iPhone 17 Pro No Longer Expected to Feature Under-Display Face ID [Updated]

Update: Young has since said under-display Face ID is no longer expected for the iPhone 17 Pro. His previous response was sent in error.

Original story follows.


While the iPhone 16 series just began arriving to customers today, there are already rumors about the next-generation iPhone 17 series.

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In a post shared on social media platform X on Thursday, display industry analyst Ross Young said he believes that next year's iPhone 17 Pro will feature under-display Face ID. This change would presumably extend to the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Under-display Face ID has been rumored for several years, but it has failed to materialize. However, Young has a good track record with display-related information about future Apple products, including being the first source to reveal that the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max would feature larger 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays, respectively. If he says the iPhone 17 Pro will have under-screen Face ID, there is a good chance it will.

In April 2023, Young shared a roadmap that showed both iPhone 17 Pro models would feature under-display Face ID, but he said the devices would still have a hole in the screen for the front camera. He does not expect both under-display Face ID and an under-display front camera until the iPhone 19 Pro models in three years from now.

With under-display Face ID, the iPhone 17 Pro models could have only a single hole at the top of the display, similar to recent Android smartphones from Samsung and Google. However, no specific design changes have been rumored yet.

Another unanswered question: Will the Dynamic Island live on with under-display Face ID?

With the iPhone 17 series still a year away, there is plenty of time remaining for additional rumors, which should give us a better idea of what to expect.

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Top Rated Comments

kiensoy Avatar
7 months ago
I rather have a supersonic touch ID under the display like some androids do. Face ID still has issues when not facing it directly, like in bed, laying flat on a desk, etc.
Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Mac Fly (film) Avatar
7 months ago
My guess is 2030.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
timborama Avatar
7 months ago
Hopefully they’ll get underglass Touch ID in as well. Just like EVERY OTHER MANUFACTURER has.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
spazzcat Avatar
7 months ago

that looks like an Android phone to me, every phone looks the same nowadays.
Just like every car looks the same, this is what happens when a market reaches maturity
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Cirillo Gherardo Avatar
7 months ago
I find it hard to believe that this is something Apple couldn't do right now if they wanted to. It seems very much like something that Apple is trying to milk as long as possible to have something new to introduce every couple years.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Minato1990 Avatar
7 months ago
Man(whoever started this rumor) get the hell outta here with that I'm picking up my 16 pro max later tonight.
ITS TOO LATE IM NOT KEEPING THIS 14 PRO FOR ANOTHER YEAR
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)