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Title: News: Rumor: iPhone 8 to eliminate Touch ID in favor of Facial Recognition
Post by: HCK on February 17, 2017, 04:05:25 pm
News: Rumor: iPhone 8 to eliminate Touch ID in favor of Facial Recognition

Apple may be planning to phase out Touch ID in favour of a new facial recognition technology, according to a new research note by JPMorgan analyst Rob Hall, reported by MacRumors. Hall indicates that the rumoured 5.8-inch iPhone with edge-to-edge OLED display would phase out Touch ID due to Apple’s removal of the home button to accommodate the new display, replacing it instead with a front-facing 3D laser scanner. His research note also suggests…

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