Apple has been granted a new patent for Touch ID related technology that will help catch Apple device thieves.
This technology is Biometric Capture for Unauthorized User Identification.
It captures the thief’s fingerprint and may even take a photo, video, and capture the audio of the criminal trying to unlock someone else’s iPhone multiple times.
Usually, a thief would try to unlock the iPhone by hacking it, punching in different passwords, or trying to cheat Touch ID.
In such cases, Apple’s newly-patented technology could allow the company to store a fingerprint scan and other details, and deliver it to authorities as forensic evidence.