Apple iPhone isn’t getting under-display Touch ID support anytime soon

Jeet — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 04:50:32 +0000

Apple is gearing up to launch the next-generation iPhone 14 series and with that, the company is set to introduce some major changes in the design of the smartphone as well as the phone’s features.

While the Apple iPhone 14 series is yet to go official, reports about the upcoming lineup from the company have surfaced online, revealing that the rumored Touch ID support for the iPhone isn’t coming anytime soon.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Render

Last month, Apple was granted a patent for an under-display fingerprint reader, leading to speculation about the iPhone models to soon get the support for under-display Touch ID.

Ming-Chi Kuo, a well-known Apple analyst, had reported earlier this year that the company could introduce iPhone with an under-display Touch ID in 2023 but now he doesn’t think that is happing any longer.

He believes that the next couple of iterations for smartphones, i.e. iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 launching in 2023 and 2024 won’t have under-display fingerprint sensor support and Face ID will be the only biometric option to unlock the device.

As for the major changes this year, the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max are getting rid of the notch on top of the screen for a pill-shaped cutout. The camera sensor is also expected to get bumped up from 12MP to 48MP.

It is also being said that the company is trying to make the non-Pro and Pro models of the Apple iPhone 14 series significantly different in terms of specifications. As per the reports, there will be four models getting launched this year — iPhone 14, 14 Max, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max. To know for sure what the devices offer, we will have to wait for the official launch set to take place later this year.

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Apple iPhone isn’t getting under-display Touch ID support anytime soon