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iPhone 5S to Include Sapphire-Covered Convex Home Button with Fingerprint Sensor?
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LOL okay...but I just don't like the idea of my fingerprints on ANY computer database...I have never been to jail and don't plan on it.
The data might be "fireproof" from hackers, but Apple still has the stuff on their end and can turn it over to the government if they request it.
Name...and fingerprint on that person's named device
I don't like this at all.
In other words, if Apple and government agencies work together behind the scenes, they could be compiling a billion fingerprints from people across the world to use for ID systems analysis and such. This worries me much. Even more is social profiling, etc.
Name...and fingerprint on that person's named device
I don't like this at all.
In other words, if Apple and government agencies work together behind the scenes, they could be compiling a billion fingerprints from people across the world to use for ID systems analysis and such. This worries me much. Even more is social profiling, etc.
Don't forget, Steve Jobs is gone. Attention to detail is clearly not the #1 priority anymore, as evidenced by the iOS 7 betas.
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I hope it's not touch-sensitive. I prefer the 'click' feeling satisfaction
I was also wondering if they accidentally switched the wording w/ convex and concave
I hope it's not touch-sensitive. I prefer the 'click' feeling satisfaction
I was also wondering if they accidentally switched the wording w/ convex and concave
I agree there. Like I said, there are many other things Apple could work on with the iPhone...like getting month-long standby time, better battery life, larger screen, and better WiFi range. Heck, even the design...the sharp edges...it's an uncomfortable phone!!! I wish Apple would smooth things out some and give the phone rounded edges so it's comfortable to talk for any length of time.
Have a listen to the "Stuff You Should Know" podcast that just came out on fingerprinting. So often we assume fingerprints are incontrovertible, when that is anything but the case. Definitely compelling.
Your finger is much more likely to 'slide off' a convex button/sensor, than a concave one, where your finger 'nests' itself for that brief moment, when you're using that Home button. And when that sensor is trying to authenticate your fingerprint, that may not be a desirable thing. A concave button or sensor, rather than a convex one, is the ideal form factor for that Home button.
Whatever Apple ultimately does with that Home button, for heavens sake, make it last longer!
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It def takes me more than a few seconds to type in my long-ass secure password, so I'd love to be able to just lay my finger on a button. However, I'm sure you'll be able to enter passwords/passcodes manually too.
To each his own really, but there's absolutely no reason preventing Apple from increasing the screen size while keeping the form factor pretty close to what it is now.
I personally would love an iPhone with a 4.7 inch screen.
For anyone thinking a fingerprint scanner or NFS don't matter, I think you're failing to realize the potential:
Every single security feature you use today, passwords, keys, PINs, signatures, pass phrases... All of that could be done away with and replaced with just touching your iPhone.
It automatically verifies your fingerprint and emits a signal to all devices within a foot or two that you're you, and they unlock.
No longer will you need keys, or to remember anything special, or comment on how lousy your signature is... You'll just need your iPhone on you. It's a lot more convenient.
Furthermore, it's a lot more secure. Anyone can steal your key by getting a picture of it. A hacker can write a script that guesses your password day and night and it'll likely find yours within a week, if not within an hour.
I'm currently hoping to hold out for the iPhone 6 because I don't expect Apple to add both NFS and a fingerprint scanner in the 5S, but if they do, I'm getting it in a heartbeat just so I don't have to deal with passwords or locks anymore.
Every single security feature you use today, passwords, keys, PINs, signatures, pass phrases... All of that could be done away with and replaced with just touching your iPhone.
It automatically verifies your fingerprint and emits a signal to all devices within a foot or two that you're you, and they unlock.
No longer will you need keys, or to remember anything special, or comment on how lousy your signature is... You'll just need your iPhone on you. It's a lot more convenient.
Furthermore, it's a lot more secure. Anyone can steal your key by getting a picture of it. A hacker can write a script that guesses your password day and night and it'll likely find yours within a week, if not within an hour.
I'm currently hoping to hold out for the iPhone 6 because I don't expect Apple to add both NFS and a fingerprint scanner in the 5S, but if they do, I'm getting it in a heartbeat just so I don't have to deal with passwords or locks anymore.
Imagine never having to type in a password again and just touching a button for a couple seconds instead.
It's been discussed in previous threads, apple may just go with a sensor under a glass. Convex button? Not likely
You might not have been paying attention when Cookie said the time wasn't right for large displays on smartphones. So far, large displays haven't met Apple's standards of perfection. Cookie believes they'll be ready in the next couple of years.
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Then why do you think this leak just came out. I think Kuo would know, seeing as he's an inside man, and the phone comes out in less than a month...
It would assume that you're the one with old information