Kuo: 2022 iPhones May Feature Under-Screen Touch ID

[PhillyGuy72]

I hope so! Face ID is cool but like many said, the masks...well that was -is- a royal pain!

My watch is STILL buggy when it comes to unlocking my phone, works one time, fails other times. I was having issues unlocking it this morning. And yes I still wear a mask in stores)

Anyway, I do miss the touch ID

 

[LoveToMacRumors]

iPhone without notch with touch id under display is better than face id with notch. I don’t believe apple can implement the whole face id components behind the display.

 

[locrumo]

No touch id in 2021 again? lol

 

[mannyvel]

TouchID rocks, even though FaceID mostly works with a mask. Now that masks aren't mandatory FaceID works better, but it's still slower than TouchID IMO. With FaceID my phone is always demanding my attention; with TouchID I can just swing the phone up and it's ready-to-go.

 

[alpi123]

TouchID rocks, even though FaceID mostly works with a mask. Now that masks aren't mandatory FaceID works better, but it's still slower than TouchID IMO. With FaceID my phone is always demanding my attention; with TouchID I can just swing the phone up and it's ready-to-go.

You can disable the need for attention to unlock with Face ID but that would make it less secure. About the speeds - they're mostly on par. The difference is less than a second.

 

[Mr. Dee]

Yay! This confirms notch will be eliminating. 2022 will be a big year for iPhone

It might mean you have two methods to log in and can use both for 2FA.

 

[oghowie]

Why would Apple will have a notch and screen fingerprint together?

Apple may introduce finger screen print along with a side button for Touch ID like the iPad Air.

2 ways for touchID makes no sense. A lot of people would be annoyed if they took away FaceID.

 

[The Barron]

"...may feature..." - Too much permissive & speculative language here. Boo Put way the crystal balls, people.

 

[Anson_431]

Sigh...... I was really hoping to get this during this year's release so that we get to choose freely between the two.......

Guess that's not gonna happen in this coming upgrade. 🥲

 

[EM2013]

Been waiting 3 years for a major upgrade. I’ll continue to wait until this happens.

 

[EM2013]

Why only 2022? It's a pandemic, which rendered FaceID useless (masks), come on, you had more than a year to "innovate"

They’ve actually had even longer. Before the X released there was rumors of them working on under display Touch ID.

 

[_Spinn_]

I like Face ID so hopefully this will be in addition and not replacing it.

 

[rgeneral]

All I want is the phone to have Face and Touch ID.

 

[StevieD100]

iPhone 13 slowly but surely becomes like a lackluster upgrade

If it has under screen TouchID then I'll upgrade from my iPhone 8. FaceID is useless for me when I'm on my Motorcycle because of the full face crash helmet. Taking a glove off is an order of magnitude easier than removing the helmet.

 

[Vldmr]

Real question is: what is the non-pro 6.7" model going to be called? iPhone Max?

iPhone NotchSoFast?

 

[The Game 161]

Yay! This confirms notch will be eliminating. 2022 will be a big year for iPhone

No it doesn’t lol

 

[Sir_Macs_A_Lot]

As long they release the iPhone 13 with the Touch ID Power Button - I'll be good.

I find it hard to believe Apple spent all of that time & money for R&D on that feature/component...just to put it on one device (the 2020 iPad Air 4).

 

[contacos]

I have it on my new test phone, a Galaxy A52 and I have to say it works very well, especially for a 300€ phone and the visual of „pressing“ it and how it makes your thumb glow up is weirdly satisfying 😅

 

[tgwaste]

Yay! This confirms notch will be eliminating. 2022 will be a big year for iPhone

I guarantee the notch will be there in 2022. Apple is out of ideas so they will milk every single change they can.
2021 - smaller notch / pro motion
2022 - same notch / touch id
2023 - redesign year / no notch

 

[Student of Life]

Love FaceID and it's even better now with the Apple Watch update.

Its buggy and lets be honest, to get FaceID to work one needs to spend an addition 300+ on a watch at least. Thats not really practical for most. When it works its great, when it doesn't its annoying.

 

[Sir_Macs_A_Lot]

If it has under screen TouchID then I'll upgrade from my iPhone 8. FaceID is useless for me when I'm on my Motorcycle because of the full face crash helmet. Taking a glove off is an order of magnitude easier than removing the helmet.

I'm surprised more people aren't complaining. Besides motorcyclist, you would think that there are many other people who may need to access their phone while something is covering their face (for example: medical field workers, nail salon workers, torch welders, Muslim women, bank robbers, mascots, Time Square Elmos, people like me that aren't vaccinated and will continue wearing a mask for years to come). People, let your voices be heard!

 

[JJL2026]

No under display touch ID= My money is safe from Apple’s greedy little hands…

 

[diego.caraballo]

Kuo just ruined 2021 to everyone...🙁

 

[bchery21]

Why would Apple will have a notch and screen fingerprint together?

Apple may introduce finger screen print along with a side button for Touch ID like the iPad Air.

Until Apple can build Face ID under the display the notch will remain. I don't see Apple abandoning Face ID imo.

 

[falainber]

It might mean you have two methods to log in and can use both for 2FA.

It might but that's unlikely. It costs too much. Apple probably would not be able to raise prices because of two authentication modes and if that is the case it would hit profit margins.