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iFixit posts in-depth teardown of iPhone 13, offers details on Face ID changes

Following its live streaming of a full teardown of the iPhone 13 on Friday, the cool cats at iFixit have offered additional details of their in-depth teardown of the iPhone 13 Pro handset. One of the notable internal changes this year is a new Face ID array that combines the flood illuminator and dot protector […]

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Rumor: Apple internally testing Face ID upgrade that could allow users to unlock an iPhone 13 while wearing a mask and glasses

Per Jon Prosser and Front Page Tach, Apple is rumored to be internally testing an upgrade to its Face ID feature for the iPhone 13. Citing internal sources, the iPhone 13 will feature an upgraded Face ID facial recognition sensor that’s tuned to identify a match even when a mask or glasses are worn. He […]

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Rumor: Apple testing in-screen Touch ID systems for next-gen iPhones, feature probably won’t be ready in 2021

For years, iPhone users have wanted a Touch ID system built into the screens of their devices. Apple has reportedly been working on this, although odds are it won’t make an appearance in the iPhone 13. Rumors of a reintroduction of Touch ID to the iPhone have floated for a while, but while a relocated […]

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Apple to release iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3 updates in final week of April

As much as you’re hankering for the sizable system updates, you’ll have to wait a little while longer. Apple has announced that its iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 will become available to the public in the last week of April, ahead of the launch of new products announced Tuesday, including new iPad Pros and AirTag […]

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Apple provides background Secure Enclave updates to several older processors

This should come in handy. Apple has silently made changes to its A12, A13, and S5 system-on-chips to alter the Secure Enclave in Fall 2020, to include a second-generation model of the Secure Enclave. The changes were apparently part of an update and were noted as updates to the Apple Platform Security pages spotted by […]