How Apple has fought to get the iPhone X made on time

As of September, it was clearer than ever that production problems meant Apple wouldn’t have enough iPhone Xs in time for the US holidays. The challenge was how to make the sophisticated phone — with advanced features such as facial recognition — in large enough numbers.

As Wall Street analysts and fan blogs watched for signs that the company would stumble, Apple came up with a solution: It quietly told suppliers they could reduce the accuracy of the face-recognition technology to make it easier to manufacture, according to people familiar with the situation.

With the iPhone X set to debut on November 3, we’re about to find out whether the move has paid off.