Apple May Add Face ID Tech, as well as Notch, to MacBooks Soon

What's one of the most controversial features of the iPhone? Well, in a world where all phone makers are turning to narrow bezels and punch-holes, the huge notch at the top remains part of the fundamental blueprint in iPhones. And it's because of the more than secure Face ID tech. Now, it may come up as a daze to many, Apple may be looking to bring the Face ID tech, along with the notch, over to its MacBook laptops as well.

As per the latest patent application filed by Apple with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Role, the Cupertino giant may be looking to add its Face ID biometric authentication system (introduced with the iPhone X back in 2017) to the Mac lineup. This includes both the MacBook laptops and all-in-i Mac desktop.

macbook with notch and Face ID technology

The patent application (The states Patent No. 20200097747) is titled "Calorie-free Recognition Module for Determining a User of a Calculating Device" and primarily focuses on a calorie-free recognition module that can be deployed in computing devices. It talks about baking sensors for light emission (infrared) into the Mac. Information technology will be projected at the user, reflected and detected by the computer for authentication.

All of this hardware could exist baked in a notch that sits at the height of the screen of the MacBook. Yes, in a notch and on a Macbook. The patent application further mentions that Apple tree is looking to bring its Face ID technology to laptops because of the huge corporeality of sensitive and circuitous data that needs to be safeguarded in a more secure way. Yous can read in-depth about this patent correct here.

Just when Affect ID had finally found its manner to the MacBook lineup, Apple is looking to replace it with Face ID in future iterations. Withal, minimizing the bezels in the MacBook lineup and calculation Face ID hardware in a notch seems a chip far-fetched. This is just a patent application and the final product may not necessarily wait or perform the same. Then, we suggest yous take the details with a pinch of salt and let's wait for an official announcement down the road.