Firmware for the as-of-yet unreleased HomePod has provided a wealth of information on the speaker itself and the upcoming iPhone 8, thanks to developers like Steven Troughton-Smith who have spent time digging into the code. Troughton-Smith shared a few ne
Apple's HomePod isn't even available for purchase yet, and it's already leaking secrets about the company's upcoming iPhone. According to developer Steve Troughton-Smith. whose findings were reported on by 9to5Mac, the firmware for the sma
Last week, Apple released the firmware of its upcoming smart speaker, the HomePod. It sounds like it was pushed out a bit earlier than expected as it isn’t supposed to come out ...
Apple is moving away from Touch ID fingerprint scanner technology to something that would allow you to unlock the phone by just looking at it, company's own code has revealed.
Apple’s HomePod firmware has provided a lot of information about the smart speaker itself, but perhaps more interestingly, information about the upcoming iPhone 8. Developer Steven-Troughton Smith has been the source of much of that information, spending
Smith explains that the code indicates the existence of infra-red face unlock in BiometricKit, which is the framework responsible for Touch ID. The code further suggests that Apple’s face unlock feature will be able to detect partially occluded face and f
Late last week, Apple released early firmware for its HomePod smart speaker, which won't be launching to the public until December. HomePod will... ... I wonder how facial detection will work (if at all) in low light situations. I can't see how it