iPhone X will lock itself down if squeezed to stop people stealing it, Apple says

If you squeeze the iPhone X it will stop people from stealing it, Apple has said. The phone has security settings that stop the built-in facial recognition from being used if the two buttons on the side are press, according to head of software Craig Federighi. The revelation was part of an email the Apple executive sent to a developer, who asked a series of questions about the Face ID technology. The emails reveal more about the technology, which won't be released to the public until 3 November and so has only really been discussed by Apple. Mr Federighi added to those concerns during the introduction event, when he went to use the facial recognition tools and the phone wouldn't actually let him in, leading to worries that they aren't as good as Apple had made them out to be.