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Tony Polanco

Face ID for Mac is reportedly not coming for years, and I'm fine with that — here's why

MacBook Pro 16-inch 2021 sitting on a patio table.

We recently reported that Apple's first OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro may launch in 2026. That’s a long-rumored feature that now seems likely to happen, according to Bloomberg reporter and Apple tipster Mark Gurman. However, in the same report, Gurman also said another long-awaited feature won’t be coming for years: Face ID for Macs.

According to Gurman, Apple plans to go from Touch ID on Macs to Face ID. The kicker is that this feature “remains years away.” If that sounds familiar, it’s because Gurman made the same statement back in 2021.

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