{"id":333832,"date":"2025-12-09T04:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T04:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/333832\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T04:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T04:39:14","slug":"new-iphone-18-pro-leak-reveals-under-display-face-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/333832\/","title":{"rendered":"New iPhone 18 Pro Leak Reveals Under-Display Face ID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent leak shared on Chinese social media, Apple is testing a new \u201cmicro-transparent glass\u201d layer, that would allow it to debut under-display Face ID in next year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iphoneincanada.ca\/2025\/10\/27\/iphone-18-pro-to-feature-dslr-style-variable-aperture-camera-report\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 18 Pro<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/12\/08\/iphone-18-pro-under-display-face-id\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MacRumors<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iphoneincanada.ca\/2025\/12\/08\/new-iphone-18-pro-leak-reveals-under-display-face-id\/face-id-under-display-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-438503 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img title=\"Face ID Under Display | iPhone in Canada\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-438503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Face-ID-Under-Display-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1248\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The leak originated from a Weibo account known as \u201cSmart Pikachu,\u201d which has a track record of accurate supply-chain disclosures related to smartphone hardware. The same source claims that the required suppliers are already ramping up preparations for what could become a major redesign of the front-facing display.<\/p>\n<p>If the new design becomes a reality, the iPhone 18 Pro line may abandon the current pill-shaped cutout or \u201cDynamic Island\u201d in favor of a much cleaner display. Under this configuration, the only visible disruption would be a small hole-punch for the selfie camera, likely positioned in the top-left corner of the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Making Face ID work beneath an OLED display is no small feat. Face ID relies on projecting infrared light and capturing a 3D depth map of the user\u2019s face. But OLED panels typically block or scatter infrared light, which complicates face scanning behind the display.<\/p>\n<p>Apple is now said to be testing a new \u201cmicro-transparent glass\u201d layer that would allow its TrueDepth infrared sensors to work through the screen without distorting facial recognition. Industry analysts say Apple must fine-tune both hardware and software, possibly reworking display materials and recalibrating Face ID algorithms, to preserve reliability and security.<\/p>\n<p>It would not be the first time Apple considered under-screen Face ID. Rumors about an all-glass uninterrupted front have floated around since early 2025, with many expecting the feature to land on the iPhone 18 Pro series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iphoneincanada.ca\/2025\/12\/08\/new-iphone-18-pro-leak-reveals-under-display-face-id\/iphone-18-pro-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-438504 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"iPhone 18 Pro | iPhone in Canada\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-438504 perfmatters-lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/iPhone-18-Pro-1.jpg\"  data-\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, the standard iPhone 18 and the more affordable iPhone 18e models will continue using the current display cutouts for sensors and camera.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts and supply-chain insiders suggest that if all goes well, the iPhone 18 Pro could launch with this new design in September 2026, as part of Apple\u2019s next-generation hardware roadmap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to a recent leak shared on Chinese social media, Apple is testing a new \u201cmicro-transparent glass\u201d layer,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333833,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[49,48,190,61],"class_list":["post-333832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}