Gurman: Apple’s ultimate goal is to introduce Face ID to all products.
On July 26, according to foreign media reports, yesterday, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman stated in his latest issue of Power On that Apple plans to introduce Face ID to Macs in the next “years.”
Gurman said in the communication that he believes that Apple’s ultimate goal is to introduce the Face ID function to all products, including the iPhone SE and iPad Air and other low-end models that still use the Touch ID function.
At the same time, he also emphasized that at this stage, Touch ID is still an important part of Apple products, especially for low-end models, because it is a “cheaper option” relative to Face ID, and it can continue to provide users with Provide security.
01. “Face ID on Mac” has been circulating for 4 years
Since the appearance of iPhone X with Face ID in 2017, there have been rumors that “Face ID will be on Mac next year”. This rumor also represents the wish of some “fruit fans”. After all, compared with Touch ID, one of the biggest advantages of Face ID is security. According to Apple, the security of Touch ID is one in fifty thousand, and the security of Face ID is as high as one in a million.
▲ Face ID
Although Face ID is still not on the Mac in 2018, it appears on the iPad Pro, which makes some “fruit fans” very excited and think that the Mac is not far away. But after this there was no more news.
In 2020, the foreign media “9To5Mac” discovered the code of “PearlCamera” in the macOS Big Sur beta 3 system. This character is the internal code of Apple’s TrueDepth camera and Face ID. In addition, they also found codes such as “FaceDetect” and “BioCapture”, these characters all confirm that Apple is trying to introduce the Face ID system to Mac devices.
02.2023 iPhone “no bangs”?
Gurmam said in the communication that Face ID will still not log in to the Mac this year, but he “bets” it will happen within a few years. He said that the facial recognition sensor provides Apple with two core functions: security and augmented reality. Touch ID can only do the first point, but not the second point.
He expects that within a few years, all iPhones and iPads will also be equipped with Face ID. Moreover, a camera built into the screen (embed Face ID into the screens) will be used and the top “bangs” will be eliminated. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that the iPhone may adopt a hole-digging screen next year, and will only adopt an off-screen lens the next year, which means that Apple’s “bangs” may disappear completely in 2023.
▲ “Dig hole screen” iPhone (picture from the Internet)
Gurman had previously reported that Apple originally planned to launch a 24-inch iMac with Face ID in the near future, but it didn’t make the trip because of the difficulties in implementing Face ID. Gurman pointed out that unlike iPhones and iPads, Mac laptops have much thinner screens, making it more difficult to install the depth sensor required for facial recognition.
As for the Mac desktop, Apple is developing an alternative to the 27-inch iMac, which may have a larger screen and a “more powerful” M2X chip. Earlier this year, Apple suspended the development of larger iMacs and instead focused on the 24-inch iMac released in April this year.
03. Conclusion: Will Face ID be the “ultimate solution”?
Gurmam said in the communication that this year’s Mac still does not have the Face ID function, but he “bets” it will be implemented within a few years, and that within a few years, mobile phones and iPads will be fully equipped with Face ID.
Face ID does have better security than Touch ID, but will it be the perfect solution for phone unlocking? Changes in posture during shooting, clothing occlusion factors (such as masks), and high requirements for computing power may all cause difficulties in Face ID recognition. Will there be a kind of biological recognition that can simplify user identification?
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