Apple's iPhone X passes twin test in early hands-on with Face ID
Helping to support Apple's accuracy claims, a video published on Tuesday shows the iPhone X's Face ID system reacting as intended, even when confronted with identical twins.
In the beginning of the video, posted by Business Insider, one of the twins tries on sunglasses, a hat, a scarf, and then all three, challenging Apple's assertions that Face ID can ignore those changes. The phone passes all four tests.
When confronted with both twins sans any accessories, the phone unlocks for one of them but not the other, despite there being little difference between the two people.
"I was pretty shocked that the iPhone X could really pick apart the details between me and my brother considering some of our own family members can't tell us apart," one of the twins comments. "So, yeah, it was a pleasant surprise knowing that Brian can't break into my iPhone X and I can't break into my brother's."
Face ID depends on the X's TrueDepth camera, which incldes a dot projector, an infrared sensor, and an infrared flood illuminator. Apple has also claimed that it can't be fooled by photos or masks, and will adapt not just to accessories but aging and facial hair.
The first iPhone X shipments are set to arrive on Friday. AppleInsider, however, got an early first look at the device.
In the beginning of the video, posted by Business Insider, one of the twins tries on sunglasses, a hat, a scarf, and then all three, challenging Apple's assertions that Face ID can ignore those changes. The phone passes all four tests.
When confronted with both twins sans any accessories, the phone unlocks for one of them but not the other, despite there being little difference between the two people.
"I was pretty shocked that the iPhone X could really pick apart the details between me and my brother considering some of our own family members can't tell us apart," one of the twins comments. "So, yeah, it was a pleasant surprise knowing that Brian can't break into my iPhone X and I can't break into my brother's."
Face ID depends on the X's TrueDepth camera, which incldes a dot projector, an infrared sensor, and an infrared flood illuminator. Apple has also claimed that it can't be fooled by photos or masks, and will adapt not just to accessories but aging and facial hair.
The first iPhone X shipments are set to arrive on Friday. AppleInsider, however, got an early first look at the device.
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They cheated. They enrolled the first twin and immediately tried the second twin.
Requiring both Touch ID and Face ID (if technical hurdles could ever be overcome for Touch ID in glass) would likely make the iPhone even more secure than requiring just one biometric.
Remember, Apple themselves said that it is more likely to be fooled by a close family member. If anyone had any doubts about how good it is - this video should convince them - hope it goes viral!
Very impressive. Windows Hello, which uses RealSense technology from Intel and only ever stated a 1:100,000 in face recognition security (or 1/10th that of Face ID) faired very well with twin tests so I'll only be surprised if they don't do exceptionally well here. I think this tech is one where each increase in statistical accuracy increases its security exponentially.
My mistake! Not sure why I thought they were babies!
If its working as well as everyone is reporting then I'd say FaceID is a success.
FaceID and TouchID learn as you use it. Apple even states the accuracy of FaceID improves the more you use it. A device is the least secure immediately after enrollment as it hasn’t been used enough times for Apple to do their “fine tuning”.
A proper test would be to have the first twin use the phone for awhile and perform multiple unlocks until it’s working flawlessly. THEN you try to fool it with a twin.
Apple did say TWINS could fool the system, but as twins get older then generally start to look different. My Mom and Aunt are twins and seeing them as kids, they looked the same. Now they don't and haven't in years. They just look like sisters. As long as I can remember back, they've never looked the same.
So when it comes to twins, it's how close to a match are they that the camera can see. Parents can in general tell their twins apart in a number of ways. Yet they can fool other people. So some twins it'll lock the other out, and in some cases, they're a close enough match where they can fool the system.
Seeing how well it works like this, you can understand how a picture would NEVER work. Where a MASK is never going to work. You're not going to get the persons face just exactly right on your own face. Really if someone is trying to get your face in that kind of detail, you have even worse problems.