Ever since the inception of the Face ID on the iPhone X a few years ago, Apple removed the Touch ID in favour of the former. Even now, there are still many users and fans who prefer the Touch ID, and we may probably never see it.
Despite that, there are rumours of Apple potentially bringing it back to the iPhone. Mark Gurman from Bloomberg mentioned in his newsletter that Apple has been testing adding back the Touch ID. It's not just the classic physical home/Touch ID button, but an in-screen Touch ID as well. At the moment, only the iPhone SE lineup still possesses the physical Touch ID.
As Gurman said in his newsletter, the Touch ID's return isn't coming back anytime. In his own words:
"Over the past few years, there have been discussions within Apple about bringing Touch ID back to high-end iPhones. The company has tested in-screen Touch ID and even contemplated putting it on the power button. At this point, I believe Face ID is here to stay and Touch ID won’t be returning to flagship iPhones—at least anytime in the foreseeable future,"
At this point, we wonder if Apple should really bother since many Android phones have it already. Android brands began introducing the under-display or in-screen fingerprint sensor ever since Apple introduced the Face ID. The feature was wonky at first but got better in time with effective sensitivity and accuracy.
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