Touch ID

Touch ID is a electronic fingerprint scanner feature made by Apple Inc. It was used in smartphones, laptops, keyboards, desktop computers and tablet computers.

 History 
On 20 September 2013, the iPhone 5s became the first iPhone to have a Touch ID. On 23 September 2013, the iPhone 5s was hacked Touch ID by Chao Computer Club.

On 3 December 2013, iPhone 5S has a problem with Touch ID. On 22 February 2025, the iPhone SE (3rd generation) became the last iPhone to have a Touch ID.

 Works 
People must touch and grip home button or power button to unlock their devices.

On iPhone and iPad, they can adds five more fingerprint scanners.

Generations
 First generation 
 ModelAnnounced iPhone 5s September 10, 2013 iPhone SE (1st generation) March 21, 2016 iPhone 6 & 6 Plus  September 9, 2014 iPad Pro 12.9-inch September 9, 2015 iPad Pro 9.7-inch March 21, 2016 iPad Air 2 October 16, 2014iPad Mini 3iPad Mini 4 September 9, 2015 iPad (5th generation) March 24, 2017 iPad (6th generation) March 27, 2018 iPad (7th generation) September 10, 2019 iPad (8th generation) September 15, 2020 iPad (9th generation) September 14, 2021

 Second generation 
 ModelAnnounced iPhone 6s & 6s Plus September 9, 2015 iPhone 7 & 7 Plus September 7, 2016 iPhone 8 & 8 Plus September 12, 2017 iPad Pro (2nd generation) June 5, 2017 iPad Air (3rd generation) March 18, 2019 iPad Mini (5th generation)iPhone SE (2nd generation)April 15, 2020iPhone SE (3rd generation)March 8, 2022MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)October 27, 2016MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)June 5, 2017MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)July 12, 2018MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) October 30, 2018MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)May 21, 2019MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019) MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019) July 9, 2019MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)November 13, 2019 MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) March 18, 2020MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)May 4, 2020 MacBook Air (M1, 2020) November 10, 2020MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) October 18, 2021 MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)April 20, 2021 Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric KeypadMacBook Air (M2, 2022)June 6, 2022MacBook Pro (M2, 2022)MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2023)January 17, 2023MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2023)MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023) June 5, 2023iMac (24-inch, M3, 2023)October 30, 2023MacBook Pro (14-inch, Nov 2023)MacBook Pro (16-inch, Nov 2023)MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024)March 4, 2024MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024)

 Third generation 
 ModelAnnounced iPad Air (4th generation) September 15, 2020 iPad Mini (6th generation) September 14, 2021 iPad Air (5th generation) March 8, 2022 iPad (10th generation) October 18, 2022 iPad Air (6th generation) May 7, 2024iPad Mini (7th generation)October 23, 2024 iPad (11th generation) March 12, 2025
 Security 
Touch ID can be easily escaped by using passcode. On June 2024, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 can be hard to escape locked and hidden apps.

 References 

Category:Authentication methods
Category:IOS