Apple may improve touch ID in future iPhones

Apple is said to have received a patent for a new under-display technology that uses optical fibres to record biometric data with greater speed and accuracy. According to PatentlyApple, Apple has issued patents to capture a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image of an object or user around the device. Biometric data may be included in the 2D or 3D image in some circumstances.

To those that don’t know, biometric data is information about your body’s characteristics. This information must be unique, and it can include your eyes, fingerprints, face, and other characteristics. The fingerprint and facial recognition features on smartphones are two of the most common instances of biometric technology that most of us use daily. These security elements validate your identification by using your unique physical attributes.

Optical fibres or optical fibre bundles are used in the patent application to emit or receive electromagnetic radiation through the display. It’s worth noting that patents don’t always make it to the final product, so if Apple intends to redesign Touch ID, it might take a few months. This suggests that the Touch ID feature will be unlikely to appear in future iPhones.

Apple is unlikely to release any iPhone models with under-screen Touch ID technology in the next two years, according to prominent Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In September of last year, Kuo projected that Apple would unveil a new iPhone model with Touch-ID in late 2023, but his recent tweets contradict that prediction.

“At the earliest, I expected that iPhones would support under-display fingerprint sensing/Touch ID in 2023. According to a recent poll, new iPhones in 2023 and 2024 may not include under-display Touch ID. Face ID on an iPhone with a mask is already a fantastic biometrics solution. ” In a tweet, Kuo stated.

Apple was widely rumoured to be testing Touch ID under the display for its current flagship iPhone 13 series. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, Apple tested the capability in several iPhone 13 models.