Is this how the fingerprint scanning going to look like on iOS 7?

[spacehog371]

Apple sold off the fingerprint sensor division of Authentec to DigitalPersona.

Makes me wonder if they are getting the touchscreen to do the sensing instead.

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DigitalPersona acquires sensor device business from AuthenTec/Upek

DigitalPersona, the well-established provider of optical fingerprint sensor components, has taken over the high-quality capacitive sensor device business from AuthenTec.

http://authentec.com/Products/TouchChips/SensorsandModules.aspx

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They sold off Embeded Security Solutions which was owned by Authentec.

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/11...ons-division-to-inside-secure-for-48-million/

I can't find a single credible source that says they sold off the sensor business. Given that all they retained of Authentec was the sensor business, it wouldn't make any sense for that to happen.

 

[Gutwrench]

I don't need my fingerprint to "unrock" my phone.

Complex pw's are a pain to unlock when walking to/fm meetings or when driving. Something faster and easily would be welcomed.

 

[Heater]

Complex pw's are a pain to unlock when walking to/fm meetings or when driving. Something faster and easily would be welcomed.

Clearly you miss the sarcasm in my "unRock" my phone.

 

[Michael CM1]

Did I spy some naughty pictures in that guys gallery?

Not sure about that, but "unrocking" the handset got to bugging me quicker than Jony Ive's "aluminium." Plus I don't want to "unrock" all my AC/DC songs, man!

 

[moonman239]

Forget fingerprint scanners. The one on "my" Atrix sometimes, if not always, required me to swipe multiple times before the phone would unlock.

If anything, iOS7 should include face recognition. There's an Android phone that uses the front facing camera to detect your face. It can even tell if its looking at your face and not a photo of it. I want that on my iPhone 4S.

 

[NT1440]

yep, i hope that the iphone 5S scans the fingerprint through screen, that'd be awesome.

Well, well, looky here...

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...h-andor-fingerprint-scanner-until-needed.html

Everyone saw this coming

 

[Gutwrench]

Clearly you miss the sarcasm in my "unRock" my phone.

Clearly, sorry. I guess I was too focused on wanting a solution to a problem I see with complex pw's.

 

[MonkeySee....]

The way he locks pictures using his finger print is bloody genius.

 

[otismotive77]

Well, well, looky here...

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...h-andor-fingerprint-scanner-until-needed.html

Everyone saw this coming

i hope this thing comes true and we see it in the iphone 5s.
i'd definitely buy the iphone5s if it uses that kind of display.

 

[isoft7]

Fingerprint scanning on your cell phone is a gimmick... it's just like the face recognition unlock built into Android, total gimmick.

Sure it's a "cool toy" for a few days, but then everyone disables it and goes back to a simple swipe or passcode.

The fingerprint to unlock, or whatever, will suffer the same fate. First time your finger is dirty from cheetos and the phone won't unlock because of it, you'll disable it.

Personally I hope Apple does not implement a bunch of gimmicky "innovations" just to look "progressive".

Instead, focus on speed, stability, BATTERY LIFE and user customization.

Keep the phones fast, no lags, no delays, never should the user experience a hang or a crash... get us 10+ hours of screen on time and most importantly, let the user change the look and feel of iOS. Themes, custom icons, animated wallpapers, etc.

...most importantly, UNSIGNED CODE!

Those things would be all Apple needs to show the world they're listening and not afraid to respond.

Not fingerprint scanning.

 

[johndallas999]

I am really hoping this will be coming on the next generation iPhone 5S.. This will shut all the naysayers about Apple not being innovative anymore

YouTube: video

Un-Rock the handset?

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Not sure about that, but "unrocking" the handset got to bugging me quicker than Jony Ive's "aluminium." Plus I don't want to "unrock" all my AC/DC songs, man!

LOL, no joke hearing someone pronounce aluminum as Al-lou-min-e-um" is so funny. Come on people!

 

[KenAFSPC]

Fingerprint scanning on your cell phone is a gimmick... it's just like the face recognition unlock built into Android, total gimmick.

Sure it's a "cool toy" for a few days, but then everyone disables it and goes back to a simple swipe or passcode.

The fingerprint to unlock, or whatever, will suffer the same fate. First time your finger is dirty from cheetos and the phone won't unlock because of it, you'll disable it.

Personally I hope Apple does not implement a bunch of gimmicky "innovations" just to look "progressive".

Clearly you don't work for a large corporation or government agency that requires you to enter a 10-20 character, case sensitive alphanumeric password every time you unlock your phone to check your email, contacts, calendar, make a phone call, or send a message. User customization is the last thing these customers care about.

The first company that figures out a real solution to this problem is going to make billions from these customers. A fingerprint scanner, if properly implemented, could be this solution.

 

[NT1440]

i hope this thing comes true and we see it in the iphone 5s.
i'd definitely buy the iphone5s if it uses that kind of display.

I'm thinking it will actually be in iphone 6, right around the same time the technology to place the camera behind the screen matures. That will be a game changer for FaceTime or videochats, no more eerily looking past the other person (as you have to look up at the camera) you'll actually be making eye contact between two devices.

 

[isoft7]

Clearly you don't work for a large corporation or government agency that requires you to enter a 10-20 character, case sensitive alphanumeric password every time you unlock your phone to check your email, contacts, calendar, make a phone call, or send a message. User customization is the last thing these customers care about.

The first company that figures out a real solution to this problem is going to make billions from these customers. A fingerprint scanner, if properly implemented, could be this solution.

I have worked for several very large corporations... so large in fact, one of them was apple.

Anyways, in the cases of corporate phones, I was generally provided a blackberry for my communications device. And with those phones, no passwords were required at all, only digital rights to access and erase all data at the will of IT.

Now everyone has moved onto iPhones or Android devices, and again, in none of those experiences have I been required to have passwords of any kind (beyond that of the exchange server).

 

[lewismayell]

Why the **** did he select his first finger and then use his thumb, what a plank

 

[msz7]

As long as iOS 7 is fresh, fixes some problems, and has some great new features, I think the iPhone still has a chance. If the next iPhone has the rumored fingerprint scanner in the screen (read "slide to unlock,") I think it'll once again be the best phone in the world (even though I still think the iPhone 5 is better than the S4 but whatever.)