Voice unlock hack – a secret phrase to skip Face IDVoice unlock hackA secret phrase to skip Face ID Holly Rolfe November 14, 2022 Tips & TricksDid you know you can teach your iPhone to unlock itself using your voice? For those of us... Read more
Face ID with Mask – long-awaited feature finally hereFace ID with a Mask Long-awaited feature finally here Joe White March 23, 2022 Tips & TricksFace ID with a Mask is finally here. ... Read more
Face ID with a mask – new feature coming soon to iPhoneFace ID with a maskNew feature coming soon to iPhone Tom Rolfe January 28, 2022 NewsThe upcoming iOS 15.4 release promises some much-requested features iOS 15.3 dropped this week, and despite a pretty... Read more
Screen repairs – Apple reverses anti-fix measureScreen repairsApple reverses anti-fix measure Tom Rolfe November 10, 2021 NewsApple is set to go back on its controversial decision to sabotage third-party screen repairs on iPhone 13... Read more
Pandemic thinking – how Apple did (and didn’t) respond to COVIDPandemic thinkingHow Apple did (and didn’t) respond to COVID Craig Grannell September 16, 2021 FeaturesThe pandemic changed everything – but not quite enough regarding your Apple devices COVID changed everything – including people’s... Read more
Unlock with Apple Watch – bypass Face ID when wearing a maskUnlock with Apple WatchBypass Face ID when wearing a mask Joe White May 1, 2021 Tips & TricksThis is arguably one of the most useful minor features to launch on iPhone in recent years. ... Read more
Why Touch ID needs to make a triumphant returnTouch IDWhy we need it to make a return Craig Grannell February 16, 2021 FeaturesFace ID is no longer enough in an age of COVID People are notoriously bad at taking personal... Read more
Two-faced ID – can more than one face unlock your device?Two-faced IDCan more than one face unlock your device? Jon Mundy August 2, 2020 Tips & TricksApple's iOS 12 first added Face ID, and more recently iOS 13 brought even more enhancements. Notable by... Read more
iOS 12 tidbits: 5 little things you might have missediOS 12 tidbits5 little things you might have missed Jon Mundy November 3, 2018 NewsWe've all been living with iOS 12 for more than a month, now. Indeed, those of us who... Read more
Your face is your password: Apple touts Face ID with amusing advertYour face is your passwordApple touts Face ID with amusing advert Tom Rolfe July 9, 2018 NewsApple has just released a humorous new advert extolling one of the big virtues of the iPhone X: Face... Read more
Face ID: Apple two years ahead on 3D sensingFace IDApple two years ahead on 3D sensing Jon Mundy March 20, 2018 NewsApple could be as much as two years ahead of its smartphone rivals when it comes to 3D... Read more
Face ID tricked: should you be concerned?Face ID trickedShould you be concerned? Tom Rolfe November 29, 2017 NewsNot for the first time, Face ID – the facial recognition scanner built into iPhone X – has... Read more
Facial recognition: can siblings and twins trick Face ID?Facial recognitionCan siblings and twins trick Face ID? Tom Rolfe November 6, 2017 NewsThere's been a lot of talk in the media since the launch of the iPhone X about the... Read more
Two faced: the good and bad sides of Face IDTwo facedThe good and bad sides of Face ID Craig Grannell November 5, 2017 FeaturesFace ID is the future of iPhone security – but is it a future we want to see? “Pay... Read more
2018 iPhone report: Apple to abandon Touch ID entirely?2018 iPhone reportApple to abandon Touch ID entirely? Tom Rolfe October 13, 2017 NewsWe wrote earlier this week that Apple's new TrueDepth camera is here to stay, and with it the... Read more
TrueDepth Camera: Face ID coming to more devices next yearTrueDepth CameraFace ID coming to more devices next year Tom Rolfe October 10, 2017 NewsThe latest report from everyone's favorite Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that some of the flagship features of... Read more
Attention detection: interact with an iPhone 8 just by looking at itAttention detectionInteract with an iPhone 8 just by looking at it Tom Rolfe August 18, 2017 NewsSoon, your iPhone will know whether you're looking it at After a flurry of findings in leaked software... Read more
Apple’s big gamble: iPhone 8 to scrap Touch ID entirely?Apple's big gambleiPhone 8 to scrap Touch ID entirely? Tom Rolfe August 7, 2017 NewsWe've reported recently about Apple's expected inclusion of face detection technology in its upcoming iPhone 8 handset, but... Read more