Could future MacBook models be unlocked using facial recognition? At least that’s what a patent Apple recently filed suggests. The mandatory notch, where the Face ID system will find its place, is at least already there.
The iPhone X was Apple’s first device to come with a display notch. Since then, the notch has made it into the MacBook area: all MacBooks with Apple silicon have a corresponding notch in the top display area. However, only the FaceTime HD camera is located here. You’ll look in vain for a Face ID system, as you know it from the iPhone. Instead, Biometric authentication There is still a Touch ID fingerprint sensor.
However, Apple has now applied for a patent that has given rise to new hope. The Patent 11727718 describes a “biometric authentication module for authenticating a user of a portable computing device”. A module for detecting light patterns is clearly described, which indicates predefined light patterns to the user. These patterns are then reflected by the user and recorded for authentication. This is also how it works Face ID-system iPhone and iPad.
Also, the patent entry includes an image showing a MacBook with a Face ID sensor. There is a drawing showing an iMac with a notch Alternatively, sensors can In the Touch Bar area Integrated, but it’s only reserved for MacBook top models. Ultimately, the question remains open as to whether Apple will install such a system in future MacBook generations. Such a plan was actually five years ago. It could be that the display is too thin to accommodate the components.
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