung Pass.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 44

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