Adam Kos When you think about all that your MacBook can already do, what is it missing if we're not talking about things like performance and memory? Your answer might be Face ID and Cellular connectivity. But maybe we will see both one day.
Apple introduced Face ID in 2017 with the iPhone X, a year later it got it on iPads, 7 years later we still don't have it on any MacBook. Why? We don't know. Apple instead, he bet the card more on Touch ID, when this biometric authentication is integrated directly into the keyboard, and actually even the one from the higher model iMac.
The possibility of having some form of SIM card in the MacBook to connect to a GSM network has also been talked about for many years. But with the advent of eSIM and, theoretically, Apple's own 5G chip, this appears to be a possible future upgrade of the company's laptops.
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MacBooks without a cutout
According to the company Om Day should Apple in 2026 to switch from the MacBook Pro's mini-LED display technology to OLED. As part of this change, the company should get rid of the cutout. Apple should use a hybrid OLED display technology similar to that introduced in this year's iPad Pro. Although it may not look like it, the cutout has been in MacBooks for quite some time, as the company introduced the first model with it already in 2021.
If you then ask where the camera would actually fit, the answer is not too complicated. Apple would put it in a hole not dissimilar to the Dynamic Island known from iPhones, and that's because he could make the display frames a bit thinner again. Of course, there could also be sensors for Face ID, theoretically already hidden under the display, as is now also speculated with iPhones. The MacBook Air could run out in 2028 at the earliest
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Cellular version of MacBooks
On the contrary, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman examines Apple also using your own 5G modem on your laptop. The first device to include it should be the iPhone SE 4th generation introduced in the spring. The iPad has the option of mobile connectivity for the entire 14 years of its life. Yet for some reason Apple he never gave his computers this option. It was probably the most we expected coming in Apple Silicon chips.
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Of course, you could argue why have a cellular connection on a MacBook when you have an iPhone handy with hotspot capability. However, such a connection is not reliable enough and, of course, drains the battery of the other device itself. So many would certainly welcome this option.
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What about the touchscreen?
Touchscreen MacBooks are also said to be in the works, but who knows if they'll ever actually hit the market and whether it's for users or Apple no sense at all. Personally, I see no reason to tap the display with a finger and Apple certainly sees no reason to give a touch screen to MacBooks when it actually has iPads equipped with the same chip in its offer.
