# Before getting the iPhone X I used to fill all 5 of my fingerprint slots for Touch ID. I'd register the thumb and forefinger on each hand and then re-register my right thumb (probably the most commonly used) but starting with it in a different position.
I found this second registration gave me maximum reliability regardless of how I was holding the phone.
My one complaint about Face ID over Touch ID is the relatively narrow range over which the sensor will recognise you. I've reset it and re-registered from a lower angle but it's still not perfect.
The news that iOS12 will allow for a second face to be registered (as long as the feature makes it through the beta process) would let me replicate this behaviour with Face ID - to a degree.
Re-registering a second instance from a different angle will make Face ID more reliable.
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# Liked: An Indieweb Podcast Episode 5: Indieweb Summit and More | David Shanske...
I listened to this episode on my morning commute and was surprised to hear Chris and David mention a couple of my WordPress plugins, most notably Nomention.
David better explains in the podcast why it was decided not to include my request for such functionality in the plugin: rather than just a feature it was adding a new property to webmentions which needed more community discussion, and it was felt that my suggestion of a nomention class may not have been the best way to implement it.
I completely respect that and agree that a discussion should be had to determine if there is a wider need and any possible solution. What works for me and within WordPress may not be a valid option for other CMSes or even for the spec itself.
As I wrote when I created it, this was designed to fill an individual need and fit my specific workflow and, as David also mentions, if something doesn't exist then it's the indieweb way to create it yourself.
The original suggestion that a nomention was essentially rel=nofollow didn't fit my circumstances (adding a class to a link using MultiMarkdown) but Chris mentioned in the podcast that it also has its own issues: by default WordPress adds nofollow links to comments which could impact threaded conversations via webmention.
I look forward to any such discussion when or if the community deems it appropriate.
@colinwalker I thought Face ID learns each time it couldn’t recognise you and you had to enter your password? Wouldn’t doing that essentially re-registers your face at different angles? I put my face at really oblique angle from my phone sometimes to force it to learn how my face looks like at different angles.
@vishae To a degree but it can still be limited. A second registration will help.
Good that Apple recognizes the need to add a second face. It's silly to think that only one person should have access to a device. Plus, yeah, your use case might get helped too!