The arrival of the iPhone 5S in 2013 brought several changes to Apple and its products. One of them was the arrival of the fingerprint sensor called Touch ID. The introduction of this security system gave users a new possibility to unlock their terminals and avoided tedious codes of numbers or letters. However, the presentation of the iPhone X in 2017 killed the sensor. we spent years hear how Apple continues to work on an under-display Touch ID sensor, with no hardware visible from the outside, and new voices point out that This sensor would be released when the iPhone permanently removes the top of the range.
Touch ID under the screen when Face ID is also under the screen?
We spent years with the same news but also Apple has been working on a working Touch ID sensor under the display for years. Patents and work published by Cupertino engineers testify to the Big Apple’s intention to put a biometric sensor under a functional screen. It would allow add an extra security option for those who don’t use Face ID or want to use another blocking system.
A new patent, in fact, published a few days ago showed a Touch ID under the screen that combined two technologies. On one side, an optical imaging system and on the other, a short-wave infrared technology system. This would allow a double synergy: unlocking the device with the fingerprint, but also determining the venous pattern by infrared, the pulse, the humidity or even the existence of gloves on the finger or not. Endless possibilities.
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iPhones with Touch ID under the screen will be delayed by several years
However, there is no date for this sensor. Ming Chi-Kuo predicted in 2021 that the iPhone 15 would have a low sensor in 2023. But seven months after that announcement, Kuo said the technology was far from ready and that sensor was a major biometric issue. This significated a delay of dates within Apple.
Based on the remaining technical challenges for under-panel cameras to meet the quality requirements of the most demanding brands as well as the cost requirements of panel manufacturers, I still believe this roadmap makes sense for the iPhone . pic.twitter.com/3ck5X3sVcL
— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) May 10, 2022
A new rumor indicates that the The Touch ID sensor under the display will arrive in the first iPhone that doesn’t have in-screen bezels. In other words, the first iPhone in which the top of the range does not exist. According to Ross Young’s time chart, we would be around 2026 with the iPhone 18.
