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Report: Touch ID Will Not Return on iPhone 16
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Rightly so, Face ID is far superior!
Apple's iPhone 16 lineup will not see the return of Touch ID fingerprint authentication technology, a new report claims.
The information comes from an integrated circuit expert on Weibo with a track record for sharing information about Apple's plans. In a new post, they explained that most of the equipment originally used to manufacture the chips required for the iPhone's version of Touch ID has apparently now been permanently shut down, with the only remaining units used for the third-generation iPhone SE, suggesting that Apple has no plans to resurrect Touch ID as a method to authenticate on the iPhone in the immediate future. It is also worth pointing out that there are no noteworthy rumors about the return of Apple's fingerprint scanning technology for the iPhone 16 lineup that are still dependable.
Reports suggest that the fourth-generation iPhone SE will feature Face ID, replacing the last iPhone model that still features Touch ID. Even so, rumors persist that Apple is working on under-display fingerprint technology that could debut around 2026 – the same time frame that the company is ostensibly planning to move Face ID under the display of the device.
The Weibo source was first to report that the iPhone 14 would retain the A15 Bionic chip, with the A16 being exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro models. They recently said that the chip designed for the upcoming iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will be made using a distinct manufacturing process, differing fundamentally from the A17 Pro chip in the iPhone 15 Pro, to reduce production costs.
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They should concentrate on more important features, like all lenses having 48 mega pixels and a much better battery tech,
Would you be happy to lose battery capacity to get the Touch ID as well?
Get an ANDROID,
I was sure hoping for it. It works better for me than faceid. It's what I use on my android phone...
Which happens several times a day for me -- not very secure when people can watch you key in your PIN. FaceID never just worked for me, it's always been a pain.
Samsung makes touchID buttons, it wouldn't be a stretch for Apple to buy them, since they buy everything else for their phones.
Very sad, it's painfully obvious that FaceID and TouchID would be great complements to each other. There are multiple times per day, every day that FaceID fails for me, same case when I had a TouchID iPhone. With both together there would be close to 0 authentication failures for me on a daily basis, the ability overlap would be close to perfect.
I used Touch ID up until iPhone 7, worked fine for me, though not perfect (then again what is) at that time I was completely against Face ID, until I got my 12 Pro, now I would never go back to it!
In my opinion the die hard Touch ID fans on here, have actually never used Face ID 😏
FaceID is different. It isn’t superior from a user perspective. As you can see from the thread, there are many reasonable arguments in favor of TouchID.
Personally, I prefer the finger print reader. FaceID forces me to hold the phone and angle it towards my face. There are many situations in which I don’t want to pick it up but do want to unlock it. The idea that it unlocks whenever you look at it just not true.
Regardless, it’s clearly a personal preference which one you prefer. Having both would be ideal.
And bring back 3D Touch.
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LOL
Come on now. Most of us have been using FaceID since it came out. Ignorance of how it works is not the issue.
I’m guessing that the folks who like it have the half a brain that thinks it works better than Face ID. 😂
That is the number-one reason why I still use an iPhone with Touch ID. No one knows the long-term effects of having tens of thousands of laser dots shined into the eyes many times on a daily basis.
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Apple wouldn’t use an off the shelf button in their phone. They rely on others to manufacture, but they set their own specifications and do their own engineering especially for things like user facing buttons.
Not sure the other poster is correct about Touch ID manufacturing being shut down though, we still have it on Macs.
For the benefits of TouchID, I'd be more than happy to lose some battery capacity.
I can dash your opinion. I'm a die hard TouchID fan and upgraded my 6S to a 12 Pro in 2020. I'd go back to TouchID in an instant if I were able to.
No way, I have an iPhone 14Pro, and every iPhone before that mostly. I have touchid on my android phone, and yes, I have both, one for work and one for me. I prefer touchid as it works better for me, but don't think for an instant I haven't used faceid. This latest OS update have made FaceID work a LOT less often for some reason. Maybe just 50% of the time, the rest I have to key in my pin, which I consider unsecure and a total pita.
I would prefer the choice of both in an iPhone, but my android phone does have both and I only use touchid, so who knows...
So not a problem. It's not rocket science after all, it's well known tech.
And I use it on my Macs. (A mini Pro and a 27"iMac) It's quite handy not to have to key in the password. I don't think the poster was talking from any knowledge point, just hate of touchid. (for some reason)