iPhone Ultra Touch ID 'Confirmed' in iOS 27? Not So Fast

[MacRumors]

Apple's iPhone Ultra is widely expected to feature Touch ID instead of Face ID, but references found in the iOS 27 beta probably shouldn't be treated as proof. Code explorer pdfu has found Car Key strings linking an iPhone with both Ultra Wideband and Touch ID, which they say "confirms" Touch ID for the foldable since "all existing iPhone models with an UWB chip, starting with iPhone 11, use Face ID."

But Apple's codebase often has Touch ID references that aren't tied to specific hardware. Legacy terminology can also linger for years, with references to discontinued products like iPod still appearing in recent iOS code. So while Touch ID is expected, this detail doesn't confirm it.

Article Link: iPhone Ultra Touch ID 'Confirmed' in iOS 27? Not So Fast

 

[Zimmy68]

I think we can wait one more day to find out.

 

[MayaUser]

sad sad...faceId is the way

 

[wanha]

"Not so fast" should be part of the majority of this site's headlines

 

[svish]

Not expecting to see FaceID for the foldable and then the only other option can be TouchID for authentication. Excited to see the foldable!

 

[xnu]

It would be awesome if it had Face Id on outer display, with the option for a touch ID when unfolded. That would be exceptional for me. Be great if the inner screen with their new tech supported the Apple pencil as an alternate input device. Either way, I am hopping on the bandwagon for this one....

 

[phuklok1]

FaceID is great, but would love to see TouchID come back to phones as a backup.

there are so many times where faceid has problems. usually outdoors, or when mounted to a bike where the angle is not great, or when wearing some types of sunglasses or hats just as an example. touchid also has rare failure modes - would love to see both since the cost of a touch sensor in the power button is probably less than 50 cents at this point because the tech and production has been amortized for over a decade over millions of devices and the brains are in the main processor whether the device uses it or not.