The connection would have To be done via insecure connection (BT and Wifi are not secure connection for this purpose) For external camera, which makes no sense. More people would use laptop as their main computer (students for example) than people using it in clamshell mode.Įven putting that aside, I don’t know how the camera can beat dedicated sensors mapping your face and store data about it. Then you wouldn't even have to move a finger!Ĭlamshell mode is certainly not mainstream usage of laptop computers, no matter how you spin it. One change they could make to improve TouchID on the Mac would be to make the J and/or F key the touch ID button, since most people rest their index fingers there. So if I'm pressing a button anyway to confirm unlock or having it input a password it with FaceID, might as well just use the fingerprint. On the iPhone, you have to slide-up on the screen after it unlocks and press the side-button twice to confirm an ApplePay purchase even when using FaceID. Another thing is, if I had FaceID on the Mac, I would want some kind of button-press confirmation and not just have it unlock when my face is in front of it. The only purpose in adding it on the iPhone was to get rid of the Home button so the iPhone X could be fullscreen. You literally just have to move a finger to a button to unlock. I would argue against the unstated premise that there is even a good enough reason to have FaceID on the Mac.įor the vast majority, I don't think FaceID on the Mac would be any more convenient than TouchID.

Macbook pro use external camera