iOS 7 Beta 4 Reveals iPhone Fingerprint SensorENABLED TOOTH SENSOR TRACKS YOUR EATING AND SMOKING HABITS

There have been a number of rumours surrounding the next iPhone and what features customers could expect in the iOS device. One of the rumoured features was fingerprint scanner technology and while Apple hasn’t commented formally on this subject, some fine sleuths were able to dig through the code of the latest iOS version only to come across some interesting information.

iOS 7 beta 4 includes a folder which is titled BiometricKitUI and this folder is believed to contain tools which would allow Apple to enable fingerprint scanning on the upcoming iPhone. Based upon the information available, an iPhone user with the latest device would be able to swipe their finger to either side of the device in order to unlock it, but in addition to that, when the technology is integrated with near field communication (NFC), it could then serve a dual role as a mobile payment system.

While the latest version of iOS does seem to imply that Apple is gearing up for the release of this technology, there is no guarantee that it will make its way into either the budget iPhone, the iPhone 5S or the next iPad. However, either way, customers won’t have long to wait see if such is the case as the next iPhone is due out this fall.