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Re: Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone

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Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote:
>  *Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone*
>  <https://www.engadget.com/mobile/apple-will-reportedly-bring-back-touch-id-on-a-foldable-iphone-135831748.html>
>   "Bloomberg reports that it will come with a throwback feature: Touch ID.
>    Why it's reverting to Touch ID from Face ID is unclear
>    as the last use was on the third-generation iPhone SE."
> 
> Personally, I find it's indicative of how poorly designed the iPhone is
> that it needs to be so securely locked down to the point that it is.
> 
> It's as if Apple knows iOS is the most exploited mobile OS in the world.
>  <https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog> 
> 
> 
> "According to Bloomberg, Apple was initially going to give the new
> iPhone on-cell touch sensors, but pivoted to an in-cell option,
> similar to the current iPhone. An in-cell screen builds the touch
> sensors directly into the display, while an on-cell adds a layer on top,
> creating a thicker end product, which can be more noticeable 
> in folding phones where its display creases."
> 

For years we were told Touch ID was inferior to Face ID. Why would they
equip a modern phone with a technically flawed security feature?

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Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-26 03:19 +0000
  Re: Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-26 09:08 +0000
    Re: Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-26 09:22 -0400
      Re: Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-08-26 10:30 -0400
        Re: Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-27 18:43 -0400
        Re: Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-27 23:14 +0000
          Re: Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-08-28 10:27 -0400
    Re: Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2025-09-05 11:28 -0700

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