Apple to reportedly give TouchID a miss and opt for facial recognition on the upcoming iPhone 8

Reuters[/caption]The move has left the door open for Samsung to bring the similar technology in next year's Galaxy Note 9, AppleInsider reported.According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple has "cancelled" plans to embed a fingerprint recognition solution in the next-generation flagship iPhone."The analyst left embedded Touch ID off a list of standout 'iPhone 8' features published in July but did not indicate that Apple had abandoned the initiative altogether," the report quoted Kuo as saying.The analyst said Apple would swap out capacitive sensing technology with an optical solution capable of accepting readings. The prediction also contradicts the reports claiming that Apple was making under-glass fingerprint sensors a reality.Earlier this year at Mobile World Congress in Shanghai, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc announced "Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors" — next-generation ultrasonic fingerprint solutions. It was also the first commercially announced integrated ultrasonic-based mobile solution to detect a heart beat and blood flow for improved mobile authentication experiences.