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by grgergo 263 days ago
There are lots of 3D scanning apps using "Face ID", like Heges: https://hege.sh/
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Those rely on the depth maps, which can be accessed from userspace. But the depth maps are derived from IR camera footage, which is not accessible.

Ironically, older iPhones have better depth resolving capability overall. Apple sacrificed depth sensing performance in favor of smaller unit size in the newer ones.