Apple will use its own fingerprint sensor on the iPhone 8

It is one of the aspects where the rumors do not coincide, the home button of the next iPhone 8 or rather, the fingerprint sensor integrated into it. It seems clear that Apple will dispense with this element, and it will be integrated into the screen of the next XNUMXth anniversary iPhone, but what about the fingerprint sensor? Many experts say that the technology that allows it to be placed behind the screen is not yet sufficiently refined, others say that Apple could do without it and use other biometric methods such as facial recognition and the iris scanner. What will Apple ultimately do? DigiTimes seems to have it clear and according to its sources within the suppliers and manufacturers of components that work for Apple, the company will use its own technology and will be integrated into the screen.

Apple has chosen neither the Natural ID sensor from Synaptics, nor the Sense ID sensor from Qualcomm. For its new OLED phones it has decided to use its own Authentec technology combined with Privaris technology to design a new fingerprint sensor.

Apple acquired AuthenTec in 2012, and has used its TouchID sensor technology since the iPhone 5s. On the other hand, it also acquired practically all the patents related to Privaris fingerprint readers in 2015, Some of which include some such as the possibility of using the fingerprint sensor and the touch screen at the same time, or opening a door using the iPhone while identifying yourself with the integrated fingerprint sensor.. All these acquisitions would be closely related to the development of a new technology for the TouchID, as DigiTimes assures. In addition, it seems that this will be one of the reasons why the production of the iPhone 8 would be delayed until September, so everything indicates that we will have the same problems as almost always to get it right after launch.

DigiTimes has a hit-and-miss history with Apple product rumors that we could say is almost 50/50. For all this, and although it is true that more than once its internal sources have been correct with their forecasts, The issue of the iPhone 8 home button and its fingerprint sensor is not at all clear, and we will have to wait to have more accurate data on how Apple will solve this problem. This is far from being the last episode of this soap opera.