![]() The company often patents hardware and software, without actually intending to use the patented technology in any devices. When the fingerprint of the user’s index finger is captured, when the mobile device is unlocked, a telephone application may be launched to allow the user to place a call after the mobile device has been unlocked.Īs with any patent, simply because Apple has patented a certain technology does not mean it will soon be appearing in an Apple device. In one example, a fingerprint of an index finger may indicate that a call is to be placed. Here’s how the Apple patent explains it:ĭepending on the fingerprint that was captured, a particular action may be carried out when the device is unlocked. Other possibilities for panic mode laid out in the patent include a loud alarm that continues until the user confirms they are safe, or to send a distress signal to other iPhones.Īnother capability listed in the patent would also iPhone users to quickly jump to a specific app when a certain finger is used to unlock the iPhone. ![]() Apple also mentions that panic mode could trigger the iPhone’s microphone, and the user could describe the person who is attacking them. Apple says that the iPhone could then securely send those files over the internet to the user’s iCloud account, and could then be turned over to the police. The panic mode could also be used to capture photographs or video of a thief who is trying to steal an iPhone. It seems, however, that iOS 11.1, or whatever it may be, could be the bigger news this fall.The United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday published a patent application filed by Apple in May of 2014 that describes a method of designating a specific finger for use with an iPhone’s Touch ID sensor that would cause the device to enter a “panic mode.” The mode would cause the iPhone to completely lock down limiting access to personal data if a user is forced to unlock their device. The iPhone 8 (which also could be called the iPhone Pro or iPhone X, according to today’s report) is expected to be announced this fall with a release shortly thereafter. However, Fast Company’s source adds that “in all likelihood” Touch ID will be embedded under the OLED display. So in case youre kidnapped or you think there are thieves in the house, the new patent, titled Fingerprint Activation of a Panic Mode of Operation for a Mobile Device, describes a button option. ![]() Today’s report explains that it’s “plausible” that Apple is still trying to decide where Touch ID will be located, as a report earlier today claimed. Lastly, the elephant in the room: Touch ID. Like wireless charging, this feature too could be missing at launch and added via a later software update. The issue again is not hardware related, but rather due to iOS itself. Corroborating claims from John Gruber over the weekend, Fast Company says that the iPhone may ship without wireless charging with Apple enabling it as part of a future software update.įurthermore, Apple is struggling to get the iPhone 8’s front-facing 3D sensor to work properly when paired with iOS. Specifically, Apple is said to be facing major issues with wireless charging, which this report again pegs to be of the inductive type. 'Heading into Apples much anticipated March (FY2Q18) quarter next week the Street has gone into full panic mode as supply chain checks out of Asia indicate that June iPhone shipments are trending well below expectations,' GBH Insights analyst Daniel Ives wrote in a note to clients Tuesday. If the software problems aren’t resolved quickly, the new flagship iPhone could even launch with major features disabled. I went to Ishop (because there’s no such an Apple Store here) but they said these kind of Panic Full messages are normal and they may happen due to a bad software update. The company has been working feverishly to fix software problems in its hotly anticipated 10th-anniversary iPhone that could ultimately cause production and delivery delays, the source says. Hi guys I just bought an Iphone11 on February and two weeks later this Panic Full messages started to appear. ![]() Ultimately, these software problems could cause production and delivery delays and if they aren’t solved soon, the device could “launch with major features disabled.” The report explains that Apple’s team of engineers and designers working on the iPhone are operating with a “sense of panic in the air” as we near the device’s unveil later this year…Īccording to this evening’s report, Apple has been “working feverishly” to fix software problems plaguing the iPhone 8. Apple’s trials and tribulations over the upcoming iPhone 8 have been well documented thus far and a new report this evening from Fast Company continues that trend.
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