After 6 years of preparation, iPhone 12 is revealed to have an under-screen fingerprint scanner for the first time

      Face ID is indeed a huge innovation of Apple in the field of biometrics, but the sudden epidemic has caused facial unlocking to be criticized. Everyone misses traditional fingerprints, and Apple has had to change the unlocking logic through several iOS updates. However, no matter how convenient the password input experience is, it is ultimately not as good as the biological solution.

　　According to foreign media reports, iPhone 12 will introduce screen fingerprint unlocking for the first time. It should be pointed out that Apple is not simply imitating its Android rivals. In fact, Apple began to reserve patent technology for screen fingerprint unlocking as early as 2014, and it has been 6 years.

　　Undoubtedly, with fingerprints, the problem of unlocking while wearing a mask will be solved, but Apple’s purpose is by no means limited to this.

　　The report pointed out that Apple's motivation for doing so is to create a consistent experience for the future Apple Card, which will also come with a fingerprint verification module. Surveys show that consumers in China and France are very interested in this bank card with a biometric verification solution.

　　Of course, strictly speaking, there is no opposition between under-screen fingerprint and Face ID, that is, the two can coexist, but if Apple intends to further reduce the bangs, perhaps Face ID will eventually be completely abandoned.