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Can a photo fool Windows Hello face ID? I tested it on my laptop

Long ago, I had an Android phone with an early facial recognition sign-in feature… and someone could unlock my phone just by holding up a photo of me. Yeah, it was bad. Fast forward to 2025 and we ...
9to5Mac

MacBook Face ID patent approved, but don’t hold your breath

Apple has been awarded a second patent for a way to implement MacBook Face ID, but we’d still caution against expecting it to happen any time soon. That’s both because of the company’s past statements ...
9to5Mac

iOS 18.2 lets iPhone and iPad users trust a new computer with Face ID

As we’ve seen, iOS 18.2 adds a lot of new features, and there are more with the second beta released this week. Although most of them are related to Apple Intelligence, there are some other ...
Digital Trends

Macs need Face ID, but not if it’s like Windows Hello

I love my MacBook Pro, but the fact that it’s gone this long without Face ID still boggles the mind. The feature first came to iPhones in 2017, while Windows Hello facial authentication kicked off in ...
PC World

Can a photo fool Windows Hello face ID? I tested it on my laptop

PCWorld tested Windows Hello facial recognition security by attempting to fool the system with photos, finding it effectively resisted all spoofing attempts including high-resolution iPad images and ...