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Unlikely report claims Touch ID still not finalized for iPhone 8, may launch without Apple Pay

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/iphone-8-3d-sensor1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=962&h=481)</div><p>Barron’s is claiming that Apple still hasn’t finalized its authentication plans for the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iPhone 8[/url], and has ‘just weeks’ to decide whether or not to include a Touch ID module embedded into the display.</p>

<p>“Apple continues to struggle with the workaround for the fingerprint sensor,” writes Hargreaves, “This increases the potential that the new OLED iPhone could be delayed, or ship without a fingerprint sensor, either of which could increase risk to unit sales and mix for the cycle.”</p>

<p>The report even suggests that the flagship phone could launch without support for Apple Pay …</p>
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