Fingerprint sensors are components built into the smartphones or mobile devices to enable fingerprint detection and verification as programmed by the user. This makes the device quite unique as no other user can operate or unlock it since the fingerprint of the original user or owner of the device is the only one which can open and operate it.
If fingerprint sensing is activated on the touchscreen itself, it would already do away with the need for the iconic Home button on the upcoming Apple iPhones, which would be one of the major improvements of the devices when they are launched next year.
There are also reports that the new chip would fit into the expected new ultra-thin and ultra-narrow display of the iPhone 7, along with a whole-plane design, that shall eliminate the need for the Home button.
Apart from recognizing the owner’s fingerprints no matter how it’s being held, the iPhone’s screen could cover the entire face which would have a business implication on Apple since there would be changes on its production line.
However, there are also reports that the earliest for Apple to launch an iPhone with no Home button is on 2017 which means that the feature would still not be part of the upcoming iPhones next year.