iPhone X’s Face ID: How does it handle beards, makeup, wrinkles? Apple explains

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The iPhone X’s Face ID does capture actual face images on every unlock, but they’re discarded as soon it’s calculated the representation.

Image: Apple/CNET

Apple has already said the iPhone X’s facial-recognition system, Face ID, could be a problem for people with an evil twin. They’ll have to use a passcode to keep their data secure. Or get an iPhone 8 with Touch ID, since twins don’t have matching fingerprints.

But just as people want to keep others out of their iPhone, how does Face ID ensure owners aren’t locked out because they’ve got more wrinkles, makeup, or a different hairdo than a month ago?

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