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Early iPhone 5S Shipments May Be Constrained Due to Poor Fingerprint Sensor Yields

Fingerprint sensor

I just can't see how this sensor is gong to fit in the current case of the iPhone. Where will they put it? Home buttons leaked with no changes.

I personally think they will wait with it until iPhone 6.
 
Woyzeck said:
So we waited more than 8 months for the new iMac, just because they were unable to produce the screen that no one was waiting for and now we have to wait for the new iPhone because of a sensor that no one needs. Great.

And in the meantime Samsung and the other Android phone manufacturers roll over the market. Maybe that's not the most promising strategy to overcome a loss in market share.
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I think this is a very desirable tech, and, IMO, the future of a secure "digital wallet". I don't want my phone paying for anymore than a Starbucks, unless it has true biometric security to work only for me. I think this IS the future.
 
thejadedmonkey said:
It depends on the reasoning for the delay. If it's due to supply constraint, than they'll probably hold off. If it's due to a lower demand, and they want to give the impression that the "New iPhone is sold out everywhere", then they will release immediately, and deal with low supplies for a bit.

That way it 1) Appears in higher demand, and 2) Lower than expected sales can be blamed on production issues.
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Oh geez. Not this drivel again. :roll eyes:

Look all you conspiracy theory people. Apple announces iPhone sales after the first weekend. It's not rocket science to figure out if sales are flat, good, or great. Apple can't fake it and pretend it's a great seller if they don't have good sales numbers because silence at this point tells a story too.

Apple isn't going to release a new iPhone with only 100K units to sell. Will. Not. Happen. After. iMac. 27".
 
Lucamegh said:
My guesses:
  • fingerprint lockscreen unlock;
  • fingerprint passwords (that's why they announced iCloud Keychain ;));
  • fingerprint Apple ID authentication.

I'd personally wait an extra month to get this new sensor. There are too many passwords to remember nowadays.
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Yes, yes, & yes. Don't forget advancement for Passbook too #
 
I was excited about the next phone having fingerprint recognition for unlocking, itunes purchasing and possible payments with NFC......but know after PRISM im not sure i'll be rushing to get my prints saved where the US or any other government get use them. And no, im not someone that needs to hide my fingerprints, more that i don't think its a good idea and one that could come back to bite us on the @ss.
 
Wah, WAH! EVERY new iPhone has a problem with whatever new technology is coming. We hear this every year. It's never substantiated., really. And every year, the phone launches and sells quite well.
 
iPhone 5S hit by fingerprint sensor issues, claims report

Initial shipments of the new phone could be reduced due to production woes with the fingerprint-recognition chips and LCD driver chips, says DigiTimes.
 
newdeal said:
Apple needs to get a serious strangle hold on manufacturers because every single launch is plagued by these issues
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LOL and you dont think they have ?
also ill bet a night of drinks that they dont throw use that tec in the next iphone - most likley you wont see this in iphone the next 3 years... perhaps in macs within the next 2 years.. but if this tech was ready there would be code for it in iOS 7 and in Mavericks !
 
mono1980 said:
Who cares. Who has a photocopy of their finger lying around?
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It was fooled with numerous methods, the most basic one being just a photocopy. The point is if it can be fooled with a photocopy, it can be fooled with pretty much anything, and since the fingerprint sensor is probably going to look after important things such as pricate documents and your keychain which can be used to gain access to credit cards and passwords, then security and identity theft is a huge issue.
 
Jsameds said:
It was fooled with numerous methods, the most basic one being just a photocopy. The point is if it can be fooled with a photocopy, it can be fooled with pretty much anything, and since the fingerprint sensor is probably going to look after important things such as pricate documents and your keychain which can be used to gain access to credit cards and passwords, then security and identity theft is a huge issue.
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Read about how this company's tech works before bringing up the photocopy nonsense. Nothing is perfect but this is certainly better than tapping in a passcode 50 times a day.

A passcode can be gotten through a variety of ways. One of them would be just watching you (or videoing). So would you not use a passcode due to that?

But guess what... you can still use a passcode if you desire.



Michael
 
Tinmania said:
Read about how this company's tech works before bringing up the photocopy nonsense. Nothing is perfect but this is certainly better than tapping in a passcode 50 times a day.

A passcode can be gotten through a variety of ways. One of them would be just watching you (or videoing). So would you not use a passcode due to that?

But guess what... you can still use a passcode if you desire.



Michael
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"videoing" - is this a word now?
 
inlinevolvo said:
Not that in ragging on you, but this goes full circle back to my point. This has been known for quite sometime now. Which is why I took your first post as a cheap jab...The NSA has been spying on US citizens since 2001.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_warrantless_surveillance_(2001–07)
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Collection by private companies (Microsoft, etc.) under PRISM did not start until 2008, and was not made public until this year.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html

The full extent of the spying has still not been revealed, with new information just coming out today:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/17/nsa-surveillance-house-hearing
 
i4m said:
"videoing" - is this a word now?
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What decade did you pop out of... the 1960s?


Definition of video in English
video
Syllabification: (vid·e·o)
Pronunciation: /ˈvidēˌō/

noun (plural videos)
1 the recording, reproducing, or broadcasting of moving visual images.

2 a recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape:
they sat down to watch a video

[as modifier]:
a site on which people can post their own video clips
a short movie made by a pop or rock group to accompany a song.
a videocassette:
a blank video
the film will soon be released on video
British a videocassette recorder.

verb (videos, videoing, videoed)
record on videotape:
he declined an invitation to be videoed
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http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/video




Michael
 
Tinmania said:
Read about how this company's tech works before bringing up the photocopy nonsense. Nothing is perfect but this is certainly better than tapping in a passcode 50 times a day.

A passcode can be gotten through a variety of ways. One of them would be just watching you (or videoing). So would you not use a passcode due to that?

But guess what... you can still use a passcode if you desire.



Michael
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What photocopy nonsense?? It a tried and tested method. You can easily lift a fingerprint from a phone. I mean, it's had your fingers on it all day, I'm not so sure it's any stronger a protection than a pass code.

All I said was "It would be interesting to see how easily it can be fooled."

Mythbusters fingerprint: http://youtu.be/3Hji3kp_i9k
 
Jsameds said:
What photocopy nonsense?? It a tried and tested method. You can easily lift a fingerprint from a phone. I mean, it's had your fingers on it all day, I'm not so sure it's any stronger a protection than a pass code.

All I said was "It would be interesting to see how easily it can be fooled."

Mythbusters fingerprint: http://youtu.be/3Hji3kp_i9k
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By bringing up photocopying it is apparent you didn't read up on the tech used by the company Apple purchased--the tech that in all likelihood will be used in any iPhone with a fingerprint sensor.

Again, the fingerprint nonsense is just that in the context of the tech used here. It simply won't work so what is the point of bringing it up? This is not the fingerprint sensor on a 2007 HP Pavilion.



Michael
 
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