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> I feel like "attention to unlock" is going to cause an increase in distracted driver related incidents.

Aren't you not supposed to use your phone when driving, and it is specifically against the law to do so in a lot of places? In any case, it's as distracting as using your phone currently because it seems that it doesn't have to be pointed directly in front of your face, as long as it gets a decent look at it.



> Aren't you not supposed to use your phone when driving

Yes, but while laws say one thing; 80% of your users say a different thing.

Unless Apple is being purposeful to work to reduce texting while driving.


You can text with Siri and there is a new Do Not Disturb mode while driving in a car.


>Aren't you not supposed to use your phone when driving

I know that when driving if we need something on my phone, my girlfriend uses it and I just put my finger out to unlock with my attention still solidly on the road


Couldn't you just tell her your passcode? That seems safer.


I have a general aversion to giving anyone enduring access to my accounts, but I don't have a problem giving people I trust temporary access.

Regarding safety, I don't think it's unsafe but would be happy to have my mind changed if you have more experience with the relative risks of driver distraction: my hand is on the wheel with a finger held out and she positions the touch id button under the finger, so I've still got both hands on the wheel & have full control in the event I need to steer out of the way of a hazard. I'd only do it on a straight stretch of road with no obvious hazards (and on top of that it's rare that it's needed, usually just if we need a contact number that was sent only to me).

I'd definitely not use FaceID while driving because I'd be uncomfortable taking my attention away from the road to look at a phone screen (even if it's just a glance just like checking the speedometer)


I feel the same way. Usually after I have given out the unlock code to my wife for one time use, I'll rotate it.

My wife tells me the unlock code for her phone occasionally, and I never have bothered to commit it to memory.

My toddler son watches me unlock the ipad for him, in a few weeks or so, he'll be able to unlock it himself.


Not if you don't want the court to have access to your phone. Your wife can legally stay silent on your behave in the US. Girlfriend, not so much.




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