Apple Tests 3-D Face Scanning to Unlock Next iPhone
- Company said to plan 3-D sensor for logins, approving payments
- Technology being tested as replacement for fingerprint scanner
Apple Working on Feature to Use Face to Unlock iPhone
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Apple Inc. is working on a feature that will let you unlock your iPhone using your face instead of a fingerprint.
For its redesigned iPhone, set to go on sale later this year, Apple is testing an improved security system that allows users to log in, authenticate payments, and launch secure apps by scanning their face, according to people familiar with the product. This is powered by a new 3-D sensor, added the people, who asked not to be identified discussing technology that’s still in development. The company is also testing eye scanning to augment the system, one of the people said.