I don't recall the specific video. I think it was one he did around
the launch of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro sometime in October.

Best,
Wayne Merritt

On 11/12/20, Ignacio Suarez <[email protected]> wrote:
> Which video specifically of Rene are you talking about?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 12, 2020, at 9:32 AM, Wayne Merritt <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi. I'm going to try and repeat something here which is a little
>> technical. I don't know any more about this than what I heard, so
>> those who know more, please pardon any errors I may make in the
>> retelling.
>> I watched a YouTube video recently from Rene Ritchie, a technology
>> reviewer, podcaster and YouTube video producer on the iPhone 12
>> series. In short, he said that product design cycles are made several
>> years in advance. In other words, what we saw in this year's phones
>> was initially conceived about 2 years or more ago. In that case, it
>> makes sense why this year's iPhones would not have a combination
>> Face/touch ID feature. In 2018, who could have known of the worldwide
>> crisis we now find ourselves in, and how valuable and useful such a
>> phone would be? Rene proposed that the phone with both Face and touch
>> ID was conceived and started in the design process in 2018, so it
>> makes sense that it would be ready in 2021. This would also align with
>> other rumors and patents on the issue. Again, this is all one person's
>> speculation, but if you consider the point he raises, it makes a lot
>> of sense. If you want to know more of his views and thoughts, search
>> for Rene Ritchie on YouTube and I'm sure his channel will come up.
>> Also, for what it's worth, I've heard Rene speak highly of
>> accessibility in general and for the blind in particular.
>>
>> Be well,
>> Wayne Merritt
>>
>>> On 11/11/20, Matthew Bullis <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Hello, I am about to get my first phone with face id, and am fairly
>>> confident about it. I understand that you can set a second face id
>>> profile.
>>> Will it accept that profile if you are wearing a mask? Have you tried
>>> that
>>> yet? I also wonder if one of the options for the backtap setting in
>>> voiceover commands could be set to a series of digits? This way you
>>> could
>>> tap twice or three times and it could enter your passcode. That's a
>>> slight
>>> security risk, but if you're the only one using your phone, and you
>>> don't
>>> let it out of your hands, perhaps it could work. I can't check this yet,
>>> and
>>> didn't hear anything about it, but it's an idea I had.
>>> Matthew
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 11, 2020, at 4:01 PM, janet gross <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello All,
>>> Well, Talking about face id, just my personal opinion, lately face id is
>>> not
>>> as secure as I would like.  For the simple fact, Face id doesn't work
>>> with a
>>> face mask.  So when I'm in the store, and using my phone to pull up my
>>> grocery list, I have to enter my six digit security code, and a shopper
>>> from
>>> the store is right there listening, as well as other customers.  Well, I
>>> gave up on using Apple pay for the very same reason face id doesn't work
>>> either.  This isn't a good security system.  Oh sure I can use my
>>> Bluetooth
>>> head phones, but then I can't hear the scanner telling me the price of
>>> my
>>> groceries, so I know I'm not being over charged.  There are also other
>>> times
>>> when I might need to unlock my phone as well.  So the only time face id
>>> works for me is when I'm home, and I don't wear a mask in my house.
>>> Apple
>>> really should have done something about the face id and wearing face
>>> maskes.
>>>
>>> This is not  good security!  LOL!
>>> I would much prefer touch id as opposed to face id!   I think right now,
>>> touch id is much more secure!  Maybe we need to go back in time!  Smile!
>>> Janet
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Simon A Fogarty
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:18 PM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: RE: Face I.D
>>>
>>> No reason why one form of security wont work,
>>>
>>> Just remember though that more people have success with face id  than
>>> don't
>>> on phones that require face id.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
>>> Joshua Hendrickson
>>> Sent: Thursday, 12 November 2020 1:07 am
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: Face I.D
>>>
>>> When I get a new iPhone, I'm not going to use face ID at all, just a
>>> passcode.  I was talking to someone recently at apple accessibility and
>>> they
>>> told me, that I have a choice whether to use face ID at all.
>>> This was something I didn't know about.  I have the choice of using face
>>> ID,
>>> using a passcode, or turning off all security together where my iPhone
>>> wouldn't lock at all.  I would never turn off security all together, so
>>> when
>>> I get a new iPhone, I'm not going to enable face ID, but just use a
>>> passcode
>>> to unlock my iPhone.
>>>
>>>> On 11/11/20, ליאל בן סימון <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Hi Less, i use Face ID al the time. I put the midel on my nose and far
>>>> away from my face, i uses an iPhone XS for 2 years and don’t faceing
>>>> provlem.
>>>>
>>>> נשלח מה-iPhone שלי
>>>>
>>>>> ‫ב-11 בנוב׳ 2020, בשעה 11:37, ‏‏Les Kriegler ‏<[email protected]>
>>>>> כתב/ה:‬
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>> Okay, I have had my new iPhone for about 3 and a half weeks. More
>>>>> often than not, I cannot get Face I.D to work. Sometimes it works
>>>>> when I do not expect it to do so, other times, it’s just the
>>>>> opposite. I cannot consistently create situations where I can
>>>>> identify what my issue is with this feature. I have had a few
>>>>> discussions with Apple Accessibility. I have removed and reset up
>>>>> Face ID, I even removed my app settings before setting up Face I.D.
>>>>> The problem persists. So my questions are these. For those of you
>>>>> using Face I.D, on a percentage basis, how often would you say that
>>>>> Face I.D works for you. Second question, if it works the majority of
>>>>> the time, what method did you use to bring this about? Thanks for the
>>>>> assist on this one.
>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Les
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