The elongated power button could potentially have a Touch ID sensor built into it, which would enable you to unlock your device or
authenticate Apple Pay payments by resting your finger on the button.
The iPhone X ditches TouchID for FaceID however, requiring your face to unlock your device and
authenticate Apple Pay payments.
Apple is so condifent about the security offered by Face ID that it uses it to
authenticate Apple Pay transactions.
Just like on the iPhone, the fingerprint reader would remove the need to type in a password and allow users to
authenticate Apple Pay purchases, a feature that just expanded to the web with macOS Sierra and iOS 10.
The new MacBook Pros with Touch ID can
authenticate Apple Pay payments on Safari sites, or you can use an iPhone or Apple Watch with Apple Pay to use Touch ID to authenticate payments on any Macs released in 2012 or later.
You use Face ID to unlock your phone and
authenticate Apple Pay transactions in - store and in - app.
Face ID can be used not only to unlock your phone; it can also
authenticate Apple Pay payments and log in to secure apps like 1Password.
Face ID replaces Touch ID when
authenticating Apple Pay purchases.
Face ID uses the TrueDepth front - facing camera system to create a 3D map of your face that's used much like a fingerprint for unlocking the iPhone,
authenticating Apple Pay purchases, making App Store purchases, and accessing passcode protected apps.
It does all of the same things, like unlocking your iPhone, allowing access to third - party passcode - protected apps, confirming purchases, and
authenticating Apple Pay payments.
Apple now needs to convince its customers that its Face ID tech on the iPhone X will be good enough not just for unlocking the phone, but also for
authenticating Apple Pay payments.
The iPhone X doesn't have the Touch ID fingerprint sensor and users will have to rely on Face ID not just for unlocking the device, but also for
authenticating Apple Pay purchases.
Face ID will use the front - facing camera and an infrared sensor to create a 3D map of your face, which you can then use for unlocking the phone or
authenticating Apple Pay.
Not exact matches
Its «TrueDepth» front - facing camera is able to create a 3D map of a person's face and use that to identify the person, which is used to log into the device and
authenticate apps and services like
Apple Pay.
FaceID will use a 3D depth - sensing module to unlock the phone and
authenticate payments through
Apple Pay, while the home screen is accessed via a swipe from the bottom of the screen.
The last paragraph is the crux of the matter: with
Apple Pay, you can add any card you want so long as you have the card's information, or have physical possession of it, but that's not enough to
authenticate it: the creditor needs to verify that you added it.
Similar to
Apple Pay, the Slate also has a tap - to -
authenticate function that allows Link to enter Shrines and such, and which could also allow it to serve as some kind of digital wallet.
Face ID also works in apps like
Apple Pay to
authenticate purchases, and it's expected to be more widely supported in the coming months with banking apps and more.
It was as easy as using
Apple Pay on my phone, except I had to enter the PIN before authorizing the transaction rather than
authenticate with Touch ID.
When checking out with
Apple Pay, a glance at the iPhone X
authenticates a payment, and a double click on the side button of the device confirms it.
On my approach to the till, double click the side button, glance at the phone,
Apple Pay authenticates, scan my purchase and present
authenticated phone.
When the
Apple Pay UI shows up, authenticate using Face ID and put the iPhone near the reader to p
Pay UI shows up,
authenticate using Face ID and put the iPhone near the reader to
paypay.
Apple is widely rumored to launch a high - end iPhone with an edge - to - edge OLED display this year, which has been variously called the «iPhone 8» or «iPhone X» to commemorate the smartphone's tenth anniversary, and rumors suggest the device will an include iris scanner to
authenticate with your eyes.iPhone 8 concept by visual designer Moe SlahTaiwanese website DigiTimes, citing unnamed «industry sources,» claims the so - called «iPhone 8» will include an OLED display, wireless charging, and iris scanning technology, the latter of which would presumably enable iPhone users to unlock their device or use
Apple Pay by
authenticating with their eyes.A person's iris, or the circular colored muscle of the eye, contains a complex and random pattern that is unique to each individual.DigiT
Using
Apple Pay on the iPhone X is pretty easy, as all you need to do is double click the phone's side button and then use Face ID to
authenticate.
I tested
Apple Pay out at two different retailers and the experience worked perfectly, with Face ID instantly
authenticating me on both occasions.
Apple pay is activated by double - tapping the on / off button and direction the phone's front camera module at your face to
authenticate the payment.
An online
Apple Pay button requires users to
authenticate from a Touch ID device, such as an iPhone or
Apple Watch, for security.
Apple has ditched Touch ID for Face ID in its new iPhone X, enabling users to
authenticate themselves - including for
Apple Pay and apps that support the feature - simply by looking at their handsets.
Previous rumors have suggested that the sensors will be placed under the screen, allowing users to
authenticate with
Apple Pay or just unlock their phones by touching -LSB-...]
It remains to be seen if the second generation iPad Air and Retina iPad mini will include NFC, or it will only allow users to
authenticate transactions in apps supporting
Apple Pay with Touch ID.
When browsing websites that support
Apple's payment platform, an
Apple Pay button will automatically appear, allowing users to
authenticate purchases by scanning their fingerprint via the iPhone or a tap of the wrist with the
Apple Watch.
Apple Pay is now different as well: instead of pointing your phone at the card reader and using Touch ID, you first double - click the (larger) side button,
authenticate with your face, and point the phone at the reader.