Apple has always been at the forefront of science and technology, leading the top of mobile phone manufacturers' design and technology. Recently, according to Forbes, a new patent of Apple has been exposed: iPhone will use screen fingerprint to unlock in the future! It's Apple's turn to catch up with domestic manufacturers.
Before the official launch of face ID, there was a conjecture about the technology of fingerprint identification under the screen for iPhone. However, the technology was not mature enough at that time, and apple did not adopt the scheme. On the contrary, it left room for domestic mobile phone manufacturers to play. The world's first hand to unlock fingerprint under the screen was vivo's X20 Plus, even though the unlocking speed and accuracy were doubted at that time, years of technology deposition has made the off screen fingerprint technology quite mature. On the latest one plus 7 Pro, the recognition speed even exceeds the actual fingerprint unlocking.
With the decline of Apple's innovation ability in recent years, the surprise brought to consumers is less and less. A large number of consumers turn to the Android camp. The fingerprint technology under the screen, which has long been popular in the Android camp, has been further recognized and developed. Finally, Apple seems to be unable to sit still. According to the latest patent exposed by apple, apple submitted a patent for unlocking the screen fingerprint, but Face recognition is preserved at the same time, and combined unlocking scheme is provided for users.
According to the patent, a novel feature of this technology is that fingerprint can be used to unlock at any position on the screen by inserting a touchpad under the screen. Moreover, this touchpad may also have functions similar to 3D touch, which can recognize re pressing and touching.
In addition, it seems that this patent does not exist independently with face ID, but provides better and more convenient unlocking experience for consumers together with face ID. we know that apple is a company that attaches great importance to security. Face ID plus fingerprint recognition under screen may not only increase the security of existing face recognition technology, but also improve the unlocking speed.
The magazine Forbes believes that this technology will be applied to the iPhone in 2020, and the new iPhone in 2019 will not be able to use this technology.
It is worth mentioning that the solution of fingerprint unlocking at any position on the screen has been developed by some manufacturers. Vivo, which is also at the forefront of fingerprint technology under the screen, has already installed the technology on the mobile phone in the concept flagship apex 2019, but it is still a certain time before mass production.
I don't know what level the fingerprint under the screen can reach. Xiaobian only knows that if Apple doesn't come up with something new, it's really hard to compete with the Android camp flagship.