Security News > 2020 > June > Apple's Face ID: Cheat sheet
Apple made a big change when it released the iPhone X: It ditched Touch ID fingerprint security for a new face-based biometric sign-on tool called Face ID. The fingerprint scanner on most post-iPhone X Apple products is gone, and in its place is a new camera array capable of capturing a face map that is, according to Apple, 20 times less likely to be hacked than a Touch ID fingerprint.
Who does Face ID affect? Face ID affects anyone who plans to use an iPhone X or newer Apple device.
Tech professionals will need to be ready to address questions and issues that users, developers, and CIOs may have about Face ID.When was Face ID released? Face ID launched with the iPhone X on November 3, 2017, and is now available on most Apple mobile devices created after that date.
Sure, Face ID isn't perfect, but unless hackers start to draft 3D design teams to perfectly recreate a victim's face, hire look-alikes, or enlist family members, devices secured with Face ID are probably safe.
These devices have specific technology that are required for Face ID to function, so don't expect older Apple devices to get Face ID support in the future.