In the future, Apple iPhones and iPads could be shifting their Touch ID sensor from the home button to the screen.
A US patent application from the company, published last week, shows how a fingerprint sensor could be embedded inside a touchscreen, where it would be able to capture a single fingerprint at a predetermined fixed location. A shopping app, for instance, could indicate a spot on the screen for you to place your finger on in order to authenticate a purchase.
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photohounds
Like James bond movies of the /70s ...
pcauthority
tinfoil tony
Great. Now Apple will have all of my fingerprints on record.
rockers123
Samsung had a plan similar to this one...
Kiggsworthy
This is all about the watch. They need to get TouchID onto the watch, and the only way to do that is put it in the screen
