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One of the most highly touted features of Apple's flagship phone, Face ID, is made possible by the iPhone X's new TrueDepth front-facing camera system. It senses features by projecting infrared dots in a known pattern and measuring the distance of each, thereby creating a topographical map of the subject. Rather than using this technology only for security, Apple had some fun with it and created Animoji.
iPhone X's Animoji feature allows you to create stickers from the Animoji by simply tapping the animoji (when you have the expression you want) and holding until you have "grabbed" it.
Now you can drag it up to the conversation and stick it anywhere.
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The first major difference every new iPhone X owner will notice is the lack of a physical Home button. Muscle memory will keep many people tapping a non-existent button, at least for a few days before they get used to swiping up. For those who prefer tapping a button, there is a work around - you can create a virtual Home button using iOS's Assistive Touch feature found in the Accessibility settings. Here's how to do it on iPhone or iPad:
You can make an Emergency SOS call on iPhone X the same way as before, by rapidly pressing the side button 5 times. To do this it must be enabled in Settings -> Emergency SOS, where you can toggle "Call with Side Button." It should be toggled on by default. You can also make an emergency call by pressing and holding the side button and either volume up or down until you see the power down screen appear. You will see a slider to make an Emergency SOS call.
The flashing "double click" instruction has fooled many first-time iPhone X users, causing them to awkwardly start tapping the screen. What it is trying to tell you is to double click the side button, which will invoke Face ID to make sure you have permission to download apps. This is simply to avoid downloads due to accidentally tapping the "Get" button and then having Face ID automatically give permission to download because it sees you.
