Face ID doesn’t seem to work for approving family purchases on the iPhone X

Review: Apple iPhone X

If you thought it would be easier to approve family purchases on the iPhone X, you have another thing coming. As seen on Apple’s forums, people can’t seem to figure out how to use Face ID to approve family purchases. Users would need to manually enter password for it to work. In case you aren’t familiar, Apple has an Ask to Buy feature to help parents control what their children buy on their iOS devices. Before Touch ID worked but it seems to no longer be the case with iPhone X. Face ID works to authenticate a user when they make a purchase, but it doesn’t seem to work for this instance. Perhaps it’s a fail-safe to prevent kids who can dupe the phone’s facial recognition software and have them go to town with app-related purchases.

Source: The Verge

OnePlus 5 to get the 5T’s facial unlock feature

As a Christmas gift of sorts and response to demand by its customers, OnePlus is bringing the facial unlock feature from the OnePlus 5T into the OnePlus 5. The company’s co-founder Carl Pei made the announcement on Twitter. Although he didn’t say when OnePlus 5 users can expect the feature to head their way. The facial unlock capabilities of the OnePlus 5T are considered to be a simpler approach to what the iPhone X does since it just makes use of the front-facing camera. It also means it’s less secure. But if you want to quickly get into your device, this is one way to do just that.

Source: GSMArena

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Looks like OnePlus is prepping for the next big trend in smartphone tech. Rumour has it that OnePlus, which will likely be called OnePlus 6, will reportedly feature an under-screen fingerprint scanner. The report claims the phone might launch as early as March 2018. According to GizmoChina and their source who they claim has accurately shared information about OnePlus flagships in the past, the OnePlus 6 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. At this point, these are all speculation, but OnePlus has been known to put the latest tech in their devices.