After persistent reports that the next Samsung Galaxy will boast an iris recognition system, now tech media are reporting that the iPhone too could have a similar system.Taiwanese publication Digitimes has reported “industry sources” as saying that the 2018 model will boast an iris scanner, similar to the one that reported “leak photos” show on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.While the report has caused flutters in tech media covering new smartphone developments, it comes as only a handful of devices have actually implemented iris solutions on smartphones.Last November, Microsoft finally unveiled two Lumia models with the iris recognition capability that many had predicted.Designed to integrate with Windows 10's “Hello” biometric security system, the infrared iris scanner is a distinctive feature for the 5.2-inch Lumia 950 and 5.7-inch Lumia 950 XL, given the fingerprint readers had proliferated on other smartphones.In 2015 – in March, Japanese tech firm Fujitsu become the first major electronics player to unveil a smartphone prototype that incorporated iris authentication – this is the first mass market deployment of the technology.In May, California-based biometric authentication firm Delta ID revealed that its ActiveIRIS technology powered the iris recognition system of the ARROWS NX F-04G smartphone launched by the Japanese telecoms carrier NTT DOCOMO in cooperation with Fujitsu.

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