Can you unlock Face ID with your eyes closed?

How do I use Face ID? Using Face ID to unlock your device is, according to Apple, as simple as picking it up and looking at it with your eyes opened (it won't scan if your eyes are closed).
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Does Face ID work when your eyes are closed?

Basically, “attention” means that you're looking directly at your iPhone with your eyes open. When attention detection is turned off, Face ID will still be “secure” in that your iPhone will only unlock if the TrueDepth sensors are sure that they're seeing you, but now it also works if your eyes are closed.
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Can you unlock iPhone Face ID when sleeping?

Face ID recognizes if your eyes are open and your attention is directed towards the device. This makes it more difficult for someone to unlock your device without your knowledge (such as when you are sleeping). To use Face ID, you must set up a passcode on your device.
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Can Face ID be fooled by a photo?

The face-unlock feature on nearly half of late-model Android phones can still be fooled by photographs, a Dutch study has found. Many people know that Apple's Face ID system is more secure than the default Android facial recognition program. For example, Face ID can't be fooled by a photograph.
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How do you unlock someones iPhone while they are sleeping?

Numeric passcodes would prevent this. But Touch ID is vulnerable to “sleephacking.” As long as someone knows what finger[s] you've registered with Touch ID, they can pick your phone up off the nightstand, press it against your sleeping finger, and voilà, the phone unlocks.
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Does Face ID work when lying down?

Just hold your device about at arm's length, as if you were making a FaceTime call. Even a foot from your face will be good enough. Once you get the hang of it, you'll find that you can reliably use Face ID when lying down, just like in all other conditions.
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Can Face ID work in the dark?

Test it in a dark room when you aren't in bed and you'll see that the darkness doesn't affect FaceID.
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Why does my daughter's face-unlock my iPhone?

It's either because you and your sibling look alike or because you have shared with your sibling the passcode to your iPhone and Face ID has learned how to recognise her too. Change the passcode first then reset the Face ID then see if she can still unlock your iPhone.
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Can twins use same Face ID?

As an additional protection, Face ID allows only five unsuccessful match attempts before a passcode is required. The statistical probability is different for twins and siblings that look like you and among children under the age of 13, because their distinct facial features may not have fully developed.
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Is Face ID better than fingerprint?

When Face ID arrived on the iPhone X in 2017, it was hailed as a tremendous achievement for biometric logins. It was more secure, faster, and more accurate than Touch ID, Apple told us, and far less likely to be spoofed.
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How can I unlock my phone without Face ID?

The Tik Tok method to iPhone unlocking without using a passcode or Face ID
  1. Swipe down on your control panel while covering your camera Face ID. ...
  2. Turn off your, Wi-Fi, Data and Bluetooth. ...
  3. Enter into you calculator, type in a decimal place.
  4. Turn your phone sideways to enter scientific mode, press “IN”, then Press “Rand”
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Can you open someone's iPhone with a picture?

I have tested this extensively, using a selfie I took from both android and iOS devises, more specifically an iPhone 11 and a galaxy s7. Both managed to unlock my phone with the first attempt made, just by holding the other phone displaying the selfie picture in full size, a few inches opposite my iPhone 12.
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How do you unlock an iPhone without the passcode?

If you forgot your iPhone passcode
  1. Step 1: Make sure that you have a computer (Mac or PC) This process requires a Mac or PC. ...
  2. Step 2: Turn off your iPhone. Unplug your iPhone from the computer if it's connected. ...
  3. Step 3: Put your iPhone in recovery mode. ...
  4. Step 4: Restore your iPhone.
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Can Face ID recognize me without glasses?

Yes, you can wear or not wear glasses and Face ID will recognize you just fine. Yes. Face ID will recognize you if you set it up not wearing glasses, and are now wearing glasses, and vice versa.
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How accurate is Face ID?

Facial recognition has improved dramatically in only a few years. As of April 2020, the best face identification algorithm has an error rate of just 0.08% compared to 4.1% for the leading algorithm in 2014, according to tests by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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Can iPhone unlock with mask?

Use Face ID while wearing a mask without your Apple Watch

With iOS 15.4 and later, you can use Face ID while wearing a mask with iPhone 12 or iPhone 13 without needing an Apple Watch. This iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 feature can be used in tandem with Unlock with Apple Watch.
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Is Face ID with a mask safe?

The flip side, of course, is that Apple does warn that Face ID with a mask is less accurate than regular Face ID. As Apple notes: Face ID is most accurate when it's set up for full-face recognition only. To use Face ID while wearing a mask, iPhone can recognize the unique features around the eye to authenticate.
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Does iPhone 12 have Touch ID?

Compared to their predecessors, more recent in-display fingerprint sensor tech tends to be both faster and more generous in terms of the physical size of the sensor. Regardless, Apple's iPhone 11, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max have all opted to exclude the feature in favour of Face ID.
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Can dogs see pictures on phone?

In other words, they're good at catching the basic, big-picture idea of the object or scene in front of them. But small screens and compressed data mean dogs can't identify faces on phone or tablet screens. If you have a jumbo-sized, high-def television monitor, your dog may be able to recognize you on a Skype call!
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Can I name my dog in Apple photos?

Photos iOS does not allow us to add photos manually to the People album. But you can create an album of all the pictures of your Pet or use the search - search for "Dog" or "Cat" whatever kind of pet you are having. As Leonie said, sadly you can't mark faces in Photos on iOS.
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Can Apple photos recognize cats?

Apple's Photos app has been able to identify cats and dogs from user photos since 2016. The software is part of Apple's Vision framework, which gives developers tools for image recognition, and it isn't intended for end users. Instead, the Vision framework is designed to be built into apps.
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How do you ask Siri what breed my dog is?

Download Google Photos for iOS and Android

Here's how you can get it to work: Open Google Photos, select the image of a cat or dog you just snapped, and then tap on the Lens icon to see more info, including the breed.
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