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Apple Watch Code Leak Suggests Touch ID Could Arrive by 2026

August 22, 2025

Apple may be preparing to bring Touch ID to its Apple Watch lineup, with internal code leaks suggesting biometric authentication could arrive as early as 2026, according to reports from […]

Apple Patents Versatile ‘Wearable Loops’ for Biometric Tracking and ID

May 27, 2025

Apple has secured a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a wearable electronic device known as “Wearable Loops.” The patent describes a loop-shaped device that can […]

Apple Looks to ‘HCSEL’ Laser Tech to Bring Face ID Under Display In New Patent Filing

July 23, 2022

Another Apple patent is hinting at an Apple’s interest in bringing its Face ID system under the iPhone’s display, and describes what may be a technological breakthrough in the effort. […]

Apple Explores Ear Biometrics for AirPod Security

February 3, 2022

Apple is attempting to patent new biometric authentication technology that would make wireless headphones more secure. The company’s patent application was recently published by the US Patent and Trademark Office, […]

Apple Patent Details Fingerprint-Scanning TV Remote

January 3, 2022

It looks like Apple is exploring opportunities to bring its biometric authentication technologies into its smart home ecosystem. As Patently Apple reports, the tech giant has been granted a new […]

Apple Patent Details Flexible Wearable Tech

November 26, 2021

A new Apple patent suggests that the tech giant could be looking to expand its wearable portfolio. The company already offers AirPods and the Apple Watch, and is now tinkering […]

Apple IP Filing Hints at In-display Touch ID and Face ID

July 22, 2021

Yet another patent filing from Apple is helping to build the case that the company is working on an in-display version of its Touch ID authentication system – and possibly […]

Apple Patent Details Refined Face ID Assembly Framework

June 7, 2021

Apple has patented a new vision system assembly framework that is ostensibly designed to make Face ID more consistent. To that end, the modules in the patented system would be […]

Apple Patent Shows How Heat Maps Can Help Identify Covered Faces

January 20, 2021

Apple has received a patent for a new facial recognition system that could potentially be used to help identify covered faces. The system first maps the landmarks on the individual’s […]

Apple Patents Point to Fingerprint, Facial Recognition on Future Smartwatch

December 16, 2020

Newly-granted Apple patents suggest that the tech giant is exploring the implementation of additional biometric capabilities in a future version of the Apple Watch wearable device. One of the patents […]

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