In 2017, the advent of the iPhone X pioneered the full-screen smartphone.
To this day, the full screen still occupies a mainstream position in the smartphone market.
In this way, when the smartphone equipped with the physical home button transitions to the full screen, how to place the original fingerprint unlock module has become a problem.
At present, the more mainstream method in the industry is to use the fingerprint under the screen, through optical or ultrasonic technology to identify and unlock.
The news that the iPhone will support the fingerprint function under the screen has been around for many years, but it has not become a reality.
However, according to the latest news, if you want to see the fingerprint function under the screen on the iPhone, it is impossible to do so in the past two years.
Previously, Guo Mingxi had revealed that Apple would first launch the off-screen fingerprint recognition function on the iPhone 15, but now he corrected his statement.
In a latest tweet, Guo Mingxi said that at least on the new iPhone in 2023-2024, the off-screen fingerprint unlock function will not be supported.
In Guo Mingxi's view, after Apple launched the official version of iOS 15.4, the Face ID function that supports wearing masks to unlock has been a very good way to biodefile.
In fact, the statement that Apple will not launch an off-screen fingerprint on the iPhone in a short period of time has long been revealed.
In February, an exclusive report by foreign media iDropNews showed that sources revealed that Apple transferred all their Touch ID-related work and resources to the team responsible for developing Face ID in January this year.
This means that Apple's development of the fingerprint function under the screen is temporarily suspended.
Secondly, in the latest iOS 15.4 official version, Apple launched the mask face unlock function.
Unlocking by identifying the features around the user's eyes perfectly solves the problem of face ID unlocking inefficiency when wearing a mask during the epidemic.
In addition, according to the news from the outside world before, this year's iPhone 14 Pro model will bring great changes in appearance, using a new punching screen design.
Judging from Apple's consistent product development strategy, next year's iPhone 15 should continue to use the product design of the previous generation, or will use Face ID.
From the perspective of all aspects of the news, the iPhone's under-screen fingerprint function is basically cool, and Face ID technology may be Apple's main research and development direction in the next few years.
It is worth mentioning that some time ago, there was news that Apple is cooperating with Samsung to develop a new technology aimed at completely hiding the Face ID component under the screen.
It can be seen that the face ID under the screen is Apple's ultimate goal.
From cutting off the headphone hole, cutting off the fingerprint recognition, and then to the previous rumors of the removal of the charging interface and the physical SIM card slot, Apple is ready to die on the integrated iPhone.
With the advancement of related technologies, it is presumable that the Face ID function will become more and more convenient to use.
At the same time, the under-screen fingerprint is still the main unlocking method for most Android smartphones at present.
Since the birth of the iPhone X, it has been decided that Apple will focus on Face ID for the next decade, which is also the main unlocking method of the iPhone.
Android focuses more on under-screen fingerprint unlocking, and the two different unlocking methods also provide users with more choices.
But either way, the ultimate goal of smartphones is a true full screen.
With the advancement of related technologies, I believe that this day will not be far away.
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