How to detect people with iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and iPad Pro with LiDAR — Apple Support

Check out the People Detection feature for iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation). When it’s on, your iPhone gives you visual, audible, or haptic feedback when people are nearby.

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[cakar]

-I turn on it accidentally in my bed room at 1*
-My iPhone:beep beep*
-me: scared confused

[egonzalez]

They are getting the technology ready for the Apple car.

[JustinGuoTech]

0:13

“Tell My WiFi Love Her”

What the heck...

[jlyo]

I can’t wait to see the ghost videos using this feature.

[avideogamer]

This would be too good to use for like a short horror film. Like theres a person who's seemingly standing there but everytime you use that feature he gets closer and closer

[krishpau]

Imagine one guy with 6 iPhone 12 Pros strapped to his waist...

[arakkalabu]

The WiFI name at 0:12 is “Tell my WiFi love her” 😆

[Tata-ytup]

As a tech person and an apple fan I dont know if this makes me proud or confused.

[MrJordanwain]

What is this function designed to be used for? It’s definitely clever but I can’t see a use.

[chudipraveen]

What's the use of people's detection??

[Jacobsupercharger]

Does this feature work at night? And what is the approximate distance it can reach to be quite accurate?

[monet]

Trying to find subscription my phone does not have subscriptions in settings where shall I tap

[arthurzlol]

I can finally go outside with blindfolds on

[mushy]

can someone describe why we would need this other than for social distancing?

[MaxingOutTech]

Me with an iPhone SE 2020: Well, for the next iPhone

[kevinpriestley]

I can see people with my eyes, thank you

[sivabest]

And by the way what’s the use of this feature ?

[jefftavera]

Imagine using this feature in the middle of the night and it detected someone nearby even if you're alone 💀

[Petez.]

all fun and games until its night time and it says you have something coming closer to you

[homurak]

This feature came onto my non LiDAR iPad Air in the “magnifier” accessibility shortcut during the iOS 14.3 beta. It’s removed now…