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Title: Code found within macOS Big Sur points to future Macs with Face ID
Post by: HCK on July 26, 2020, 04:05:19 pm
Code found within macOS Big Sur points to future Macs with Face ID

Touch ID on the Mac is so 2020, bring on the Face ID.

What you need to know


Face ID may be coming to the Mac.
Code found within macOS Big Sur points to support for the feature.
It is unclear when Apple will release its first Mac with Face ID.


Face ID has made its way from the iPhone to the iPad, and now may make its debut on the Mac as well.

Reported by 9to5Mac, code found within the macOS Big Sur beta indicates support for "PearlCamera", an internal codename for the TrueDepth camera and Face ID.


  We were able to find a new extension on macOS Big Sur beta 3 with codes intended to support "PearlCamera." You may not remember, but this is the internal codename Apple uses for the TrueDepth camera and Face ID, which was first revealed with the iPhone X leaks in 2017.


Further code like "FaceDetect" and "BioCapture" within the beta also indicate that Apple is in the process of building Face ID support for the Mac.


  Codes such as "FaceDetect" and "BioCapture" found within this ...

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