The New iPhone 5s Fingerprint Sensor Will Recognize Your Cat [Video]

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Posted September 19, 2013 at 5:11pm by Shalom Levytam

The new fingerprint scanner on the iPhone 5s will recognize the paw print of your pet cat, reports TechCrunch.

For some reason the site tested the new Touch ID sensor on a cat.

The cat’s paw worked, and while it encountered more frequent failures than did a fingerprint, it was able to unlock the phone again repeatedly when positioned correctly on the sensor. Note that no other paw pads would unlock the device, and that cats essentially have unique “fingerprints” just like people, so this doesn’t make the Touch ID sensor any less secure.

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Gautham - September 20, 2013 at 12:14am

No its not. when he put the cat's paw the first time, the iphone said try again, but the next time it unlocked. Maybe he configured his cat;s paw print instead of his fingerprint! LOL!

RR - September 19, 2013 at 6:39pm

Have to steal both Cat & iPhone 5S. :)

iRiZ - September 19, 2013 at 5:28pm

Finally! Jerry ain't gonna trouble Tom anymore. Thanks to iMeow Security Systems..

Simon - September 19, 2013 at 5:24pm

Now villains can use their cats as one more security step! Good guys did not see this coming.

Sohail - September 19, 2013 at 5:19pm

iCat !!!

T-Nutz - September 19, 2013 at 5:25pm

Wait a minute that does not look like an iPhone 5s. Wheres the ring around the home button?

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