Apple has publicly denied the speculations that the specifications for the Face ID of the new iPhone X have been lowered in order to manufacture the phones faster.
In a statement released by the company, Apple said that the accuracy of the Face ID has not changed since the iPhone X was unveiled.
"Customer excitement for iPhone X and Face ID has been incredible, and we can't wait for customers to get their hands on it starting Friday, November 3," said the company. "Face ID is a powerful and secure authentication system that's incredibly easy and intuitive to use. The quality and accuracy of Face ID haven't changed. It continues to be 1 in a million probability of a random person unlocking your iPhone with Face ID."
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Apple was having some struggles with the production of the iPhone X and has given its suppliers a go signal to reduce the accuracy of the Face ID feature. This way, they can speed up the production of the much sought after smartphone.
Bloomberg also noted that the Face ID's accuracy, which is claimed by Apple to be one-in-one million chance that a random person can unlock one's iPhone, is way higher than the accuracy of the Touch ID that is 50,000 is to one. It said that even if Apple reduces the accuracy of the Face ID, it would still be considerably higher than that of the Touch ID.
Apple added that "Bloomberg's claim that Apple has reduced the accuracy spec for Face ID is completely false and we expect Face ID to be the new gold standard for facial authentication."
It has been reported that Apple has been having issues getting components needed for the manufacturing of the upcoming iPhone. The advanced 3D sensor used in the facial recognition technology of the Face ID is considered the culprit of the production hiccup.
