Regarding TouchID in the iPhone:
- It's obvious that it's coming back at some point. FaceID in itself was a compromise because they couldn't or didn't have the tech to implement TouchID into the screen for the iPhone X at the level of quality they deemed acceptable. No way Apple actually preferred to have a notch over a full screen display iPhone for their grand "iPhone X" redesign. The fact that it's still being used in all but their flagship product just means they haven't gotten to where they want it yet before putting it back in the phone.
- I think the reason they don't want to implement Touch ID on the side of the phone like the iPad is due to most people using cases on their phones. If the button is covered by most users then it's mostly useless. It will need to be in the screen display to be effective.
- It's obvious that it's coming back at some point. FaceID in itself was a compromise because they couldn't or didn't have the tech to implement TouchID into the screen for the iPhone X at the level of quality they deemed acceptable. No way Apple actually preferred to have a notch over a full screen display iPhone for their grand "iPhone X" redesign. The fact that it's still being used in all but their flagship product just means they haven't gotten to where they want it yet before putting it back in the phone.
- I think the reason they don't want to implement Touch ID on the side of the phone like the iPad is due to most people using cases on their phones. If the button is covered by most users then it's mostly useless. It will need to be in the screen display to be effective.