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Tom Pritchard

iPhone 15 probably won’t have Touch ID — and that’s a huge shame

iPhone 15 Pro Max mockup with thin bezels

There seems to be a hefty number of upgrades heading to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro series later this year. From USB-C and a universal Dynamic Island experience to titanium frames for the Pros, it should prove to be quite the year for the new iPhone. Unfortunately there’s still one thing the phones seem hell bent on missing out on: Touch ID.

Apple’s fingerprint scanner has been missing from flagship iPhones ever since the launch of the iPhone X back in 2017. The argument was that because Apple had developed Face ID, which was touted as being significantly more secure, then Touch ID was totally unnecessary. It’s also speculated that it saves space inside the phone, which can be used for other things.

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