Apple is working on an iPhone with the iris-scanning capabilities that could debut in 2018, an article from DigiTimes reports, this indicates the increase of interest in biometrics advanced functionality in smart phones.
Scan of the iris is could use potentially rather than Touch ID as a way of verify the identity of a user, performing functions as make payments and unlock a device iOS. The iris of each person, or the circular muscle of the eye color, contains a complex and random pattern that is unique to each individual, such as a fingerprint.
It is rumored that Apple has been in the sights of the scan of the iris in the past and is a technology that is gaining interest in the field of smartphones. It is said that Samsung is planning to debut the iris recognition technology, most probably on the next device, the Galaxy Note 7.
Them implementations of scan of the iris has some advantages notable with regard to the Touch ID, this without need of contact direct to unlock a device and unlock with a speed more fast, but also there are inconvenient, such as, the bad functionality in conditions of little lighting and problems with the performance after the consumption of alcohol or any surgery eye.
DigiTimes not is always a source reliable of information, by what the rumor must be seen with some skepticism until is confirmed, but the analyst of KGI values, Ming-Chi Kuo, also believes that Apple is planning the introduction of new features biometric in a future iPhone, that could include the scan of the iris.
There are no rumors about iPhone until 2018, but they will continue after the release of the next iPhone, which is rumored to have the radical in the form of a screen design changes OLED from edge to edge without start button and a sensor Touch ID which are integrated into the screen, the Wireless charging , A11 faster processor, and a body of entirely the same as iPhone 4 glass also are possibilities for the device.
