Synaptics Announces All-In-One Fingerprint and Facial Recognition System for Mobile Devices

[Mr Fusion]

Look forward to seeing this tech in the iPhone 23.

 

[A MacBook lover]

Here's to hoping that design is implemented across all models and not just the 5.5".

It will. Probably in three sizes. But due to supply constraints they will probably limit to one size this year.

 

[Labeno]

I'm sure Apple will think of a way round it. Maybe they will go for soft buttons - although I agree that the screen real estate is an issue that few seem to think about. Maybe they will put a button on the side of the phone, or the rear. Gestures. My bet is Force Touch, though.

It can't be gestures, force touch, or anything to do with the front screen since those features might be used by the game.
Adding more buttons to the side or even the back is likely not intuitive to the general population. I'm not trying to shoot down your idea, I would love to have a phone with no hard buttons, but I just don't see how the home button can be removed.

 

[skinned66]

I predict...somebody's going to sue somebody.

 

[Woyzeck]

Cool technology, I hope to see this in future products I'm impressed with hello windows and if Apple could use similar, it will definitely be a plus

Apple is far behind in most fields of AI. Siri for example is embarassing, as ist their shop recommendation system. They didn't put enough resources into research and were unable to compensate for it with fresh purchases of technology startups. Furthermore no scientist wants to work for them as they're not allowed to publish anymore.
In fact, Apple has fallen behind in many fields of software technology. Cloud computing, online services, even usability which was once their strength.

 

[Bacillus]

I predict...somebody's going to sue somebody.

Don't let Samsung steal it from Apple years before Apple gets it to market...

 

[chabig]

Curious how other manufacturers will use this tech, considering apple was granted fingerprint through display patent last year.

You can't patent concepts like "scanning a fingerprint through a display." You patent methods for doing things. Want to avoid Apple's patent? Invent your own method.

 

[PlainviewX]

Synaptic's biometric engine must be light years ahead of everyone else to scan fingerprints while wearing gloves.

Except that's exactly what they're not showing.....

 

[Bacillus]

Look forward to seeing this tech in the iPhone 23.

Where it "improves" on the Galaxy S(23-12=)11

 

[PlainviewX]

Maybe this will help some people?

 

[maflynn]

Don't let Samsung steal it from Apple years before Apple gets it to market...

If Apple doesn't have it yet, is Samsung really stealing it then?

 

[JaySoul]

Looks more like facial recognition rather than iris scanning from that image shown in OP's post

My face is too ugly for recognition. The phone would keep crashing.

 

[Jim Lahey]

Without wishing to appear combative, or insult anyone, you need to be a very special kind of stupid to not understand the ENTIRE point of the image depicting a gloved finger near the fingerprint scanner.

 

[JaySoul]

It can't be gestures, force touch, or anything to do with the front screen since those features might be used by the game.
Adding more buttons to the side or even the back is likely not intuitive to the general population. I'm not trying to shoot down your idea, I would love to have a phone with no hard buttons, but I just don't see how the home button can be removed.

Then they'll have to pretty much straight up copy the soft buttons from Android. I still think they'll attempt to avoid it if possible. Or this may just be for the most expensive variant, who knows.

They will have been planning for this for a few years.
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Without wishing to appear combative, or insult anyone, you need to be a very special kind of stupid to not understand the ENTIRE point of the image depicting a gloved finger near the fingerprint scanner.

But what if the included iMartian laserbeam melted the gloves AND my iris?

 

[Jim Lahey]

Or your face?

 

[alirz]

These marketing pictures are so crazy sometimes! Holding the phone at this angle, even if her face showed up on the screen, there should be a sky behind her head, not the horizon. It feels weird. And with the finger in that position, it's almost implied she is going to scan her fingerprint... with gloves! Mindblowing!

Maybe she is lying down on the snow, lol?

 

[se1000]

and 90% of the population will still use "1234" as their 4-digit passcode instead

 

[Elijen]

So it can read finger through glass, but can it be integrated directly into LCD/OLED display for bazel-less phones (like shown on the image)?

 

[cocky jeremy]

These marketing pictures are so crazy sometimes! Holding the phone at this angle, even if her face showed up on the screen, there should be a sky behind her head, not the horizon. It feels weird. And with the finger in that position, it's almost implied she is going to scan her fingerprint... with gloves! Mindblowing!

It says it allows to be unlocked in multiple ways "depending on what's most convenient for the user." The picture is showing they can't scan the fingerprint, so it's using the camera. It's just showing how it can choose the best way to unlock without inconveniencing the user.

 

[PlainviewX]

and 90% of the population will still use "1234" as their 4-digit passcode instead

I've got the same combination on my luggage.

 

[newdeal]

whatever happened to the need for a charge to be placed on the finger to prevent the print from collapsing with pressure? I thought that was the purpose of the ring around the home button

 

[pat500000]

Yeah...windows already have facial recognition. If you face surgery then you're screwed.

 

[Sam_S]

Finally... The 'Home' button can go home.

I like the physical home button.

 

[69Mustang]

My face is too ugly for recognition. The phone would keep crashing.

No problem. Just do what I would do.

 

[SoN1NjA]

Cool technology, I hope to see this in future products I'm impressed with hello windows and if Apple could use similar, it will definitely be a plus

Yes, setup Windows Hello on my grandpa's Surface Book
Now that's all he knows how to sign-in, when Windows 1/100 chance ask for PIN he doesn't know how to sign-in