<P> Touch ID is a fingerprint recognition feature, designed and released by Apple Inc., that allows users to unlock Apple devices, make purchases in the various Apple digital media stores (the iTunes Store, the App Store, and the iBooks Store), and authenticate Apple Pay online or in apps . </P> <P> It has been part of all iPhones since 2013's iPhone 5S up until 2017's iPhone 8 and 8 Plus; it has been on all iPads since the iPad Air 2 . In 2015, Apple introduced a faster second - generation Touch ID in the iPhone 6S; a year later, it made its laptop debut in the MacBook Pro . </P> <P> Apple says fingerprint information is stored locally in a secure enclave on the Apple A7 and later chips, not in the cloud, a design choice intended to make it very difficult for users to externally access the fingerprint information . </P> <P> The first mobile phone with a fingerprint scanner was Pantech GI100 which was launched back in 2004 . In 2012, Apple acquired AuthenTec, a company focused on fingerprint reading and identification management software, for $356 million . The acquisition led commentators to expect a fingerprint reading feature . Following leaks and speculation in early September, the iPhone 5S was unveiled on September 10, 2013, was the first phone on a major US carrier since the Atrix to feature the technology . Apple's Vice President of Marketing, Phil Schiller, announced the feature at Apple's iPhone media event and spent several minutes (the major portion of the conference) discussing the feature . </P>

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