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by tobtoh 2258 days ago
> It doesn't work when I am not wearing my glasses

Are you holding the phone too close to your face?

I was getting frustrated that FaceID wouldn't work for me in bed when I wasn't wearing glasses, but I discovered it was because it was holding it so close to my face to read the screen (I'm very short sighted) and the camera couldn't focus (yes my eyesight is that bad haha).

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Yup, it took me a few months to realize this. In the morning when I need to unlock something, I have to double the distance between my face and the phone for FaceID to work.
He has a Pixel, not an iPhone