Apple this year, the flagship phone in the newly released iPhone X for the first time using Face ID facial recognition, and resolutely cut off the mainstream Touch ID. In this regard, well-known Apple analyst Guo Mingqi that under-screen fingerprinting technology is still Apple's a large Technical barriers, the company is more likely to increase its investment in Face ID face recognition technology.
Guo Mingqi said that if the iPhone X on Face ID get consumers praise, Apple may be in all iPhone models configured TrueDepth front camera and Face ID.But from the latest news, Apple did not give up the screen Fingerprint research and development.
Apple screen fingerprinting patent exposure: recognition position covers the entire screen According to foreign media reports, Apple recently was awarded a patent in the United States and Europe, the patent describes a specially designed OLED display can read fingerprints.This patent and a new generation of integrated silicon-OLED display, display Screen can be used on iPhone, iPad and iPod.
And other companies have been published under the screen unlike the fingerprint recognition, Apple designed under the screen fingerprint recognition program does not set the fingerprint sensor in a fixed location, or recognition area covers the entire screen, finger touch the screen to unlock.
Apple screen fingerprinting patent exposure: recognition position covers the entire screen It should be noted that this OLED screen fingerprint patent application time is 2015, the patent has been approved.
However, after launching iPhone X this year, Apple executives have said they have never considered using fingerprinting on the iPhone X and have not considered fingerprinting.
So, even if Apple's patent has been approved, but whether it will be on the iPhone to use this technology is still unknown, but if Apple really introduced the patent described as the next fingerprint technology, I believe the then iPhone, Will really be positive is the whole screen is a 'real full screen' phone for such an iPhone, I believe we are all very much looking forward to.
