Still, if Face ID «fails to impress consumers», the world's top smartphone earners will need to somehow make screen -
embedded fingerprint authentication work as close to perfection as possible.
More importantly, there's no way to tell how close to production this prototype really is, not to mention that the accuracy and security of its screen -
embedded fingerprint authentication method also remain a mystery.
Not exact matches
The cutting edge solution also features a Transport Layer Security (TLS)
embedded in the chip, ensuring secure communications between the chip and the system and providing highly secured
fingerprint authentication.
If Apple is not able to get the
embedded fingerprint sensor ready in time, it is possible that the iPhone 8 will ship with facial recognition as the only form of biometric
authentication.
The BitVault ®, the world's first blockchain phone, is Biometric Security enabled through
fingerprint and iris scanning and this
authentication is one of the safest ways to keep your BitVault ® locked and private — in actual fact, «You are the Key» says Hein Marais, CEO of
Embedded Downloads.
Samsung is still expected to launch the upcoming Galaxy Note 8 with a
fingerprint scanner
embedded into the display, and Apple will counter it with its iPhone 8 with in - display Touch ID
authentication.
We're talking not only a
fingerprint «scanner»
embedded in the OLED screen for secure biometric
authentication across half of the panel's entire surface, but also innovative Screen SoundCasting Technology for transforming the «FullView» display into a speaker, an 8MP «elevating» front camera, as well as hidden proximity and ambient light sensors.
The Galaxy Note 9 will have an optical
fingerprint sensor
embedded into its display panel, KGI Securities analyst Ming - Chi Kuo predicted earlier this month, suggesting that Samsung may finally be able to commercialize the emerging biometric
authentication technology by next summer.