Has any one had iPhone X unlock with identical twins or just twins face?

have and iPhone 10, and per apple for Face ID to open with twins face is 1 to 1million but for some reason it opens with her face. What!

Posted on Jul 31, 2018 6:33 PM

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Aug 2, 2018 7:47 AM in response to Kadriana

The reason that I asked my question is that Face ID "learns" as we use it. If it encounters difficulty, and requires you to use the passcode, it will remember differences, such as glasses, hats, etc. With twins, if you set it up and your identical twin is very close to your appearance, if it didn't unlock with Face ID, and she used the passcode while looking at the device, Face ID can "learn" the subtle differences and then allow that change. It wouldn't work with major differences, but this can explain very subtle changes.

Jul 31, 2018 7:09 PM in response to Kadriana

Which senior executive were you talking to?


This is from an article The Verge published when the iPhone X was released:



"Then there’s the impostor problem. Phil Schiller joked about evil twins (specifically Evil Spock) at the keynote, but Apple clearly takes the problem seriously, recommending against Face ID use if you’re worried about someone with your facial features accessing your phone."

https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/27/16373710/face-id-iphone-x-apple-facial-recogn ition-impostor

You can read the article yourself and it will mention the 1 in 1 million for the general populating but note that twins entirely change this number. You can also watch Mr. Schiller, a senior Vice President giving the keynote.



Jul 31, 2018 7:14 PM in response to Kadriana

Let me see if I got this correctly, you purchased the phone, you set up Face ID for yourself. Then your identical twin picked up the locked phone, swiped up and the phone unlocked from Face ID without any additional interaction from you or your twin? Was this the first time that your twin ever handled the phone, or had your twin tried to unlock with Face ID and then use the passcode once, then tried Face ID again?

Aug 8, 2018 1:38 PM in response to deggie

Ps- I have been speaking with Warren from Apple. He has been great. Has called me few time about this. And again don’t have a problem with the phone opening up with my twin sister face. Just working with him to figure out way to keep it save, not a issue with me. He’s also very interested on how it’s works and helping them figure out what else can they improve for that not to happen.

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