iPhone 13 will ‘likely’ bring back Touch ID with a huge twist

[Jacob Siegal]

Apple revealed the most significant redesign in the history of its phone line with the iPhone X in 2017. Gone was the Home button, signaling the end of Touch ID and the rise of Face ID. There are pros and cons to both of the biometric security systems, but Apple decided that face recognition was an upgrade over fingerprint scanning. But the demise of Touch ID might end up being reversed as soon as this year, according to one report.

In a research note obtained by MacRumors, Barclays analyst Andrew Gardiner and three colleagues claimed Apple will "likely" put a fingerprint scanner under the glass of the next iPhone. This is not the first time that we have seen a rumor or report about Apple adding an under-display scanner to the iPhone, but we weren't necessarily expecting to see the feature on the iPhone 13. It would mark yet another major shift for the phone line.

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