Any phone but iPhone X, according to this Sprint salesman

https://www.cnet.com/au/news/any-phone-but-iphone-x-said-the-sprint-salesman/

by walterbell • 9 years ago

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glorkk• 9 years ago

Another website that obnoxiously interrupts my music to autoplay a video ad. Last time I open a link from “cnet.com”

TaylorGood• 9 years ago

The biggest gripe in that article is FaceID rarely working. I’ve used it heavily with 99% success. Even with sunglasses on. Maybe reset your facial capture? I did that with TouchID and immensely improved unlock rate.

Money quote: “lifting your arm up for FaceID to work is a pain in the ass” - According to Sprint retail employee. CNET was desperate for an article.

DrScump• 9 years ago

  I’ve used it heavily with 99% success.

Not to defend Cnet, but: isn't the important statistic the false positive rate?

In other words, "recognizing me 99% of the time" isn't nearly as important as "recognizing when it's not me 100% of the time"... and there are already known spoofs out in the wild where it won't successfully recognized unauthorized access attempts.

dragonwriter• 9 years ago

False negative is important to usability, false positive is important to security; both are important.

Any phone but iPhone X, according to this Sprint salesman

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