Apple is prepping Touch ID for next-gen iPhones that will keep Face ID, offering two biometric methods of unlocking iPhones, according to a new report.
(Source: Apple Inc.)
Apple has been working on in-screen fingerprint technology and has considered including both Touch ID and Face ID on the same device, two former Apple employees told me. While they couldn’t confirm the company’s plans, other reports, including one from Bloomberg, say Apple is testing in-screen fingerprint sensors in its next iPhone.
A former Apple employee, who worked on Apple’s Touch ID, said the company had been working with optical sensors for in-screen fingerprint reading. The person said optical sensing can be more reliable than ultrasonic. Apple has filed various related patents as early as 2014. A recent patent shows a fingerprint recognized when placed anywhere on the screen. Apple declined to comment on its patents.
The former employees stressed that whatever solution Apple went with, it would have to meet the security standards of its current Touch ID, which is still used on the iPhone SE, the iPad and MacBooks…
The 2021 iPhone Pro models will [also] have 120Hz displays, according to Ming-Chi Kou, a TF International Securities analyst with a long track record of accurately predicting future iPhone features. Apple tested it in the iPhone 12, he says, but pulled it because of battery and performance issues.
MacDailyNews Take: We’re all for bringing Touch ID back to iPhones (and iPads). The more choices, the better (although we love Face ID while still hating the inelegant notch kludge)!
I’m all for NOT bringing back TouchID, it didn’t work that great to begin with.. Not sure how many times you had to tap the sensor before it decided to unlock… There have been times when I had to delete prints and start over to get it working again… And it has restrictions just like FaceID, if you wear a mask, you need your code, TouchID f you wear gloves, therefore no print, need your code..
FaceID as far as i’m concerned works far better than TouchID ever did, why does Apple seem to take two steps forward than one day, comes along and goes backwards.. and if you really hate the FaceID notch, all I got to say is grow up and get over it. –>(MDN)
Very personal experience! TouchID worked great for me tho i prefer FaceID. You generalize from personal experience, who cares?
Yes, duh “Notch” still sucks and will always suck big time until its long GONE. Samsumg figured it out years and Apple cannot? Sounds like some big design egos will be hurt, as they should — it’s terrible walking over content!
The only touch ID model I used is on the first and now second iPhone SE. Works like a charm in a slip second and very discreet to use in meetings, on your desk at work while out in public — yes bring it back big time. WooHoo!…
split second…
I admit, I attacked the notch with vigor and, still find it a curious solution, but it serves as a way to orient the iPh…(which speaks to another problem to be solved). I also find it strange the iPh doesn’t awake if grabbed bottoms up–unless the screen is touched–which I find a curious design.
I will take the face ID on my iPh, over Touch ID on my MBA, ANY day. Touch “fails” many times more.
I’m a card-carrying “Never Notch” but may have to settle for a “slimmer notch” as by 8yo phone is falling apart.
*my 8yo phone
BS It is not worth the engineering time and money to hode it, get a life.
The only reason Samsung “figured it out” is because they could not replicate secure FaceID. The notch may bother some, but looking at Apple’s sales compared to other premium phones it doesn’t appear to bother most folks, and raises the question as to who had really “figured it out.” Having a back-up to FaceID is a desirable feature for those times, few as they are, when it is needed. Face mask use is one example of when it is useful.
“The only reason Samsung “figured it out” is NOT for lack of Face ID which has ZERO to do with the intrusive notch walking over content. Conflate, much?…