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rcfa said:

And yet it’s still impossible to add ApplePay Cash to a MacBook Pro’s wallet!
Go figure...

I didn't even know there was such a thing as a wallet on MacOS. Go discoverability. 

DAT said:

Thank's for the clarification...  I obviously missed it in the keynote.  I also searched the web today and found no mention any US delay on any Tech sites or in any Apple.com Support articles. 

https://bit.ly/2QT1UlR

Most of those links reported it the day of the keynote. Apple certainly made no attempt to hide it, they don't even mention it as a feature on any site apart from the US one and even there it has numerous times "ECG app coming later this year" disclaimers. 

If you're in the US I think it's very likely you'll see the app later this year. If you're elsewhere in the world, I'm pretty skeptical it'll be seen in very many other countries, ever. 

If you bought it for that feature specifically then send it back to Apple, they do have a very good return policy, then wait until it's actually released. 

I've found FaceID much better in almost every way. I often have wet hands either from cooking/washing up or just finishing a workout and TouchID was terrible in those cases. That was common enough that FaceID really shines. I also find the whole interface motion much more intuitive, the number of times I pressed the home button and thought it was too soon, pressed it again and ended up with Siri or Apple Pay instead of an opened phone was .. quite large. Now I just put a thumb on the screen and move it around and it feels very natural. 

It's not just the initial unlock which is better, for apps which used to require touch ID to unlock the app you'd see the touchID symbol, then have to place your thumb to authenticate. Since you're already looking at the screen, FaceID starts scanning you and moves though the process before you really notice it happened and without you having to do anything except keep looking. 

The only instance in which FaceID is worse for me is phone lying on the desk I'm sitting at. I can't unlock it in-place which I used to be able to do with an index finger on the button, I have to tilt it up enough to face me so I can scan my face. I don't know if that's something software may be able to fix with the current hardware or it will require an even larger dot projector/scanner which can look 'sideways'. Even with that less-optimal case, I find FaceID better than TouchID ever was. 

cpsro said:

Lastly, you can swipe app cards up, just like you do on other iPhones to kill apps, except it does nothing on the X.  That's maybe a sign that the current behavior is a bug that will soon kill apps like it should.

It's not a bug. It would be far too easy to accidentally swipe up enought when you're trying to swipe apps across and close one by mistake when fast switching. That's why you have to hold first until you're in 'app closing mode' with the red X and only then does the swipe up kill the apps. This isn't going to change. 

phirenze said:

When the eff are they going to update the MBPs?  Seriously it's been years and this thing get updated after a year. I don't get it.

Be careful what you wish for. I like my macbook pro with its two USB-A ports which get lots of use. I really don't want to see those become one or even two USB-C ports so the thing can just be made thinner. Don't mind them updating the pro, as long as it stays pro and comes with lots of different sized holes to stick things into.