We'll all know for sure what Apple plans to introduce with the next iPhone, but if a gold or champagne color change isn't really enough to get you excited, maybe a fingerprint scanner will.
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday night that a fingerprint scanner appears to be confirmed for the next iPhone, according to the usual "people familiar with the matter." The feature has been rumored for months, but the last-minute report appears quite confident the technology will actually be part of the mix.
"Placing a finger on a computer or smartphone has long been proposed as a way to avoid the need for passwords to authenticate users of computers and other devices," the report explains, noting that a fingerprint scanner will only be included "on the more expensive of two iPhones" Apple is expected to unveil today.
In a separate report by 9to5Mac on Tuesday morning, what appears to be an iPhone 5S user guide offers further evidence to support a fingerprint scanner, referring to the traditional home button as a combination "Home button/Touch ID sensor."
The so-called "Touch ID" isn't exactly a surprise, given that Apple purchase a fingerprint-reader specialist named AuthenTec last year, and Cupertino has already been approved for a U.S. patent on its own variation of that technology.
Apple's rumored "Touch ID" feature is said to work by scanning the user's finger and enabling the phone to be unlocked simply by touch. This method would offer greater security for iPhone owners, although we'll have to wait a few more hours to see exactly how it would all work.
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