[Poll Results!] Should your handset switch to the iris scanner when face recognition doesn’t work?

If your authentication method of choice on your Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ is face recognition, I'm sure you've been left feeling frustrated when it's too dark to recognize your face, forcing you to either enter a password or use the inconveniently-positioned fingerprint reader.

This got us thinking… Why doesn't face recognition automatically switch to the iris scanner, which utilizes infrared to work at night, when it's too dark to detect a face? It's a lot more convenient than stretching to reach the fingerprint scanner—and not to mention more intuitive.

We'd love to know what you think, so be sure to cast a vote in the poll below, then feel free to expand on your answer in the comments section. Come on, let’s get a conversation going! As usual, we'll be responding to comments submitted over on Facebook and Twitter.

Poll Results: The majority (86%) of voters think face recognition should automatically switch to the iris scanner when it's too dark to detect a face, while 5% like the system the way it currently is and 9% aren't really bothered.

Should your handset automatically switch to the iris scanner when face recognition doesn’t work?

Yes, I’d love that 43%, 842 votes

842 votes 43%

842 votes - 43% of all votes
Yes, I’d love that 43%, 842 votes

842 votes 43%

842 votes - 43% of all votes
I’m not really bothered 4%, 83 votes

83 votes 4%

83 votes - 4% of all votes
I’m not really bothered 4%, 83 votes

83 votes 4%

83 votes - 4% of all votes
No, I like it the way it is 3%, 51 vote

51 vote 3%

51 vote - 3% of all votes
No, I like it the way it is 3%, 51 vote

51 vote 3%

51 vote - 3% of all votes

Total Votes: 1952

11 September 2017

Voting is closed

Josh L.

Poll Galaxy S8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Samsung Galaxy S8