Apple’s best 2017 iPhone was supposed to have a Touch ID sensor under the display. That’s what every rumor said as we waited for the iPhone 8 to become a reality. Yes, 8 — that’s what we used to call the tenth-anniversary iPhone before Apple told us it’s called iPhone X.
But Apple insists those rumors were false. According to the company, Apple never wanted to use Touch ID on the iPhone X once it realized how great Face ID would be if done correctly.
