Apple may be bringing Face ID to Macs in the next few years. The company could eventually also provide all iPhone and iPad models with Face ID. With this, future iPhone SE phones and non-Pro iPads would also receive the facial recognition function.
Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman expects that implementing Face ID in all of its devices is Apple’s ultimate goal. The journalist reports this in his Power On Newsletteralso notes MacRumors on. Gurman regularly shares information about unannounced Apple products and is known for his good resources within the company.
“If it were possible, Apple would have done away with Touch ID long ago. But it has persisted for a few reasons,” the journalist writes. “On the iPhone SE and non-Pro iPads, Touch ID is a cheaper alternative that allows Apple to cut costs while still providing security. On Macbooks, the screens are too thin to implement the necessary depth sensor.”
Gurman does not expect the first Macs with Face ID to appear this year. “It won’t happen this year, but I’m willing to bet that Face ID on the Mac will be coming within a few years. I expect all iPhones and iPads to move to Face ID within the same time frame.”
Gurman also reports that a punch-hole camera would help distinguish Apple’s more expensive iPhone devices by eliminating the notch in the screen. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously stated that some iPhone models that will be released in 2022 will have a punch-hole camera, writes MacRumors. The company would a year later Introducing iPhones with Face ID sensors under the screen.
Bloomberg reported in January that the recently released 24″ iMac was initially going to have Face ID, but that Apple decided to replace it with an optional keyboard with Touch ID before release. The company is now working on a new 27″ model, which will include a more powerful Apple would get Silicon soc. It’s not known if that upcoming iMac will get a Face ID sensor.
The iMac 24″ from 2021. Source: Apple