iPhone’s fingerprint authentication “Touch ID” is not installed in iPhone X and later models, instead Face ID which is face authentication is installed. Even now, there are many voices hoping for the revival of this Touch ID, but the possibility seems to be fading.
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Why iPhone Touch ID Won’t Come Back
In-screen fingerprint sensors have become standard on Android phones, and it seems strange that Apple wouldn’t make it happen. In fact, Apple was previously rumored to have tested features such as in-screen Touch ID.
It also seems to have tested Touch ID with a built-in power button like the “iPad Air 4”, but this has not been realized either. After all, it seems unlikely that Apple will include Touch ID in the next few generations of iPhones.
Financial journalist Marc Garman talks regarding whether Apple will include Touch ID in its high-end iPhones in a recent report. In it, he concluded, “For now, Face ID will stay here and Touch ID will not return to the flagship iPhone.”
Also, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a lot of achievements in Apple’s leaks, is also negative regarding the revival of Touch ID.
I previously predicted iPhones would support under-display fingerprint sensing/Touch ID in 2023 at the earliest. But the latest survey indicates new iPhones in 2023 & 2024 may not adopt under-display Touch ID. Face ID with a mask on iPhone is already a great biometrics solution.
— Ming-Chi Kuo (@mingchikuo) March 30, 2022
Earlier, I predicted that the iPhone would support under-display fingerprint/Touch ID as early as 2023. However, the latest research suggests that the new 2023 and 2024 iPhones may not feature under-display Touch ID. Face ID on the mask-enabled iPhone is already a great biometric solution.
One of the reasons, he points out, is that iOS 15.4 allows iPhone 12 and later models to use Face ID even when wearing a mask. Especially in the current corona vortex, Face ID had a major weakness that it might not be used when wearing a mask.
Despite the fact that there are voices wanting to install it, and it is not technically impossible, Apple does not dare to “re-install” “TouchID”. Fingerprint authentication was widely used in iPhones and iPads in the past, and it is also common on Android devices. It may be.
However, Garman suggests that lower-end models like the iPhone SE may still have Touch ID. Nonetheless, Apple’s recognition is that Touch ID is “backward compatible with Face ID”, and it is thought that it will be abolished in the future.