mjtomlin

78Bandit said:

I didn't think the 5C used secure enclave as was stated in the article. I thought that only started with the 5S models that had Touch ID. I have my serious doubts that iPhone 6 encryption can be cracked for only $2,000. A much more likely scenario is the mother knew the daughter's PIN and that was used to access the data mirrored from the recovered phone.

If there was a passcode the private key stored in the "Secure Enclave" would be used in conjunction  to encrypt the data. Even if they were able to pull data off - it would be encrypted and the only way to decrypt it would be to get that private key.

More than likely, there was no passcode set on the device - which is why it was easy to extract the data.

sully54 said:

In the past, when rumours are this persistent, they end up being true. 

Except for the fact that the rumors are going back and forth regarding this issue and it seems to be split between "on the back" and "under the display".

People need to take into account that the "Home" button is a lot more than just Touch ID. Several functions need to find a new home (pun intended) if the "Home" button goes away...

1. Getting back to the "Home" screen.
2. Invoking Siri
3. Invoking Touch ID - not just for unlocking, but also for Apple Pay.
4. And there are other Accessibility functions (I triple click to bring up the magnifying feature). Not to mention it gives vision impaired people a physical button to jump to a starting point when things go haywire.

If we look at how Apple implemented Touch ID originally, we can probably guess what they'll do... We didn't have to do anything new to make use of it - They placed right where we already pressed our finger. And they'll do the same thing if the physical "Home" button goes away. It'll be in the exact same position it is now. The UI will present a software "Home" button and with 3D Touch they can add many of the same features simply by the "depth" of the press. (For the blind, they will make use of their "Taptic" engine to let them "feel" when their finger slides over the button.) Furthermore, with the fingerprint scanner under the display, they can make the scanning area larger.

yellowjackets said:

Only for Apple to eventually emulate Microsoft - and Samsung - to add the stylus to the iPad anyway ...

Typical ignorant comment.

It had nothing to about HAVING a stylus, it was about NEEDING one to use the device. The entire user interface was designed with that principle in mind. Furthermore, removing the need for a stylus lead to the developement of being able to use multiple fingers for interaction rather than a single point of contact that a stylus would have brought, thus unleashing multi-touch on the masses.

Second I'd also like to point out that Apple had the Newton. A product released some 15 years before the iPhone, that used a stylus as a primary method of input.

This is certainly one area where Tim Cook is not being recognized. He has taken many steps and made major advances ensuring iOS is considered the de facto standard mobile enterprise platform. This is just another step towards that.

payeco said:

Ugh, yet another hub I need to buy to get my stuff to work.

I agree. It would be great if Apple created a HomeKit bridge API that allowed 3rd parties to develop "hub" apps for the AppleTV.