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Apple tests under-display Face ID for a future iPhone Duo
Apple is testing Face ID beneath the outer screen on prototypes of its next foldable phone, the iPhone Duo 2.
The current iPhone Duo uses Touch ID, and some early reviewers say it can be awkward or slow to use.
Apple may have chosen Touch ID because the foldable is very thin and can be held in different orientations, making Face ID hardware harder to fit.
The change would bring facial recognition back to the foldable line, a feature many iPhone users are used to.
Apple is also exploring whether to add the Action button, but that possibility appears less certain.
Neither feature is confirmed for the next model, and fitting Face ID under the screen depends on making its components smaller.
If development takes longer, Face ID could instead arrive on a later iPhone Duo.
Apple is testing iPhone Duo 2 prototypes with Face ID sensors built beneath the outer display, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman.
It is not certain that the feature will be ready for the next model, which may arrive next year.
The first-generation iPhone Duo uses Touch ID, and reviewers have noted that it can take longer or be awkward to use.
Gurman also said Apple may bring the Action button to a future Duo model.
- Who
- Apple is testing the prototypes, according to Mark Gurman.
- What
- iPhone Duo 2 prototypes include Face ID beneath the outer display.
- When
- The reports were published on October 22 and 23, 2026. The next model may arrive next year.
- Where
- The Face ID sensor is being tested beneath the phone’s outer display.
- Why
- Apple may be working to bring Face ID to the Duo’s successor. The sources do not state Apple’s specific reason.
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Apple began testing iPhone Duo 2 prototypes with under-display Face ID, according to Gurman.
Engadget and 9to5Mac reported that prototypes with under-display Face ID were being tested.
GSMArena reported that Apple was testing Duo 2 units with under-display Face ID.
- Prototype model
- iPhone Duo 2
- Biometric feature
- Face ID beneath the outer display
- Current model
- The first-generation iPhone Duo uses Touch ID
- Possible additional feature
- Action button
- Possible release timing
- Next year, though Face ID is not confirmed for that model
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