Apple is continuing to refine its work on light sensors that could work through a display, likely for use in a future version of Face ID or Touch ID on an iPhone.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that market and financial benefits will mean Apple skips USB-C for iPhones, and will also not move Touch ID to the power button at any time in the near future.
An Australian patent holdings company on Tuesday filed suit against Apple, targeting Touch ID and Face ID with intellectual property acquired from defunct biometrics specialist Securicom.
Apple is researching how to embed sensors into display panels, potentially enabling both Touch ID, and Face ID without a notch.
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that many of its iPhone camera features infringe on a series of patents owned by an engineer.
This week, on the AppleInsider Podcast, your hosts discuss Apple's next iOS 14 beta and how it will let you unlock your iPhone even when wearing a mask, the best mics for Zoom calls and podcasting, precipitation forecasts in Weather, Facebook testing ad tracking notifications, and so much more!
Apple is making it easier than ever to unlock your iPhone while wearing a mask. Here is how to enable the feature and how it works.
Apple is making it faster for iPhone users to unlock their devices while wearing a face mask in the first iOS 14.5 beta, by confirming the presence of an Apple Watch.
The next iPhone could feature both Face ID and a version of Touch ID using an optical fingerprint scanner built into the display.
WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop are getting a significant security boost as developers roll out support for biometric authentication when syncing messages.
Reportedly, Apple's 2021 redesign for the iMac will not include Face ID as previously expected.
Apple's forthcoming "Apple Glass" headset may allow users to skip unlocking their iPhones, because they will already have been authenticated.
Apple has released two new short-form ads explaining ways it protects user data using Face ID and Apple Pay.
The Eyeware Beam is an app for iOS devices that takes advantage of the TrueDepth camera system to allow users to track eye or head movements while they are playing a game on a PC.
Your face makes for a very good security check, but your passcode remains a weak spot. Here's how to change it to keep your iPhone data safe by changing your lock screen passcode.
Future Apple devices may make more use of the screen for providing a larger Touch ID under the display, plus improve Wi-Fi and cellular reception through embedding a bigger antenna too.
Apple is continuing to work on display-embedded fingerprint technology and may release an iPhone with an under-the-screen Touch ID sensor in the future, according to a prolific leaker.
Apple's Vice President of Platform Architecture offers insight on the new A14 Bionic processor, the importance of machine learning, and how Apple continues to separate itself from its competitors in a new interview.
Mobile device management outfit Jamf has revealed it will be rolling out an updated version of Jamf Connect 2.0 that will overhaul the identity management tool, including the addition of using Touch ID and Face ID on an iPhone for user authentication on Macs.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has asked Apple to make it easier and faster for users to unlock their iPhones without removing their masks, a problem that Apple has already worked on as part of May's iOS 13.5 update.
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