Biometric Fingerprint sensor found in iOS 7 Beta 4 coding.
Biometric Fingerprint sensor found in iOS 7 Beta 4 coding. Twitter

It's starting to the look like the rumors of a fingerprint sensor for Apple's next iPhone are true. New coding found in Apple's iOS 7 beta four has shown the feature possibly coming to the iPhone 5S.

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iOS 7 beta 4 has leaked a new folder called "BiometricKitUI." According to 9to5mac.com Hamza Sood sent a description of the new findings in iOS 7 beta 4 and it seems pretty clear that Apple is preparing a new iPhone with a fingerprint sensor. The interface points to users being able to swipe the sensor on the iPhone's home button. The text:

bplist00_"enroll.tutor.image.label.left.hand_fingerprint.image_#enroll.tutor.image.label.right.hand_fingerprint.status_

Photo of a person holding an iPhone with their left hand while touching the Home button with their thumb_;

A fingerprint that changes colour during the setup process._

iPhoto of a person holding an iPhone with their right hand while touching the Home button with their thumb_Recognition is

9to5mac reports that the above strings are what an iPhone with VoiceOver on would read to a user according to Sood.

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The website also shares some information from a source close to production of the new iPhone saying:

According to a source familiar with the development of the new iPhone, the user-interface for the fingerprint scanning system has been complete. This person also says that the technology is focused around unlocking the phone, so it is unclear if it is built for a payment system in the next iPhone.

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The iPhone 5S is rumored to look like the iPhone 5 with more internal upgrades such as: improved camera system, A7 processor and some new camera features.

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