A new generation of Face ID, on your face.
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Apple’s rumored virtual and augmented reality headset will reportedly use iris scanning tech for logins and payments,. The report, which cites two people involved in developing the headset, says the scanning is supposed to make it easier for multiple people to use the headset with their own accounts.
The eye-scanning system echoes iOS tools like Apple’s fingerprint or Face ID logins, and it would take advantage of the device’s many cameras. It would also help differentiate Apple’s offering from its main competitor: the Meta Quest Pro, which the company formerly known as Facebook . The Quest Pro features inward-facing cameras that can track eye and face motion, but it doesn’t use them for authentication. According to, Apple will also use downward-facing cameras to capture users’ legs, a part of the body Meta isApple’s headset is tentatively expected in 2023, but the project has been in development for years, and its launch date hasmultiple times.
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