Touch ID technology, which Apple has not used in any new smartphones since 2017, will soon disappear permanently. Production of the chip used for this technology has been permanently discontinued.
with iPhone AppleTouch ID It stopped using authentication technology in iPhone models. Since then, Apple has only used this technology on MacBooks and iPads. However, with the transition to Face ID technology in the latest iPad and MacBook models, Touch ID has been completely abandoned.
In fact, Apple will one day include iPhone models. under screen fingerprint sensor It was a topic he could use and talk about. According to the news, the chips used for Touch ID are no longer produced. In other words, Apple has completely given up on Touch ID technology.
Touch ID’s Chip Production Ends While Face ID Remains
Currently the only budget-friendly one among Apple’s new generation smartphones iPhone SE in models Touch ID offers its technology. The news that Apple has stopped Touch ID chip production, in a sense, confirms the information that the new iPhone SE will come with the iPhone 14 design. We will probably see Face ID used in an ‘SE’ model for the first time in the new generation.
Moreover, Apple’s termination of Touch ID chip production will affect all MacBook and iPad models to be released in the coming period. Face ID It might mean we’ll see. However, it is important to remember that this information has not been confirmed by Apple yet.