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Apple could launch an iPhone with an in-display Touch ID in the near future. Patently Apple has discovered a new Apple patent that describes an all-new method for biometric sensing on smartphones. The new solution would use cameras beneath the display. These cameras would then analyse your fingerprint as you place on the screen and determine whether you should be given access to unlock the phone.
The key to the solution is that how you place your fingerprint on the screen. The cameras analyse your fingerprints from different angles to create a 3D image. The technology, according to a patent, is fast and more accurate.
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Meanwhile, other vendors including Vivo and Samsung are working on alternative biometric identification solutions. Vivo has launched a slew of smartphones in the market, featuring an in-display fingerprint sensor. This type of sensor is placed under the screen, which also works with wet and oily fingers. Samsung is also rumoured to incorporate an in-display fingerprint fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S10, the company’s next-generation phone rumoured to launch early next year.
