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CTOnews.com, Oct. 2, Face ID has replaced Touch ID on iPhone since the iPhone X in 2017, but since then, there have been sporadic rumors that Apple might bring Touch ID back to iPhone, but it's still just a rumor.

Now a new report from Bloomberg says that although Apple has tested adding Touch ID back to iPhone, it is unlikely to happen in the near future.

CTOnews.com learned that Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said in his latest Power On newsletter that Apple has tested the iPhone's off-screen Touch ID and has considered adding Touch ID to power buttons, similar to iPad Air and iPad mini. However, although Apple has conducted these two tests, Mr Gurman believes that neither is likely to see light "at least in the foreseeable future".

For the past few years, Apple has been talking about bringing Touch ID back to high-end iPhone. The company has tested the off-screen Touch ID and even considered putting it on the power button. At this point, I believe that Face ID will continue to exist, and Touch ID will not return to its flagship iPhone, at least not in the foreseeable future.

One possibility, Mr. Gurman said, was that Apple could move the Touch ID to the power keys of the low-end iPhone, such as the iPhone SE, similar to what Apple did on the iPad, but Mr. Gurman said he had not "heard anything about what was actually going on."

Over the years, Face ID has improved significantly, especially now that it can work in landscape mode or wear a mask, and it really doesn't seem necessary to bring Touch ID back to iPhone.

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