Tim Cook calls the iPhone X and its Face ID system the “future of the smartphone.” We call it the current face of funny on Twitter.
Here are some of the best Face ID jokes we’ve seen.
Face ID jokes on Twitter
A geeky ‘evil twin’ joke
Leonard Nimoy makes an appearance at the #AppleEvent in the talk about FaceID. hahaha. :) @StarTrek @adam_nimoy pic.twitter.com/xRPqdc0ahI
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) September 12, 2017
Apple started it all with a Star Trek joke during today’s iPhone X keynote. More jokes based on sci-fi, comics and horror would inevitably sprout up on Twitter.
Two-Face would clearly have a problem
How about that new facial recognition! #iPhoneX https://t.co/7c5NPa221u
— ComicBook NOW! (@ComicBookNOW) September 12, 2017
Obligatory Game of Thrones jokes
Hit show Game of Thrones, with its shapeshifting assassins known as the Faceless Men, proved an obvious point of departure.
A girl has no Home Button. #FaceID #iPhoneX pic.twitter.com/4U807gBciT
— ᴺᴼᵀ Jony Ive (@JonyIveParody) September 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/wokeluisa/status/907712133332422657
The Face ID research studio is a little grim but overall really cool interior design pic.twitter.com/vAEtj3pzAR
— Sebastiaan de With (@sdw) September 12, 2017
#iPhone8 and #iPhoneX could be unlocked by face Id and only your face can unlock it and it’s super accurate and secure.
ARYA: pic.twitter.com/lbUTY2oMKc— Bhaumik Naik (@bcnaik) September 12, 2017
The horror of changing your password
Changing your FaceID password pic.twitter.com/yPTSorb1mU
— ⊏⊐ (@Nullsleep) September 12, 2017
Other folks focused on horror.
More unexpected danger!
Face ID will steal your soul after 3 failed attempts. #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/viuUysMBxg
— niv.eth (@Nivo0o0) September 12, 2017
Creepy!
https://twitter.com/bryanmeeker/status/907677013355397124
Not exactly Leatherface scary, but still creepy-looking.
And ominous!
The CIA during this Face ID announcement pic.twitter.com/fDwR72THUc
— Micah Still @ Home (@LetMicahDown) September 12, 2017
And then there were real-world concerns about Face ID. Basically it’s a joke that keeps writing and rewriting itself. (And also — it’s the future of biometric security.)
And of course there’s President Donald Trump …
https://twitter.com/NlNTENDHO/status/907680667781222401
Could be trouble
https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/907724965914529793
Actually, this might improve facial recognition
"My new iPhone X won't open!"#AppleFacialRecognition pic.twitter.com/JVhX2Py3gl
— Bob Kevoian (@bobkevoian) September 12, 2017
Sound familiar?
Apple fans right now #AppleEvent #iPhone8 #iPhoneX #AppleWatchSeries3 #Apple pic.twitter.com/IEhPglx59w
— Prince (@LalitWho) September 12, 2017
And that’s just Day 1. Certainly there will be plenty more Face ID jokes as we get closer to seeing how well it really works (or doesn’t).
It’s not all Face ID jokes
Want to know more? Read all about the new iPhone X, the also-impressive iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, and everything else Apple unveiled at today’s big event (surprises included).
Lewis Wallace is the managing editor of Cult of Mac and author of our weekly newsletter, The Weekender.
He’s a San Francisco-based writer and editor specializing in technology and culture. He loves his iPhone, hates Siri, and appreciates any hardware that combines form and function.
Prior to Cult of Mac, he juggled words and ideas as culture editor at Wired.com, homepage editor at TechTV, news product manager at NBCi, copy editor at PC World, reporter at The (Hayward) Daily Review and editor in chief of EveryBody’s News in Cincinnati.
He earned a bachelor of general studies degree with a journalism certificate from the University of Cincinnati. While in school, he worked as the entertainment editor of The News Record and as editor in chief of Clifton Magazine.
He’s also a bass player, who’s recorded and performed around the United States with Those Darn Accordions, The Electric Boogie Dawgz and The Mad Maggies. When not writing, editing or laying down bass lines, he plays darts and serves on the board of the San Francisco Darts League.
6 responses to “Twitter’s best visual jokes about Face ID and iPhone X”
I just find it less secure because someone else can point your phone at your face and swipe up to unlock it which to me is easier than getting you to touch the sensor.
How are they going to get your phone, have you lookout it at close range and use it if you don’t want them to?
My friends can be real shitheads. They’ll find a way.
Watch the review video where someone else is holding the phone and has the Apple Engineer look at it to unlock it.. it’s that easy.
If someone can pickup your phone, point it at your face, and continue to use it while you sit there, that’s your security problem. If someone steals your phone, the chances of them being able to point it at your face, and run away while it’s unlocked seem much lower. It’s pretty clear that is what this security is intended for, not for “my friend grabbed my phone and I can’t get it back while he goes through my stuff”.
Uh they just need to have you unlock it before they steal it. Its a huge step back. The process of unlocking is slower and FaceID only exsists because they were too lazy and rushed this thing out the door. Touch ID is still king.