Maybe one day Apple will make a phone with Face Id and Touch Id, it's probably wishful thinking, but that would be perfect. Especially in winter I find myself very often unlocking my iPhone with Touch Id while it is in my belt holster or coat pocket and of course with Face Id that is no longer possible. We recently purchased a Schlage Sense smartlock so when I go across the street and into my driveway I can reach under my coat or into my pocket and easily unlock the phone with Touch Id and since I usually have my wired EArpods connected when I'm walking I can invoke SIRI and say "Open the front door" and usually by the time I'm a few steps away this happens and I walk in. With a Face Id phone I would have to pull it out of the pocket and do the Face Id thing before I could do this and you can't unlock the door with a locked phone because of security reasons. This is one thing I really like about Apple products and the accessories that work with home kit, I can tell SIRI to turn on my front door hallway light with the phone locked, but I can't unlock the door so of course if somebody stole my phone who knows where I live they also could not do so.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kliphton Miller Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: It's Official: Mark is on iPhone 8 Plus (smile) Congrads on your choice. I myself don’t like the bulkyness of the plus models, so the iPHone X size is perfect for me. I have compaired the sizes though. The x is slightly larger than the 4.7 models, and slightly smaller than the plus models. What makes the screen bigger is the home button area, and the ear piece being closer to the top edge. They are both great phones. I myself like the faceID, and the accurracy of it. Guess I have to find another buyer for my iPHone 8!lol > On Nov 9, 2017, at 11:42 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > Well, I was in an Apple Store today just browsing around when I > decided to go ahead and make the plunge and get a new phone. > > While I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with iPhone 10, believe it or > not, I do not like its smaller form factor nor, as a low vision user, > its display aspect-ratio in terms of watching videos. To me, it's just too > narrow. > Again, this is just my opinion and my opinion, only. > > As for my take on Face ID? Hmm! Well, the thrill of it wore off > pretty fast on me (smile). > > While I have no doubt but that Face ID is here to stay, as well it > should, I decided to go with a SIM-free, space gray, 256GB iPhone 8 Plus. > > I was surprised to learn that the SIM-free models of the iPHone 8 > series launched in the US at the same time as the carrier-branded > models. It used to be that the SIM-free models were launched no > sooner than two months after the carrier-branded models. > > I was told by an Apple Genius, today, that the SIM-free model of > iPhone 10 is not yet available in the US. > > Just as an F.Y.I., in the USA, only the SIM-free models ship with a > SIM card removal tool. I have always thought this to be a ridiculous > practice of Apple for, carrier-branded or not, one may choose to > remove the SIM card at some point in the future. Besides, for the > amount of money one pays for iPhone, I think Apple should include the > SIM card removal tool, along with a three-course meal, for that > matter. (smile) > > I also purchased Apple Care Plus along with my prerequisite screen > protector. > > I was delighted to discover that the 8 plus fits in the same case as > my 6 plus so no added expense, there. > > I updated my Windows iTunes 12.6 to 12.6.3 and it's running beautifully. > > As I did not update my iPhone 6 Plus to iOS 11.x, I will make a full > backup to iTunes and restore to the new phone later this weekend. > > Okay, I know that's more information than you wanted but, what can I say? > I'm feeling chatty (smile). > > Until Next Time, > > Mark > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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