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This week: itās easy to ignore how intuitive it is to use anĀ iPhone, but behind those vast array ofĀ simple swipes and taps was anĀ entire team of designers who painstakingly crafted the sophisticated interactions that give the iPhone its magic. Ā
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This week we'll tell you the stories behind inertial scrolling, swipe to unlock, and Bas Ording, the man who brought iOS to life using the physics of our natural world.
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iPhone 8 will include fewer casing colors, no Touch ID
- Will Apple manage to successfully embed Touch ID into theĀ OLED display of the iPhone 8, or will it have to follow in the footsteps of Android device makers and opt for aĀ rear-mounted fingerprint sensor?
- None of the above, claims well-respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a list of predictions heās made for the next iPhone, Kuo claims Apple will skip Touch ID altogether for its next-gen handset.
- āWe predict the OLED model [iPhone 8] wonāt support fingerprint recognition,ā Kuo writes. The reasons? The full-screen design doesnāt work with existing capacitive fingerprint recognition, and under-the-display fingerprint recognition tech still isnāt ready.
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iPhone 8 might drop Touch ID for 3-D face scanner
- The iPhone 8 might ditch Touch ID for 3-D facial scanning that could prove faster, easier and more secure than the fingerprint reader currently used for logins and payments.
- Apple is currentlyĀ testing the 3-D face-scanning technologyĀ in iPhone prototypes that utilize a new 3-D sensor, according toĀ Bloomberg. The new security system could be augmented by eye-scanning technology with the intent of replacing Touch ID, the report adds, citing anonymous āpeople familiar with the product.ā
- One major production problem Apple faces with the OLED screen iPhone 8 is getting an under-screen fingerprint sensor to w