Today in Apple history: Face ID brings facial recognition to the masses

November 3, 2017: Apple releases the iPhone X, a sleek device with a futuristic feature called Face ID.

iPhone X’s Face ID makes facial recognition mainstream Apple’s never-ending quest to make consumer technology user-friendly took a big step forward with Face ID.

Apple had introduced Touch ID just four years earlier with the iPhone 5s, but Face ID upped the ante considerably.

Face ID comes to the iPad, and the notch becomes the Dynamic Island As with many Apple technologies, Face ID expanded to other devices.

The future of Face ID Despite the advantages of Face ID, Apple continues to use Touch ID on some devices, like the iPad Air and the iPad mini.