From better battery to enhanced cameras, there are a few standard features that top iPhone users' wish lists every year. An unexpected request has also been doing the rounds for the last couple of years, mainly thanks to the pandemic – but if you've been holding your breath for the return of Touch ID, get ready for bad news.
As anyone who's tried unlocking an iPhone with FaceID while wearing a mask will attest, the whole process doesn't exactly scream 'Apple design'. Leaks have suggested that the iPhone 14 will feature a fingerprint scanner under the display – but now, renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has poured cold water over the idea. (Don't fancy waiting? Check out the best iPhone 13 deals available now.)
In a new tweet (below), Kuo suggests an under-display fingerprint scanner is unlikely to appear within the next two years – if ever. Kuo had previously suggested the tech could arrive by 2023, but claims this is no longer the case.
While Apple isn't exactly known for reversing its design decisions (that headphone jack is not coming back), Touch ID, is making a rare comeback of late. The fingerprint scanning tech has already returned to the iPad Air 4 and the iPad mini, so I was hoping to see it make its way to the iPhone 14. And to have it hidden under the display would be delightfully futuristic. (Ah well, there's always that sci-fi-esque iPhone copy and paste hack.)