Apple patents tech for under-screen Touch ID
If you want your next iPhone to have a fingerprint scanner you may be pleased to learn that Apple has filed a patent for tech described as: “Under-display fingerprint sensing based on off-axis angular light”. Essentially under screen Touch ID. While this won’t be the news that fans of the Home button were hoping for (they’ll still have to make do with the iPhone SE or an old iPhone 8) it does mean that if you prefer not to have to rely on Face ID an alternative may be available to you. Apple reveals how the technology works in the patent application, filed on 18 March 2021. Apple describes a method that will recognize fingerprints both quickly and securely. There is no indication that the fingerprint reader will replace the current face recognition –…