[theclaw]

> In fact there are already articles showing how the unlock feature works while you’re asleep

Hah, this was the first thing I tested with Face ID when I got my iphone 10. If you look at it with your eyes closed then it won't unlock. Open your eyes and it instantly unlocks. It spent about five minutes playing peek-a-boo with it.

[zaroth]

Actually it’s unlocking while your eyes are closed, it just re-locks really quickly the moment it senses that you are opening your eyes.

[chubbyrabbit]

If that's true it means others can unlock it as long as my eyes are closed. I'm certain that's not the case.

[saagarjha]

I think the comment you replied to was a joke.

[spectramax]

I got a chuckle out of it but honestly, we don't need to make this place like Reddit where serious topics were mixed with jokes and then it got so bad that its impossible to engage in a serious discussion without a [serious] tag in the headline. Vast number of places on the internet are enteraining, there is no shortage. Let's leave HN for serious discussions. Good joke though.

[mantap]

Jokes are OK on HN as long as they are genuinely funny. Unfunny jokes tend to get downvoted. As most 'jokes' are not legitimately funny this system works well to keep a balance.

I've been here 10 years and it hasn't become like Reddit yet. Every person saying that HN will become like Reddit has been wrong so far.

[spectramax]

If the joke adds intellectual value, I mostly agree. The problem is defining what’s truly funny and what’s not and it is highly dependent on the individual reader.

I’ve personally feel/seen some erosion but it’s hard to quantify and measure.

[sildur]

For me it unlocks with my eyes closed. It only does that when I’m using glasses and from an angle below my face, but it unlocks.

[rovr138]

Did you try to register an alternate appearance to handle with/without glasses? I’m wondering if that would help or if it’s a deeper issue.

[sossles]

It also checks you're looking at the screen which is pretty neat (though it's got a pretty wide margin for error).