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September 11, 2013 07:55 am GMT
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Apple Won't Give Developers Access to Its Touch ID Sensor — Yet
While the new iPhone 5S Touch ID sensor looks to be a fascinating piece of technology, users won’t be able to do anything else besides unlock their iPhone or verify iTunes purchases — at least for now.
AllThingsD confirmed the news after talking with Apple’s Phil Schiller:
More about Apps, Iphone, Apple, Development, and TechApple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller confirmed to AllThingsD that developers won’t get access to use a fingerprint as a means of authentication. He declined to comment on whether that might come in the future.
That’s definitely an interesting choice. I think developers could come up with some amazing ways to use the biometric capability, but that will have to wait. Read more...
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