iSurprise: 7 Amazing Apple Patents for the Next iPhone

4. Facial Recognition

As far as I’m concerned, this is probably one of the most futuristic patents that the upcoming iPhone could present. The current Touch ID sensor would be overthrown and give way to a newer and more advanced security measure: facial recognition. As if unlocking your device using your fingerprint wasn’t safe enough, Apple is developing a facial detection and recognition technology through which you yourself would become the password to unlock your iPhone.