Apple is considering bringing Touch ID back to iPhones.
The Silicon Valley giant signed a death sentence for the fingerprint sensor in 2017 when it began phasing out the home button in its flagship handsets, but is now testing a version of Touch ID that will live under the iPhone’s screen, Bloomberg reports.
Face ID was hugely popular when it was introduced, but has annoyed users over the past year as they were forced to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic. The company has previously updated its software to allow users to enter their access codes more quickly.
The next generation of iPhones wouldn’t drop Face ID, however, giving users the option to unlock their phones instead. Apple recently built Touch ID into the iPad Air’s wake button.
Apple is also considering completely eliminating the charging port in upcoming iPhones, which would only allow the devices to charge their batteries wirelessly.