Latest Touch ID News

Apple trials Face ID & Touch ID logins for iCloud on the Web

People running the iOS 13, iPadOS, or macOS Catalina betas can now sign into beta.icloud.com using Face ID or Touch ID, depending on their device.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 6

Apple plans cheaper iPhone for China with new Touch ID, claims iffy report

Supply chain sources claim Apple intends to make an exclusive China iPhone which will drop Face ID and instead use an under-the-screen fingerprint sensor.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 14

Apple could have used pinhole-sized sensors in display to keep Touch ID on the iPhone X

Before the introduction of the iPhone X and Face ID, Apple was considering ways to implement Touch ID on a smartphone without using an externally visible fingerprint reader, with one technique involving a series of pinholes in the display panel that could allow a fingerprint to be captured through the screen.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 25

Massachusetts judge granted warrant to unlock suspects iPhone with Touch ID

Law enforcement can compel a suspect to unlock their iPhone using Touch ID under a warrant, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled in April, muddying the waters in the ongoing battle in courts over whether the contents of a mobile device secured with biometrics are protected by the Fifth Amendment, or not.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 49

Investigators sought permission to unlock Michael Cohen's iPhone with FaceID

The investigation into President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen included a request to use his biometric data to access his Apple devices, warrant documents reveal, with both the attorney's face and fingerprints needed to bypass security used in iPhones and iPads.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 30

Touch ID that spans the entire iPhone display in the works at Apple

While Touch ID isn't being offered as a biometric authentication method in current-generation iPhones and the iPad Pro range, Apple is still considering the possibility of adding fingerprint recognition to its mobile devices, by using acoustic imaging on the display.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 30

Face ID, Touch ID unlocks can't be compelled by law enforcement, rules federal judge

The police cannot force a person to unlock their iPhone with Face ID or Touch ID, a U.S. federal judge has ruled, a move that effectively provides users the same protection for the biometric security for their devices as previously afforded to passcodes.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 34

Apple did consider including both Face ID and Touch ID on an iPhone

Apple could have included a facial recognition system similar to Face ID on an iPhone while retaining Touch ID, with regulatory filings revealing the company did consider having both forms of biometric security on the same device as part of a wider authentication system.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 33

Chrome 70 will support MacBook Pro's Touch ID for website authentication

MacBook Pro users will soon be able to take advantage of Touch ID to authenticate themselves with websites in Chrome, with version 70 of Google's web browser adding support for fingerprint readers in macOS, among other features.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 12

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