Apple’s Federighi explains why Face ID is a single-user affair
Face ID’s single-user approach is by design, but it prevents easy device sharing with trusted family members or friends.
Fingerprint Sensor
KGI claims Apple is nixing Touch ID as all 2018 iPhone models predicted to switch to Face ID
Apple is going all in on Face ID, says the revered Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Fingerprint scanners are boring now and security numbers of Face ID are far better than Touch ID’s.
KGI: Note 9 may have in-screen fingerprint sensor that Apple tried to include in iPhone X
A key feature that Apple reportedly had to drop from its iPhone X may appear in Samsung’s next Note when it’s released in the second half of 2018.
Apple granted patent for acoustic fingerprint imaging technology
Apple’s sub-display technology would read a user’s fingerprint by using an acoustic pulse and an array of ultrasonic piezoelectric transducers.
Leaked CAD files suggest iPhone 7s/Plus have front Touch ID & old-fashioned bezels
Apple’s iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus smartphones are rumored to feature a front-mounted Touch ID fingerprint sensor and the old-fashioned bezels.
Video: iPhone 8 with rear fingerprint sensor going through quality control process
iPhone 8 is no longer expected to come outfitted with a fingerprint sensor so this video might show one of the abandoned prototypes or an iPhone 7s.
How to temporarily disable Touch ID at the Lock screen & require a passcode
If you’re in danger of robbery, afraid that the police might compel you to unlock your iPhone with a fingerprint or want to ensure your data is safe from the prying eyes if you’re about to fall unconscious, you can quickly and discreetly disable Touch ID from the Lock screen, here’s how.
KGI: Apple’s nixed plans to put in-screen Touch ID in iPhone 8
The analyst says Apple’s nixed plans to incorporate an under-glass Touch ID solution in iPhone 8. That’s nothing to worry about as Apple’s 3D facial recognition will supplant Touch ID.
Microsoft’s new Modern Keyboard is the Touch ID-enabled keyboard we wish Apple had made
Microsoft’s new, modern-looking aluminum keyboard has a fingerprint reader built into a dedicated key that can be used to unlock Windows 10 with a single press. Your move, Apple.
iPhone 8’s Touch ID said to use on-screen optical fingerprint scanning
A new report from Economic Daily News alleged that iPhone 8 will use an optical fingerprint sensor to enable authentication directly on the OLED screen.
Check out this iPhone 8 clone with rear fingerprint sensor
Based on leaked schematics and one of the prototypes, this Chinese close gives us a good idea what an iPhone with a rear-mounted Touch ID fingerprint sensor might look like.
Another analyst speculates that iPhone 8 will have rear Touch ID
A Hong Kong equity research firm has joined the ranks of analysts who think Apple will relocate Touch ID to the back of iPhone 8, below the Apple logo.