The new beta of iOS 7 found signs of a fingerprint scanner on the Home button
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
In the depths of a fresh iOS 7 beta 4 was found under the name «BiometricKitUI.axb». Accompanying text string describes a person who "holds the iPhone in his right hand and touches the Home button with your finger."
Another line of text shows that the system will inform the user about the status of the scanning his fingerprint appear, showing the count from 0 to 100 percent.
For the first time messages a fingerprint reader on the site Home button in the next generation iPhone have appeared in January. function credited with notorious «iPhone 5S» and associated with the acquisition of Apple's AuthenTec last year for $ 356 million. It is believed that the sensor AuthenTec was the main reason purchases company. This product with a thickness of only 1.3 mm can scan at a resolution of 500 pixels per inch.
It is expected that users will simply touch the Home button for finger identification device for features such as a password to unlock and purchase confirmations.