iPhone hasn’t been using the “Touch ID” feature on its smartphones for a while now. A rumour circulating on the internet claimed that the upcoming iPhone 16 series could include the Touch ID feature in addition to the existing Face ID feature. However, media reports coming in suggest that there could be only little truth to these rumours as Apple is planning to say goodbye to this feature permanently.
Next year’s iPhone 16 series, in all likelihood, will not reportedly incorporate the ‘Touch ID’ feature. This enabled users to authenticate their device through their fingerprints, which is a popular feature with Android.
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In a recent post on Weibo, an integrated circuit expert revealed that the equipment that Apple uses to build the chips that enable Touch ID on its smartphones has been permanently shut down. The only limits that are remaining are to be used for the iPhone SE 3. MacRumors further reported that this clearly meant that Apple is not planning on bringing back Touch ID to its smartphones.
Further, the media reports pointed out that there are no credible sources to confirm Apple’s plans for Touch ID on the upcoming iPhone 16 series. However, reports indicated that the last iPhone series the iPhone SE will not continue with the Touch ID and it will be replaced by the Face ID authentication on the iPhone SE 4.
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This could mean that Apple is removing Touch ID from its list of features.
In other news, Apple is taking steps to make texting between Android and iMessage users smoother. Recently it was revealed that it will support Google’s RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard on iPhones to make communication easier.
We now have to wait until next year to figure out what Apple is actually planning to go with.
