Apple abandoned Touch ID with the iPhone X, and since then rumors have persisted that the authentication technology will return in every subsequent iPhone version. The claim that the Cupertino company will bring back Touch ID with the iPhone 16 has already started to circulate. However, new information says that this will not happen. As reported by MacRumors, Apple has stopped producing most of the equipment used to produce Touch ID chips and does not plan to use this technology in iPhone 16 models.
Future iPhones will likely retain Face ID as the primary authentication method. The source said that Apple is only producing Touch ID chips for the 2022 iPhone SE and has no plans to bring Touch ID back to future iPhones: “The fingerprint recognition chip uses a proprietary process for the 8-inch. However, Apple has no plans to bring Touch ID back to future iPhones.” “Most devices initially equipped with this technology were turned off and sealed, indicating that Apple will not use fingerprint recognition as the primary method for unlocking its phones.”
If the source’s claims are true, the upcoming iPhone SE 4 will not have the Touch ID feature. This is actually a good thing because we gain more screen space. It would be nice if Apple adopted an under-display fingerprint scanner like the Galaxy S23 Ultra, but it looks like they won’t go that route.
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