- Videos show people unlocking the iPhone 5S using just their nipples
- Last week the technology registered a cat's paw and a man's toe
- The cat's paw was registered as one of five safe Touch ID profiles
- Heel of palm and wrist were also able to unlock the phone's content
By Ellie Zolfagharifard and Victoria Woollaston
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First it was the paw of a cat, then it was a man's toe. Now, the latest body part being used to unlock Apple's iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner is a nipple.
A number of videos have appeared online that appear to show male and female nipples being pressed onto the phone's TouchID sensor.
The capacitive sensor can be used with any skin part, as long as a heartbeat and body temperature can be detected, to unlock the device.
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First it was the paw of a cat, then it was a man's toe and now the latest body part being used to unlock Apple's iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner is a nipple. Videos have appeared online that appear to show male, pictured, and female nipples being used to unlock the handset's TouchID sensor
HOW DOES TOUCH ID WORK?
Touch ID uses a small touch sensor encased around the home button that scans the layers of skin on a finger.
Users can 'train' their iPhone to read and learn their unique fingerprint and when they touch the home button, the phone is unlocked.
Touch ID can also be replace an App Store password when buying music, apps or books.
It uses a 'laser cut sapphire crystal' to take a high-resolution image scan before the Touch ID software in iOS 7 detemines whether the print belongs to the owner or not.
All fingerprint information is encrypted and stored securely inside the device's chip.
The prints are not stored on an Apple server, or backed up to iCloud.
One owner of the new iPhone 5S said: 'I'm glad Apple's scanner recognises nipples - it just goes to show how ridiculous the premise is in the first place.
'Now if anyone tries to mug me, they'll have to cut one of my nipples off if they want to use my phone, and I'm not telling them which one.'
The latest Apple handset comes with technology which means they can be accessed by placing the owner's finger on the control button.
It lets owners register up to five different prints to unlock the phone and pay for apps.
Last week, technology site, TechCrunch, wanted to test the new Touch ID feature using a cat's paw.
After a few false starts, the paw was recognised as one of the owner's five chosen keys and was able to access the phone's content.
The user was also able to use the heel of his palm and his wrist in the experiment which is described as 'a broadening of the definition of what counts as a 'fingerprint'.
Though different parts of the body were able to be registered and then recognised as keys, when trying to fool the phone's software by using the opposite hand than registered access was denied.
The experiment pointed out however that no other animals could be used to unlock the phone as cats have unique fingerprint like paws.
Another technology site, Pocket-Lint, found TouchID is not just a fingerprint sensor, but is also a toe sensor.
Their tests found that a print from a toe was able to unlock the phone perfectly every time.
VIDEO: The iPhone 5S cat paw test (Source TechCrunch)
TechCrunch wanted to test a theory that even animals could use Apple's new Touch ID feature. Amazingly, after a few false starts, the cat's paw worked and was able to unlock the phone repeatedly
Apple unveiled the fingerprint scanner on its iPhone 5S last week with bold claims about its high levels of encryption and security.
The firm even suggested that its Touch ID system could revolutionise smartphone security and replace the traditional, everyday password.
The Touch ID sensor is built into the premium phone's 'home' button and can be used to unlock the phone, as well as pay for shopping and apps automatically - effectively replacing the need for a password or PIN.
Speaking at the launch event in Cupertino, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller said: 'Half of smartphone customers do not set up passwords. [Touch ID] is an easier and more fun alternative.
Technology site pocket-Lint found that Touch ID is not just a fingerprint sensor, but a toe and fingerprint sensor
'It uses key you have with you everywhere you go. Your finger.'
It works by using a small touch sensor encased around the home button that scans the layers of skin on a finger.
A user can 'train' their iPhone to read and learn their unique fingerprint and when they touch the home button, the phone is unlocked.
Touch ID can also replace an App Store password when buying music, apps or books.
It uses a 'laser cut sapphire crystal' to take a high-res image scan and the Touch ID software in iOS 7 determines whether the print belongs to the owner or not.
Apple said it is designed to provide 'accurate readings from any angle, so the motion to unlock your device ought to be as automatic as it is now.'
It is also designed to become more accurate the more it is used.
Schiller reassured users that Touch ID is secure by explaining that 'all fingerprint information is encrypted and stored securely inside the device's chip' adding the prints are not stored on an Apple server, or backed up to iCloud.
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I use my c0ck! ;-)
I just wet myself reading this. What on earth. Are people just bored one day and are like. 'Hmmm it's cold in here I wonder if my erect nipple can open my phone?'
They are only trying to keep abreast of technology. They are using the new search engine 'Booble' I expect. And who's the service provider...A T (I) T?
Don't borrow anyone's phone...you don't know where its been.
Nipples to unlock? I would love to be a mobile phone!
I hope their expensive China cr#p explodes while they test more idiotic ways....
Well, it could be fun to see sometimes. But it won't be long before blokes are using their dongles.
More like 32A
36C?
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Cocinero, Baghdad, Iraq, 1 day ago
Im sure my junk would work as well?