A popular rumor of the upcoming iPhone 8 is that Apple could actually be introducing a new security measure for the phone. At the moment the iPhone allows users to authenticate themselves using a passcode or using their fingerprint to unlock their devices and make payments, but facial recognition is apparently a new feature.
In fact not too long ago Apple might have actually confirmed it by accident, and recently it seems that inside of the HomePod firmware that was released not too long ago, more evidence has been uncovered that Apple might have some kind of facial recognition system in the works that has since been referred to as “Face ID”, which could be used to authenticate payments made with Apple Pay.
Now color us skeptical, but facial recognition isn’t new and as we have seen in the past, some systems can be fooled by using a photograph, which obviously is not the most secure method around. However some are saying that the iPhone 8 could employ the use of infrared/3D laser scanners to make the system more robust and secure compared to existing systems. Whether or not that is true remains to be seen.
Other rumors have suggested that Face ID could be on track to replace Touch ID, and since the iPhone 8 supposedly lacks a home button, the jury is still out on whether Touch ID will be built into the screen, on the back of the phone, or into the power button, but either way take it all with a grain of salt.
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