14 DAY TRIAL // It’s not a secret that Apple is betting big on Face ID in the long term, and while people familiar with the company’s plans claim Touch ID could make a return sooner or later, the facial recognition system is here to stay.
And what’s more, Apple isn’t just planning to offer Face ID on the iPhone but also expand its availability to other devices in its lineup.
For example, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says in the latest edition of the Power On newsletter that the Cupertino-based tech giant even considered bringing Face ID to the M1-powered iMac released last year.
As we all know already, this didn’t happen for whatever reason, but for now, it’s believed that Apple hasn’t entirely abandoned this idea. A new iMac that would come with Face ID is still considered, but of course, there’s no ETA and Apple could always change its mind overnight if something doesn’t go as planned.
Face ID and Touch ID
While Face ID is receiving so much love from Apple these days, the iPhone maker is apparently interested in bringing back Touch ID as well.
A future-generation iPhone could therefore sport both biometric authentication system, though right now, it’s still not clear how Apple plans to integrate Touch ID into its iPhones.
The company has two different options. First, it can go the Samsung route and embed the Touch ID sensor right into the glass and allow users to authenticate by just putting a finger on the display.
And then, it can adopt an idea that has been making the rounds several times lately and integrate the fingerprint recognition sensor into the power button on the side of the iPhone.
There’s obviously no guarantee that Apple would eventually use any of these two approaches and the company could completely give up on plans to bring back Touch ID.