iPhone 18 Pro with in-display Face ID now looks very likely

Apple has long been working on embedding Face ID into the display, with recent report suggesting that this will finally happen in the iPhone 18 Pro. That idea today got a big boost in credibility, with a new development making the end of the Dynamic Island seem almost a done deal … In-display Face ID We know from Apple patents that the company has been working on in-display Face ID for a number of years. The idea is to embed both the dot transmitter and receiver beneath the display, so that the tech no longer requires a cutout. Once this can be achieved, Apple can drop the Dynamic Island, replacing it with a single punch-hole for the front-facing camera (embedding that beneath the display will take significantly longer). Pointers to the iPhone 18 Pro An Apple patent published this year appeared to suggest that Apple had finally solved the biggest problem with this – namely, that infrared light doesn’t travel well through displays. The solution Apple describes is to remove subpixe ... Read full article.