Apple has been working on under-display fingerprint technology since at least 2013 (published in 2015) and since then there have been a great number of patents related to this future feature. Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that this technology may surface in 2022. With Samsung perfecting this technology and other smartphone vendors now offering this authentication methodology, will Apple finally be able to deliver this feature in the not-too-distant future?
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 57 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we briefly cover patents relating to Touch ID and other biometrics for Apple Watch; miniature gas sensors for iPhone that could measure gas levels in different rooms of your Home; advanced eye and head tracking for games and beyond; and a design patent relating to retail store fixtures.