Apple has some new ideas about how to unlock your phone. The iPhone maker has been granted a patent for a new Touch ID method that would allow users to place their finger anywhere on the device's screen to unlock it. It's possible that this feature could arrive in Apple's next iPhone, which is slated to launch in September. Apple has some new ideas about how to unlock your phone. The firm patented a new Touch ID method that would let users place their finger anywhere on the device's screen to unlock it The patent, which was first discovered by Patently Apple, is titled'Methods of Biometric Imaging of Input Surfaces' and was filed in September 2016, but was only made public on Tuesday.

It may not be long before you'll be able to unlock an iPad with your face. Apple's next tablet is expected to feature ultra-thin bezels and no home button, to make way for its facial recognition technology, called Face ID, according to 9to5Mac. The site spotted an icon that looked remarkably different from previous designs in Apple's iOS 12 bet 5 code. Apple's next tablet is expected to feature ultra-thin bezels and no home button, to make way for its facial recognition technology, called Face ID, code in the iOS 12 beta 5 reveals It indicates that the iPad may be in for a significant overhaul. That differs from the current icon, which shows a front-facing camera at the top, in addition to a home button at the bottom.

A savvy developer spotted that Apple's framework for Animoji and Memoji has been altered in an iOS 12 beta to support an iPad-size screen. Rumors of facial recognition in the iPad have been circulating for months, most recently after iOS developer Guilherme Rambo found code last month in the iOS 12 beta that suggests Face ID is coming to the iPad. Now, Steve Troughton-Smith shared a screenshot appearing to show Animoji on the larger iPad screen. The new iOS 12 beta has Apple's AvatarKit framework for Animoji and Memoji developed for iPad. No current iPad models feature facial recognition technology, so it seems likely that Apple has one in the product pipeline that's planned for release at some point'New in iOS 12: AvatarKit comes to iPad.

While Apple's iPhone X gave a glimpse into the future of'all screen' phones, Samsung may beat the Cupertino giant to the punch, a new patent has revealed. While Apple's handset still relies on a'notch' to house its sensors, the Samsung patent shows off a button-free, bezel-free, headphone jack-free phone that is all screen. The concept also appears to have a second screen on the rear of the phone. While Apple's handset still relies on a'notch' to house its sensors, the Samsung patent shows off a button-free, bezel-free, headphone jack-free phone that is all screen. The concept also appears to have a second screen on the rear of the phone.

Unhappy Apple users have been sharing their woes online after discovering mysterious cracks in the camera lenses of their £999 ($999) iPhone X handsets. Customers have taken to social media and support forums claiming the breaks have appeared, despite having never dropped the gadgets. Some speculate that cold weather may be the cause for the bizarre behaviour, while others say that heat could be behind the cracks. Adding insult to injury, they say Apple refuse to cover replacement handsets under warranty, forcing those affected by the issue to pay for a brand new device. It comes just weeks after a flaw that prevents Face ID from working properly was admitted to by Apple.

Apple has confirmed that FaceID, the flagship feature on its marquee product, isn't working properly. FaceID replaced fingerprint scanning on the iPhone X and was a key selling point when the handset was launched back in September 2017. It uses a person's face to unlock the £999 ($999) phone, by projecting more than 30,000 invisible dots onto your face to map its structure. Some users have since found that the feature has been malfunctioning and it has emerged that a fault in the device's rear camera is responsible. Apple is now offering replacement handsets to customers if the fault can't be fixed by a technician from the firm.

Apple's hugely popular iPhone SE is overdue and overhaul - and it could see the end of the headphone jack. The latest renders claiming to show the next generation phone reveal the jack has gone - but that a new'notch' has appeared. The notch, first seen in the iPhone X, would give the phone FaceID capabilities. The latest renders claiming to show the next generation phone reveal the headphone jack and the home button have gone - but that a new'notch' has appeared However, the latest leaks also reveal the home button and headphone jack are gone, bringing the iPhone SE into line with the rest of Apple's line. The images were posted by @onleaks, although even he admitted they could be fake, tweeting'Now that u aware I can't confirm if this one is partially or completely accurate or even exists but despite of that decided to share it for discussion purposes only.'

A baseball cap that can fool facial recognition systems into think you're someone else has been developed by scientists. The face-stealing hat projects infrared light - which is invisible to the naked eye - onto your face to trick AI camera systems, which can see the spectrum. Researchers said the technology can not only obscure your identity but also'impersonate a different person to pass facial recognition-based authentication.' A baseball cap that can fool facial recognition systems into think you're someone else has been developed. They added that the face-stealing lights could easily be'hidden in an umbrella and possibly even hair or a wig.' Writing in the pre-publish journal ArXiv, the joint US and Chinese team, led by Dr Zhe Zhou of Fudan University in Shanghai, said: 'We propose a kind of brand new attack against face recognition systems, which is realised by illuminating the subject using infrared. 'Through launching this kind of attack, an attacker not only can dodge surveillance cameras.

Most Android phones will have to wait until 2019 to duplicate the 3D sensing feature behind Apple s Face ID security, three major parts producers have told Reuters, handicapping Samsung and others on a technology that is set to be worth billions in revenue over the next few years. The development of new features for the estimated 1.5 billion smart phones shipped annually has been at the heart of the battle for global market share over the past decade, with Apple, bolstered by its huge R&D budget, often leading. When the iPhone 5S launched with a fingerprint-sensing home button in September 2013, for example, it took its biggest rival Samsung until just April of the next year to deliver its own in the Galaxy S5, with others following soon after. Most Android phones will have to wait until 2019 to duplicate the 3D sensing feature behind Apple s Face ID security, three major parts producers have told Reuters. The 3D sensing technology is expected to enhance the next generation of phones, enabling accurate facial recognition as well as secure biometrics for payments, gesture sensing, and immersive shopping and gaming experiences.

Tech giants have made some major strides in advancing facial recognition technology. But a new study, called'Gender Shades,' has found that it may not be working for all users, especially those who aren't white males. A researcher from the MIT Media Lab discovered that popular facial recognition services from Microsoft, IBM and Face vary in accuracy based on gender and race. A researcher from MIT tested popular facial recognition services and found that they experienced more errors when the used was a dark-skinned female. To illustrate this, researcher Joy Buolamwini created a data set using 1,270 photos of parliamentarians from three African nations and three Nordic countries. The faces were selected to represent a broad range of human skin tones, using a labeling system developed by dermatologists, called the Fitzpatrick scale.