Now that the iPhone 12 are already on the street, many users can appreciate its novelties but also its shortcomings. Some consider that in the middle of 2020, Apple‘s star terminal could well have a Touch ID integrated into the screen, in the style of what Android terminals already look like in the mid-range. However, doubts about the next generation remain in the air, as Apple continues to develop this technology.
Having several unlocking methods is something that the user looks favorably on. There are those who are still anchored in their old pattern or pin, or who activate the face unlock. The fingerprint sensor is still one of the most widely used methods, and on-screen fingerprint sensors are becoming more accurate, fast and secure. The iPhone 12 do not have a fingerprint sensor on the screen despite what was rumored months ago, everything indicates that Apple wants a totally mature technology that it will not implement until it considers it necessary, as it does with the rest of the functions that are launched on Android phones (even ahead of time)
Apple is still working on it
However, even Apple fans are suspicious of how comfortable it is to put your finger on the screen and unlock the device. Now, a new patent filed by Apple with the United States Patent and Trademark Office shows the next generation of the famous Touch ID . The new sensor would be integrated under the iPhone screen and would work through infrared light technology, which emits a short wave through the screen, while a photosensitive element would collect the reflection to map the image of the user’s fingers.
In short, Apple is preparing the fingerprint sensor that we know, emphasizing, according to the details of the patent, “short-wave infrared light,” in what is shaping up to be the next-generation Touch ID. However, as is often the case with all patents, there are no clues as to what stage of development Apple may be in with this technology. The first rumors about the iPhone 13 claim that it will not be a reality in this model, but it is not easy to foresee what will happen a year from now. Keep in mind that
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