Apps Not Allowing Face Recognition Unlock

lwh1961

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I've just moved from a Iphone 12 to a Samsung S22+.

I have setup face recognition and I finally have it working well. However none of my apps that always allowed face rec on my Iphone seem to allow it on my S22. I can only use fingerprint.

Is that normal? Is there a way to setup face rec for my apps?
 

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On mine the only apps that I have to unlock for are my bank, GooglePay, etc. And I read that the financial apps consider face recognition less secure that fingerprint so they require fingerprint or PIN to use.
 

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The face recognition on Android phones is of a lesser quality/integrity than on the iphone. It does not use 3D mappiing like on the iphone but purely photo-type recognition (to simpify it). It is not secure enough to use for apps like banking, passwords, etc. You’ll need to use the fingerprint reader for those apps. The face recognition on Android devices is good for unlocking your phone but pretty much limited to that. That is one of the reasons the fingerprint reader is on Android phones. Its one of caveats* we Android users get.
 

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I didn't have any issue using face rec on my Iphone. Just curious as to why I can't on my S22. Ugh!
Face id on iphone is secure biometric for banking apps other apps , on s22 face is for conveniently unlocking your phone but not secure for banking apps or other important apps only the fingerprint scanner is considered secure .
Iphone technology for face unlock is different from Samsung.
 

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Saying Android is not correct. Saying Samsung is. Pixel 4 uses 3D
Thanks for the correction. Perhaps I could have said "contemporary Android phones".

It is also the reason why the iPhone has...

...The Notch.


Many of us iPhone users don't mind The Notch, especially because it allows Face ID. ...but The Notch is the bane of some others existence. I don't mind The Notch but my S22U sure is more pleasant looking without it and I wouldn't trade that for Face ID. ...just say'n.
 

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And that's why the 4 has a large "eyebrow" vs the Notch. Both take up some valuable screen. Notch or eyebrow, has to be someplace to position sent sensors.
 

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You need to use the fingerprint for any app with security concerns (i.e. banking) to consider it secure. Samsung's face recognition just uses the front camera rather than a depth map of your face, so it can be fooled with a photograph.

I much, much, prefer the way Samsung does it to be honest - the under-display fingerprint reader is literally instant, more secure than any face-ID (even Apple's), and takes up zero external real estate on the phone. We still have to wear masks in most places, and let me tell you there is nothing more annoying than unlocking my iPhone 100-200 times a day via pin.
 

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For the four days I had the S22U I liked the facial rec; worked faster than the facial rec on my 4XL. And I never use my phone for any type of banking apps; prefer those functions remain on my laptop.

As for masks; only time I have had to wear a mask in close to two years is when entering a Federal building or a hospital. (Or during summer months when cutting the back forty on my tractor and doing my best to keep out dust, pollen, animal feces particles. And been wearing N95 long before the virus hit.)
 

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The fpr on the S22 works so well that its exponentially more convenient in a mask-requiring environment. If Apple could just integrate an fpr into the power button on the iPhone Pro series like it does on some of the iPads as well as keeping Face ID it'd be a slam dunk. Imagine having the, here we go again, here's that word....

Choice.

Increased cost? Yeah, I know but what's a few more dollars for such a Choice. I think the majority of that market would gladly jump in. The only downside I can think of is that cases would need to keep the power button exposed. ...that would be a downside for the Protectionists out there (me included) but many couldn't care less.
 

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