Can Face ID work on iMac with a taped camera?

IdrisSeabright wrote:

People who ask you to guess their age generally want an answer years younger. They are never amused if you guess their actual age.

I asked my 3-year old granddaughter how old she thought I am. After looking carefully at me, she said, "about 2 years old." Basically, she considers me to be slightly younger and less mature than she is. (By the way, she can count to 100 so she could have answered very differently.)

I am looking forward to the day when I can outsource all my IT and computer stuff to her.

This is what Apple says about how Face ID works on iPhones and iPads.

About Face ID advanced technology - Apple Support

"The technology that enables Face ID is some of the most advanced hardware and software that we’ve ever created. The TrueDepth camera captures accurate face data by projecting and analyzing thousands of invisible dots to create a depth map of your face and also captures an infrared image of your face. A portion of your device's neural engine — protected within the Secure Enclave — transforms the depth map and infrared image into a mathematical representation and compares that representation to the enrolled facial data."

"Face ID matches against depth information, which isn’t found in print or 2D digital photographs. It's designed to protect against spoofing by masks or other techniques through the use of sophisticated anti-spoofing neural networks."

steve626 wrote:

I asked my 3-year old granddaughter how old she thought I am. After looking carefully at me, she said, "about 2 years old." Basically, she considers me to be slightly younger and less mature than she is. (By the way, she can count to 100 so she could have answered very differently.)

I am looking forward to the day when I can outsource all my IT and computer stuff to her.

You've certainly got yourself a handful there!

This would have been simpler to test than ask… 🧐

cafox513 wrote:

Ah, but there were actually two questions snuck in there ...

Explain, please.

If you're asking if FaceID will work on an iPhone or iPad with the camera taped over, no, it won't.

cafox513 wrote:

I reiterate. There were TWO questions in my initial message.

Both of the questions in your original post were answered in the first three replies, chronologically.

cafox513 wrote:

I reiterate. There were TWO questions in my initial message.

I only see one: "Will Face ID still function (on iMac) when camera is taped shut?"