[mattkrea]

Seems like a bad idea for kids of any age to be taught they don't need passcodes or that they are an annoyance.

[Shivetya]

I wonder how long face recognition technology would function with children? I was under the impression that each accepted scan updates the mask so shouldn't it be able to keep up with changes to a child's face as they age? let alone serve multiple children so each has their own setup?

education wise tablets need to recognize different users so as to allow device sharing and keep this budget friendly to schools

[mattkrea]

Speaking specifically about Face ID, Apples marketing has suggested that changes over time would influence the model but I do not believe it is there yet—-I have seen enough issues in my own usage and the only meaningful difference there is my glasses.

And you’re very much right about the multiuser requirement. Apple should have been moving in that direction years ago but unfortunately we only have a bunch of “family sharing” hacks at the moment.

[jsjohnst]

> let alone serve multiple children so each has their own setup?

They have this now, but oddly don’t make it available to parents, just schools. Watch the keynote video from a few weeks ago for reference.