iPhone 6s: Apple's Touch ID should soon be able to do more
Apple has filed a new patent for Touch ID. This should be able to do even more in the future. Perhaps you should soon be able to navigate through menus or picture galleries with the home button. In addition, the button could soon be integrated into games.
This is not the first patent of this from Apple has been registered. Before that, there was even the idea that the new iPhone 6S could become waterproof. Apple has come up with something new for Touch ID and, believe it or not, the patent was filed two years ago. Now it has leaked to the public. This time it's about the Touch ID or the home button. At the moment you can unlock your smartphone with Touch ID via finger recognition. In the future, you should even be able to use the button to navigate through image galleries and menus or even scroll through the browser. However, it is still unclear when this idea will actually be implemented.
Are you planning to do more with Touch ID in the future?
Yes, it is. In the next few years you could, loudly Business Insider, even start a search function with the button - maybe with a double click? In the future, Touch ID will also be used in games - maybe you will soon be able to control games with the button?