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

Josh L.

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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.

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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