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Does the iPhone 7 touch button work with gloves?

You are considering purchasing an iPhone 7 but you
you also noted two important elements. The first is that its new
main button, the one located on the front panel, if it has not changed appearance is
in fact nowpurely tactile: it does not sink
more. The other point that hasn't escaped you? Winter is
coming !

But does the iPhone 7 or rather its main button work with
gloves ? Yes, but no, finally, we explain to you:

First a little technique! The “touch button” that Apple put
in place with li'Phone 7 uses the circle around it to detect
the arrival of the finger and see if an attempt to press is made. Then, if
the finger presses hard, then a similar click is generated thanks to the motor
"taptic", then the fingerprint is read by the touchId.

We understand it immediately, as all this is tactile and uses the same
technology than the screen, you only need the fingertransmits electricity
for detection to take place.

Result ?Pressing the button with classic gloves
does not turn on iPhone 7

Boring of course but there are several solutions.

Thefirstinvolves changing your habits and
turn on the machine with the side button

This allows you to see the time or notifications. In any case, even
with previous models, if the button turned on the screen when pressed,
the fingerprint could of course not be read by the TouchId.

Thesecondsolution is touse gloves
conductors of electricity.

We find more and more of them on the market. We tested with
the model sold by Mujjothat the wherehad
tested hereand it actually works.

On the other hand, it should be noted that this is not always effective and that depending on
support may not work every time. This is directly related to
the nature and density of the conductive wires integrated into the gloves. He
You will therefore need to test to find out if the pair of gloves you wish to use
is compatible. Of course, this does not unlock the touchId

Finally, it is possible to activate the "lift to turn on" function in order to
not having to press the button.

On the other hand, this touch button system has another disadvantage: it
Does not work through sports pouches! We should see some
arrive with membranes similar to thoseof the
Lifeproof waterproof cases!

Read for more information aboutl’iPhone 7:

i-nfo.fr - Official iPhon.fr app

By : Keleops AG

founder of the site. Computer engineer and Internet specialist where he has held various positions of responsibility, Laurent has been passionate about mobility since the arrival of "PDAs" in the 90s. Journalist for 4 years for the magazine Team Palmtops (Posse Presse) and author of several books on the iPad published by Pearson.

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