When Apple announced the iPhone 5s, one of the key features of the handset was its Touch ID fingerprint sensor. As the sensor could be used to unlock the phone and make purchases on the iTunes App Store, it is understandable that Apple did not want developers accessing the Touch ID sensor, even if it meant that its functionality would be somewhat limited.
In fact Apple got a lot of flack over the security of Touch ID, where a US Senator even wrote to Tim Cook questioning him about the security of fingerprint storage. However it seems that despite all those concerns, Samsung has decided to open up its fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S5 to developers. This is according to the company who announced their decision at MWC 2014. (more…)
Galaxy S5′s Fingerprint Scanner Will Be Open To Developers original content from Ubergizmo. 
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