Cupertino will then find a way of integrating the Touch
ID under the display via this on - screen home key, just like Xiaomi already did with the Mi 5S and 5S Plus.
Apple has been having trouble integrating the Touch
ID under the display, and some analysts believe that the feature could be relocated to the back of the iPhone 8.
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This however is no longer likely to be an issue as any smartphone employing the Clear
ID FS9500 sensor will be able to effectively hide the sensor
under the front glass, freeing manufacturers to use as much of the front panel for the
display as desired, without having to make any compromises.
What's even more surprising is the fact that Geskin claims the phone's Touch
ID feature is
under the
display during tests.
Apple is even reported to have pushed back iPhone X production by a month in its desperate efforts to integrate Touch
ID under the device's
display.
We believe Apple will replace the existing Home button - based Touch
ID with the
under -
display solution for higher screen - to - body ratios, if it decides to bring back Touch
ID.
I think the lack of Touch
ID is an issue Apple will address once
under -
display fingerprint sensors are flawless — maybe in the next major iPhone release.
With its iPhone X debut and the introduction of Face
ID, Apple has now tilted interest in the mobile industry away from
under -
display fingerprint recognition, and instead towards camera - based 3D sensing technologies as the ideal user authentication solution.
(2) Competition from OLED iPhone, Galaxy S9's biggest competitor.Since OLED iPhone has canceled
under -
display fingerprint recognition / touch
ID function, and as Galaxy S9 will have the new selling points of upgraded iris recognition and dual camera, Samsung does not need to risk adopting
under -
display optical fingerprint solution in a hurry;
There's no cutout for the fingerprint sensor, so despite rumors that Apple could move Touch
ID to the back of the phone, it appears that the fingerprint reader will actually be placed
under the
display.
That is, until they end up
under the
display, as Synaptics is doing with its new Clear
ID sensor.
The iPhone X was rumored to have an ultrasonic Touch
ID sensor
under the
display at one point.
But Synaptics» Clear
ID optical fingerprint sensor, which sits directly underneath the OLED
display of Vivo's X20 Plus UD (the UD stands for «
under display»), appears to be the perfect solution.
If the latter is the case, technology to embed Touch
ID under a device's
display is likely to be investigated once more.
The 5.8 - inch model with the «wraparound» design will integrate the Touch
ID fingerprint sensor «
under the glass and in the active
display area.»
It is possible that the Touch
ID sensor will be integrated into the elongated power button as well until next year when Apple is able to prepare the
under -
display fingerprint scanner technology.
The phone features the Clear
ID 9500 optical
under -
display fingerprint scanner developed by Synaptics.
In the latest episode of his podcast («http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2016/05/06/ep-153») The Talk Show, Gruber said he's heard «scuttlebutt» suggesting the 2017 iPhone will include an edge - to - edge
display that eliminates the top and bottom bezels on the device, with the front - facing camera, Touch
ID, and other sensors hidden
under the
display.
At the same time that Apple is doubling down on its Face
ID facial recognition technology as its biometric authentication system of choice, Android manufacturers are looking elsewhere at promising developments in
under -
display fingerprint sensing technology as their next big leap in biometric authentication.
If Face
ID fails to impress consumers, Apple may turn its focus to the development of
under -
display solution.
In the run up to the launch of the 2017 iPhones, many a rumor suggested Apple was working hard to try and get a Touch
ID sensor that would work
under a
display, before eventually giving up and switching to Face
ID instead.
Apple has been working for a long time to figure out how it can embed its Touch
ID fingerprint scanner
under the iPhone's
display so that it can give its iPhone lineup a smaller overall footprint without having to shrink screen size.
If biometric scanning doesn't pan out, Apple is also reportedly eyeing screens with fingerprint sensors embedded in them, although developer Steve Troughton - Smith dug through the iOS 11 beta and said there's no reference to an
under - the -
display Touch
ID sensor.
Apple has two patents pending regarding moving its Touch
ID fingerprint sensor
under the
display; however, this doesn't mean that Apple will be applying the tech to its home button the next time around.
An edge - to - edge screen has also been reported, along with a new Touch
ID sensor that would be baked into the glass, eliminating the need to have a home button
under the
display.
Atherton also has put an
under -
display fingerprint sensor to bring back Touch
ID, just because Su is of the opinion that «Face
ID is just not as versatile and reliable than Touch
ID» after months of testing.
A recent Wall Street Journal report said that Apple considered placing the Touch
ID sensor
under the
display, just as countless rumors had claimed, but then ditched the feature due to manufacturing issues.
Timothy Arcuri of Cowen and Company in his latest note issued to investors claims that Apple's biggest challenge with the iPhone 8 is integrating the Touch
ID sensor
under the
display.
The home button looks to be gone in favor of a virtual one, but some held out hope that though Troughton - Smith didn't find evidence of an ultrasound Touch
ID, a fingerprint sensor
under the
display was still a possibility.
A successor to Qualcomm's Sense
ID fingerprint technology, the Fingerprint Sensor for
Display can be placed under an OLED display having a thickness of up to
Display can be placed
under an OLED
display having a thickness of up to
display having a thickness of up to 1200um.
However, according to gizbot.com, tipster Benjamin Geskin has claimed that these renders are fake and suggests that the upcoming iPhone will be having a Touch
ID embedded
under the
display itself.
Apple is reportedly embedding its Touch
ID sensor
under the
display of its upcoming iPhone.
While he thinks that Android devices are heading the way of Apple's Face
ID and TrueDepth camera, Samsung is still pushing through, at least temporarily, with the
under -
display optical fingerprint sensor, which might debut in the Galaxy Note 9.