Apple to Abandon Touch ID for iPhone in 2018 [Report]

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Posted October 13, 2017 at 3:03am by iClarified

Apple is planning to abandon Touch ID for iPhone next year, reports KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. All new models will reportedly feature a full screen design and facial recognition.

We predict all new 2H18F iPhone models will likely abandon fingerprint recognition. We believe this change will allow all new models to realize a competitive advantage via differentiation, on the back of an integrated user experience of full-screen design and TrueDepth Camera/ Facial recognition/ Face ID/ AR applications.

It's rumored that Apple will release a larger 6.46-inch iPhone next year with a design similar to the iPhone X. The company is said to have ended plans for a smaller 5.28-inch version. Additionally, Kuo is also predicting that next year's iPad Pros will also be equipped with a TrueDepth camera for Face ID.

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jburns - October 14, 2017 at 11:03pm

Since Steve left us, i think its time for apple to abandon the phone....never mind touch ID. They lost their Mojo in the creative department, sorry to say.

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Bigjiba - October 13, 2017 at 8:44am

It would have been nice to make the Apple logo the Touch ID but they were rushing the job and there was so much online criticism about having the logo AND the Touch ID below that. They should keep working on the Touch ID on the screen. Don’t give up.

D4xM4Nx - October 13, 2017 at 8:06am

Sometimes leaving stuff from today in the past for unknown experiences isn't easy, Touch ID is a very well implemented feature, fast and easy to use. Face ID is merely an announcement as of now, has to be tried to have the 'thumbs up'... I'll try to stay impartial here and actually test the feature myself to comment on it tho.

skylander - October 13, 2017 at 7:02am

Personally, I think it's a unwise decision to get rid of Touch ID. I think it's very good. While there might be something better in the future, it's clearly not ready to have other to replace it. I don't think Face ID is ready yet. It's nice to have both.

Ps312 - October 13, 2017 at 5:45am

Just wait to medical technology advances so people can determine their childs hand sizes. Will they make 18" iphone then.

Ps312 - October 13, 2017 at 5:43am

The no touch ID IS STUPID.(they should make a device that supports it.. However the idea is to make phones cost more money, . Touch id is cheaper technology, and they will make less money because the supply cost cheaper. They also most likely need the full panels for HD SCREENS. What happens when people require eye surgery"s will it still work when you use it. THE FACT only person can use the phone is a joke. The devices should allow to people to have use of the feature..

Sabtain Aziz - October 13, 2017 at 3:47am

I don’t think there will be three iPhones next year I think it will be 8S and plus with the iPhone X design/features moved to those phones with extra’s, so it makes sense they are abandoning Touch ID .

The Dude - October 13, 2017 at 4:18am

Heh thought u said "BS" instead of "8S"

Abel - October 13, 2017 at 3:34am

something about differentiation? Is that like "we had it first and now everyone is copying us, so it's not kool anymore." Yes, fingerprint scanner caught on because of Apple AND because people really liked/embraced it. Let's see if people feel the same way about the facial rec stuff.

Chinky Chink - October 13, 2017 at 5:12am

....remember the one Samsuck introduced on its phones? Iris scanner...whatever happened to that? Half-baked innovation faded into obscurity.

MikEin - October 13, 2017 at 12:26pm

They actually still have it in the new S8's and Note 8. So not faded and works pretty good.