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iPhone 8 to Sport Fingerprint Scanner Underneath Display, Patent Hints

iPhone 8 to Sport Fingerprint Scanner Underneath Display, Patent Hints 6g27

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 1 March 2017 18:14 IST

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iPhone 8 tipped to get rid of the Home Button
It will sport a fingerprint sensor underneath the display
Apple has just been granted the patent for this technology

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The US Patent and Trademark Office has published this patent on its site, reports Patently Apple. This cements iPhone 8.

Also seeApple iPhone 8 Specifications, Release Date, and More - Leaks and Rumours So Far

The patent explains how this new tech will work on an iPhone device. "An electronic device may include a touch display that includes at least one display layer, and at least one transparent conductive layer thereon defining touch sensing pixels. The electronic device may also include a finger biometric sensor carried by the touch display and that includes a finger biometric sensing layer that includes an array of transparent conductive finger biometric sensing pixels capacitively coupled to the at least one transparent conductive layer of the touch display," the report reads.

In simple words, this technology will eliminate the need to pause or navigate away from current task to authenticate Apple Pay or App Store payments. It will just read the fingerprint on the touchscreen and do the payment in the background. Apple is expected to introduce some sort of facial recognition feature with the iPhone 8, but not at the expense of letting go fingerprint reading altogether.

The iPhone 8 is also tipped to sport a bezel-less display with no Home Button, improved 3D Touch, wireless charging, and water and dust resistance.

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