Apple may replace iPhone home button with fingerprint-scanning screen

Newly published patent describes a system that scans the surface of a finger through a screen, removing the need for a separate Touch ID sensor

Apple is working on fitting fingerprint scanners beneath the screen of its iPhone, removing the need for a separate home button, a newly published patent has revealed.

The patent, purchased by Apple as part of its acquisition of a display company called LuxVue in 2014, details a system of using LEDs mounted underneath a display to both detect finger's position and scan its surface to be able to read a fingerprint.