iPhone 5S fingerprint sensors leak

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Apple's September 10th event is fast approaching, and we are likely to see the unveiling of the iPhone 5S and a lower cost plastic iPhone 5C. A feature rumoured to make an appearance in at least one of these new devices is a fingerprint sensor, embedded within the home button, demonstrating Apple's first foray into biometrics.

It may be that users only need to press the home button to wake up the device, as they usually do, and have it automatically unlock for them, removing the need for a passcode. Blogger Sonny Dickson posted these images, which shows the tiny sensor attached to a ribbon cable.

You may like to judge for yourselves on whether you think these are legitimate parts, as they are drastically different to previous home button connectors, found in the iPhone 5. However this isn't the only leak of this sort, as French site NWE posted similar pictures earlier this week, which are almost identical to the new leaks.

Last year, Apple acquired AuthenTec, a company that specialises in biometrics, so since then we have expected to see Apple utilise their new expertise.




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DawPosted:

This is awesome. Doesn't the Galaxy have something like this ?

sun285Posted:

does anyone else think that the button in the picture above looks a bit alike to the iOS 7 colour scheme? like it fits in?

-Ben-Posted:

If these are anything like the finger print scanners you get on laptops then I don't really have high hopes for this as they dont work that well for me! We shall wait and see what they are like!

VEVOPosted:

-Mark Is the fingerprint sensor on the screen or one the home button?

It looks like it's on the home button to me.


Yes. It's the home button. If it was on the screen, it'd be way too intrusive.

DJMarkyMarkPosted:

Is the fingerprint sensor on the screen or one the home button?

It looks like it's on the home button to me.

ORL_MAGICPosted:

Dr-J
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Aggie Thats pretty cool. I have been waiting for a company to do this. I just did not think it would be apple.


nokia have already done it just thought id let you know
Really? Please could you link me!


I would love to see this aswell, please send me a pm with the Nokia sensor.

I haven't heard of it yet, I doubt it to be honest.


https://www.google.com/search?q=nokia+fingerprint+lock&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari


Oh look! IT DOESN'T EXIST. Don't try and make yourself feel better by creating false hopes.

Why would I need to feel better? I own both phones lol(well not this iPhone yet)


Thos are fake apps. They just pretend that you are getting your fingerprint scanned. There all over the ios app store too.

Dr-JPosted:

POLYSICS
Dr-J
Lightyear
McNuggets_Jr
DD-MM-YYYY
Aggie Thats pretty cool. I have been waiting for a company to do this. I just did not think it would be apple.


nokia have already done it just thought id let you know
Really? Please could you link me!


I would love to see this aswell, please send me a pm with the Nokia sensor.

I haven't heard of it yet, I doubt it to be honest.


https://www.google.com/search?q=nokia+fingerprint+lock&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari


Oh look! IT DOESN'T EXIST. Don't try and make yourself feel better by creating false hopes.

Why would I need to feel better? I own both phones lol(well not this iPhone yet)

ViIIainPosted:

If it reads my fingerprints fast enough, I think this will be very useful after my 2 year contract ends.

AlbericiPosted:

I am thinking that Apple is giving these pics out and they are no longer leaks....

POLYSICSPosted:

Dr-J
Lightyear
McNuggets_Jr
DD-MM-YYYY
Aggie Thats pretty cool. I have been waiting for a company to do this. I just did not think it would be apple.


nokia have already done it just thought id let you know
Really? Please could you link me!


I would love to see this aswell, please send me a pm with the Nokia sensor.

I haven't heard of it yet, I doubt it to be honest.


https://www.google.com/search?q=nokia+fingerprint+lock&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari


Oh look! IT DOESN'T EXIST. Don't try and make yourself feel better by creating false hopes.


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