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Touch ID

fingerprint recognition feature of some iPhone/iPad/MacBook models
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Touch ID

Summary

Touch ID has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • Touch ID's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.[2].
  • Touch ID is a type of fingerprint recognition[3].
  • Touch ID's Commons category is recorded as Touch ID[4].
  • September 10, 2013 marks the founding of Touch ID[5].
  • Touch ID's official website is recorded as https://support.apple.com/HT204587[6].
  • Touch ID's official website is recorded as https://support.apple.com/HT201371[7].
  • Touch ID's official website is recorded as https://support.apple.com/HT207054[8].
  • Touch ID's replaced by is recorded as Face ID[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Touch ID is a type of fingerprint recognition[3].

Origins

September 10, 2013 marks the founding of Touch ID[5].

Why It Matters

Touch ID has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Apple Inc. Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · SlowDialupNarrowband · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://support.apple.com/HT204587, https://support.apple.com/HT201371, https://support.apple.com/HT207054
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://support.apple.com/105095"
  2. 29d ago · Anticeri · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Subclass of → —
    Official website → https://support.apple.com/HT204587, https://support.apple.com/HT201371, https://support.apple.com/HT207054
    Subclass of → fingerprint recognition
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||hu, en, en-gb, en-ca, en-us, zh, ro, mul */ Cleanup: add mul alias ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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