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iPhone 16 Pro Rumored to Feature Under-Display Face ID Next Year

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The iPhone 16 Pro will feature under-display Face ID technology to provide more usable display area, according to The Elec.

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The Korean-language report explains that Apple will move the components required for Face ID authentication directly under the iPhone's display in 2024. When not in use, the TrueDepth camera for Face ID will not be visible under the display, which will appear seamlessly contiguous with the surrounding screen area.

The report clarified that the hole in the display for the front-facing camera will remain on the iPhone 16 Pro, but the overall display area and sense of immersion will be improved. It added that the display cutouts will remain the same from the iPhone 14 Pro to the iPhone 15 Pro later this year since the under-display technology is not yet ready.

It also corroborated rumors that all four models in the iPhone 15 lineup will offer the Dynamic Island, expanding the feature from the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max to the two standard models later in 2023.

Further in the future, the report added that once Apple has implemented under-display Face ID technology, it will move to adopt an underpanel camera (UPC), thereby eliminating all of the display cutouts currently present on the iPhone.

This aligns with the roadmap set out by display analyst Ross Young in May 2022. He outlined a cycle where Apple will alternate between the Pro and the non-Pro models each year when introducing revised display cutouts or new under-display technology:



The Pro models will be first to new display innovations of this kind, as first seen last year with the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, while the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus were left with the same "notch" as the iPhone 13. This also means that each configuration of display cutouts and underpanel technology will persist for a maximum of two generations on each iPhone before the device has total usable display area sometime around 2027.

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That 2026 Iphone 18 Ultra with both facetime and the front camera under the display is going to be so nice. Looking at an iphone screen will finally be so clear and unobstructed, it’ll practically be the same as looking up from a phone and not looking at a screen at all. We may never again need to look away
 
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MS2 said:
Not going to happen - again. They are not introducing dynamic island just to remove it again in the next version - thats gonna take 5 versions. So iPhone 20 is gonna have it under the display.
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They would, and what's even scarier... the removal will be marketed as a selling point
 
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eh boring, I think I am ready to try out one of those next gen Fold devices later this year or next year. I have had so many iPhones and iOS has practically been the same for years, it does not really matter what iPhone you use at this point (I am not saying this is a bad thing. Things just hit a wall eventually) but I am ready to try something else for fun
 
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contacos said:
eh boring, I think I am ready to try out one of those next gen Fold devices later this year or next year. I have had so many iPhones and iOS has practically been the same for years, it does not really matter what iPhone you use at this point (I am not saying this is a bad thing. Things just hit a wall eventually) but I am ready to try something else for fun
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That's what I tell my kids - at the end of the day they are just boring rectangles. The rectangle may just have some different features each year.
 
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Two Appleseeds said:
That 2026 Iphone 18 Ultra with both facetime and the front camera under the display is going to be so nice. Looking at an iphone screen will finally be so clear and unobstructed, it’ll practically be the same as looking up from a phone and not looking at a screen at all. We may never again need to look away
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On your last point, my teenage children already have an advanced research program underway. Initial results are said to be on their way and will be available once TikTok calms down a bit.
 
MS2 said:
Not going to happen - again. They are not introducing dynamic island just to remove it again in the next version - thats gonna take 5 versions. So iPhone 20 is gonna have it under the display.
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There will still be a hole punch out for the front-facing camera. The Dynamic Island will still be there it will just be smaller. From how the article is written the island will "expand" as the portion of the screen covering the FaceID assembly darkens so the sensors can be used, so this would be just an added Dynamic Island effect.
 
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MS2 said:
Not going to happen - again. They are not introducing dynamic island just to remove it again in the next version - thats gonna take 5 versions. So iPhone 20 is gonna have it under the display.
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As it has been pointed, dynamic island is a design element that you would only see it in action when the phone is notifying you/letting you know of something. Other times it will just be 100% display (or include hole punch for the camera) When all Face ID sensors and front camera are under display, that is.
 
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MS2 said:
Not going to happen - again. They are not introducing dynamic island just to remove it again in the next version - thats gonna take 5 versions. So iPhone 20 is gonna have it under the display.
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Dynamic island isn't going anywhere though.

It's going to the non pro models from this year
 
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MS2 said:
Not going to happen - again. They are not introducing dynamic island just to remove it again in the next version - thats gonna take 5 versions. So iPhone 20 is gonna have it under the display.
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The camera still needs to be visible, so potentially we’ll get a dynamic island with more display area, similar to the 11 to 12 shrinkage of the notch.
 
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