So next years iPhone is following Samsung. Glad to see this feature on the stupid special addition bus sized iPhone only. Leave me with the finger print scanner thanks.
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Next Year's iPhone Said to Include Iris Scanner to Authenticate With Your Eyes
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As a contacts/glasses wearer, something like this makes me wonder if people such as me will get to even use it or if it's smart enough to see past vision correction material.
Why would I want this instead of Touch ID, which can securely unlock my phone before it's even left my pocket.
So the rumor is about iris scanning, which some people are confusing with retina scanning. But it could be this company that does eye vasculature scanning. Here are a couple of their blog posts that deal with movie scenarios, like Minority Report and Demoliton Man:
http://www.eyeverify.com/blog/2014/01/at-the-movies-a-better-tomorrow-with-eyeprint
http://www.eyeverify.com/blog/at-the-movies-2-more-woe-and-a-little-hope-on-the-big-screen
http://www.eyeverify.com/blog/2014/01/at-the-movies-a-better-tomorrow-with-eyeprint
http://www.eyeverify.com/blog/at-the-movies-2-more-woe-and-a-little-hope-on-the-big-screen
Face recognition is more likely. Microsoft has been doing it for a long time now. Iris scanner is unlikely.
Possibly for better protection in the future?
Another layer of protection?
Eg:
Touch ID - just for unlocking phone,
Touch ID + iris scan for online banking, unlocking your house or car etc.
'Pillock' seems to be the word of the day, which is nice.
I can't think of a single reason why I would want to use iris scanning over/with Touch ID.
I can't think of a single reason why I would want to use iris scanning over/with Touch ID.
Yep you can also lick your Apple Watch to intiate a whole host of customisable tasks on your Mac or iOS device. It's called quickylicks.
Yes, password entry into my smartphone is a job that is already securely and quickly accomplished by TouchID. I guess this is being done in connection with getting rid of the home button. But it is going to have work darn nearly flawlessly to be an improvement over what we've current got.
I also don't mind picture unlock or pattern unlock. Both take about a second.
If Apple can do this u know it will be stored secure if it replaces Touch ID,, Probably use the same enclave or area of the phone to securely store which will not be shared with any other chip.
However, its probably come to a point where we only gotta wonder about being stored, and less about uniqueness.
It also give u a good reason to get *out* of unlocking by law if u have been drinking, or red eyes.
I'm in.
However, its probably come to a point where we only gotta wonder about being stored, and less about uniqueness.
It also give u a good reason to get *out* of unlocking by law if u have been drinking, or red eyes.
I'm in.
It's 5 girls at least. It's not that much if he's a good looking caucasian.
I live in a cold-weather state, and I would love to be able to unlock my phone without taking off my gloves! I just got my SE in April, my first phone with TouchID. I'll be interested to see, come winter, how often I feel put out by needing to remove gloves to unlock my phone, and how often I feel it would be much more convenient to have an iris scanner.
BTW the same could be said of my previous iPhone 5c: I had to take off my glove in winter to tap in the passcode. So perhaps it won't be as big a deal as all that.
So your saying the Police will accept a smartphone Iris scanner in place of an ID/Driving License? I use ApplePay because its more secure then using a CC.
The number of times I'd need to unlock my phone from the pool (zero) or with gloves on in no way outweighs the insanity of scanning my eye with a phone! I can see it being useful in some cases, but none that I'd actually use!