iOS 7 Beta 4 Code Points to Home Button Fingerprint Sensor for iPhone 5S

[otismotive77]

😡, i thought the scanner would under the screen

 

[blitzer09x87]

i thought the iphone 5s would be the first phone to offer this but the LG G2 has become the first phone to offer button fingerprint scanner.

 

[sujithgokul]

The title should read "Apple copies Samsung's fingerprint scanner"

That is right. Samsung never copies anything. Hang on...

Galaxy Phones = iPhone
S Health = Fitbit
HomeSync = Photostream
S Voice Drive = Siri Hands free
Samsung Hub = Newsstand
Knox = wait, apple doesnt have malwares

 

[beaniemyman]

will the iphone5c (the low-cost model) offer the fingerprint scanning.

 

[TouchMint.com]

Ill bet anything that it requires you to register atleast a few fingers just in case you damage or lose one

 

[egoistaxx9]

i am excited to see how this thing will work.

 

[Chub]

What is the difference between facial recognition, that is already available on many phones to this?

 

[Aeshaettr]

What is the difference between facial recognition, that is already available on many phones to this?

Face recognition is more of a gimmick as it can be fooled by a picture, while a biometric sensor is something more interesting ( and secure if done right) where it creates a digital, biometric signature of the owner (fingerprint, pulse, pressure, temperature, oximetry....and so on)

hopefully Apple will opt for a somewhat more advanced fingerprint scanner and not a optical one.

 

[Mackan]

Should be a retina scanner.

 

[Intarweb]

This would make a lot of sense on the iPad (hiding those pictures nobody was meant to see...), but I doubt people are actually sharing a mobile phone.

On an iPad this is imperative we have this feature.

 

[chimpboy74]

will the iphone5c (the low-cost model) offer the fingerprint scanning.

Yes....

no,wait...no

 

[rotax]

Neat - can't wait to see this feature - especially considering how robust and dependable their home button already is. /sarcasm

I'm wiling to bet that its no longer a physical moving button, but rather a pressure sensitive area under the glass.

Also, think about all the passwords that can be stored in passbook and accessed in Apps and web sites etc with a finger print auth instead of more and more password managers etc.

 

[wigglewiggle]

Yeah. What about Samsung copying Apple's iPhone? Oh, they didn't right?

Yeah, because Apple really deserved that curved rectangle patent.

Still, if my business had 300% profit margins, I'd probably employ lawyers to create and fight this type of patent abuse too.

 

[rotax]

This is so gonna happen, and I bet the guy whose penis is all over the Internet will sue Apple 🙄

Why is everyone assuming that pass codes will removed with fingerprints? Apple may enable you to disable passcodes, but they are likely to allow you to require both a passcode and a fingerprint if you chose that preference for added security.

When you use any PIV card or RSA encryption device you still have to enter a PIN. Enterprise security uses of the iPhone for corporations I am sure will still require the PIN / passcode.

 

[Piggie]

If this is true, it´s big. If they can solve this problem, it will be the beginning of the end of all username/passwords.

And you can leave your thumb at home rather than telling your girlfriend your password so she can use it when you are away 😉

 

[The Wedge]

Just what I need, the NSA getting direct access to my fingerprints just so I can unlock my phone a second faster.

 

[dan542]

Just what I need, the NSA getting direct access to my fingerprints just so I can unlock my phone a second faster.

You don't have your fingerprints on your passport already?

 

[Roessnakhan]

Just what I need, the NSA getting direct access to my fingerprints just so I can unlock my phone a second faster.

I'm sure they already have them.

 

[juanmanas]

Just what I need, the NSA getting direct access to my fingerprints just so I can unlock my phone a second faster.

Probably the NSA could not care less about you.

One good thing about NSA is that they have made irrelevant people believe they are important

 

[HurryKayne]

Interesting... But I thought it would be in the screen, not the button 🙁

A photo, fingerprint which changes color...
its on the screen..maybe this can explain why some
rumors told the sensor was under the screen..
the sensor its under the home button..the info are on the screen..
good..interesting

 

[AZREOSpecialist]

So putting the fingerprint sensor in the home button makes it quite likely that every time you try to scan your fingerprint, you'll end up pushing the home button and exiting the app you're in. How about, Apple, we ditch the stupid mechanical home button and go for something a little more in keeping with the current day and age?

 

[Ray J]

I love Apple, but I don't trust them any further than I can throw them.

 

[MachineShedFred]

If Apple is smart, they expose an API to use fingerprint digest as a two-factor authentication and confirmation.

Example: PayPal sends a push notification saying that your account was used to pay for some stuff. To confirm and allow the transaction, unlock your phone and confirm with your fingerprint. Or, instead of using a craptastic password saved in your keychain to get into your banking app, it requires capacitive biometric login as well.

No, it's not 100% secure, but its way better than a crap password.

 

[SeaFox]

Likely need a "live" print to work - much like capacitive screens need a "live" touch to register.

Should be a blast to use when the cold weather starts then. I doubt those special touchscreen gloves will work for the sensor reading.

Also, I look forward to stories of people locked out of their phone after getting a paper cut on their thumb at work.

 

[dotme]

Also, I look forward to stories of people locked out of their phone after getting a paper cut on their thumb at work.

I think that's very, very unlikely. I would envision a fingerprint allowing the user to bypass entering their unlock code. So there will always be the keypad to fall back on if the fingerprint isn't readable or the sensor fails.