Apple Developing Thinner Face ID for iPhone Air 2, Report Suggests

Apple is developing a much thinner Face ID hardware module in an effort to reduce the space its facial authentication system takes up in the iPhone Air, a known leaker on China’s Weibo social media platform today suggested.

According to Instant Digital, Apple has requested an “ultra-thin” Face ID component from suppliers that will allow the device to accommodate an ultra wide-angle lens in addition to the existing single main lens.

A redesign that includes a second camera is said to be one way that…