iPhone 8 face id

How do I activate face recognition on my iPhone 8+

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 11.3.1

Posted on Apr 24, 2018 9:47 PM

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sberman

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Posted on Apr 24, 2018 9:48 PM

Only the iPhone X offers Face ID.

The iPhone 8 (and iPhone 8+) uses Touch ID.

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sberman

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Apr 24, 2018 9:48 PM in response to Dave_Westlind

Only the iPhone X offers Face ID.

The iPhone 8 (and iPhone 8+) uses Touch ID.

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Apr 26, 2018 3:47 PM in response to Dave_Westlind

The iPhone 8 does not have the required hardware to enable FaceID. Only the iPhone X has such hardware.

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