Apple Suggests How to Prevent the Thief from Unlocking the iPhone X with Your Face

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Understanding Apple Suggests How to Prevent the Thief from Unlocking the iPhone X

That's the advice from Apple Software Vice President Craig Federighi when asked about the risk that the face recognition system on iPhone X might encounter, making it easy for thieves to get.

The new iPhone, which will be available from November 3, owns the feature that Apple calls FaceID, which allows unlocking phones but just keep it in front of them. Many people quickly pointed out that although it is good and convenient, others can easily unlock the phone, just raise it in front of the owner.

A customer emailed Federighi to ask about issues facing FaceID. 'What stops the thief from taking the phone, holding it up in front of me and running away?'.

Craig Federighi has two ways to respond to iPhone X being robbed.

Federighi then replied in an email: 'There are two ways, if you don't stare at the phone, it won't open. If while holding the phone out, you hold the buttons on both sides of the phone, it will temporarily disable FaceID '.

The way eyes closed was suggested by Apple in the introduction of iPhone X, that FaceID needs your attention to open the phone.

But the way to hold the 2 buttons on the phone is quite new. Whether it works or not depends on whether you are calm enough to push the buttons while being threatened with hijacking the phone. If not, just keep your eyes closed.