Not like touchid worked through gloves either.

Passcode.

removing my glove for a second is a lot easier than undoing the clothing covering my head

What ianferrel is saying, that in all the scenarios you could use TouchID on previous phones, you can use your passcode on the iPhone X.

I think it's totally fine actually... I'm sure there are several strange scenarios where FaceID is cumbersome because you can't point your phone straight at your face, but in those scenarios you can always just type your passcode.

That in combination with scenarios where FaceID is more available than TouchID (wet hands, for instance), I think it probably evens out.

You're right, why didn't Apple product designers consider the massive segment of the population attempting to unlock their devices via facial recognition in the midst of a blizzard?

well, I'm pretty sure it won't work properly with a burqa or niqab either, but anyone who has an obstructed face is pretty much hosed.

I always found it easier to just pulling up headwear than pulling off crazy gauntlet gloves at -30.

The passcode is the sensible fallback then.

the demo failure was because the phone had been rebooted, which requires a passcode. Certainly not ideal, but it's not a because faceID is a failure.

Let's see how many times we'll hear this today