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iPhones May Not Get Under-Display Face ID Until 2025

A leaker says sensor issues have pushed back implementation.

The dream of getting an iPhone without a notch seemed set for next year, which is when an Apple analyst predicted we’d get all the components needed for Face ID to be relocated under the display. Now a leaker says we may have to wait until 2025.

The main line of flagship iPhones relies on a collection of sensors, including an infrared camera and infrared projector, that work in concert with a front-facing camera sitting under the iPhone’s notch to enable Face ID. Under-display Face ID has been «pushed at least a year to 2025 or later,» noted leaker Ross Young tweeted, adding that sensor issues caused the delay.

Since Young didn’t elaborate on what those sensor issues are, it’s unclear what’s holding Apple back from putting everything under the display.

Though iPhones haven’t gotten rid of the notch yet, Apple has shrunk the wide black band at the top of its premium phones in recent years. The higher-end iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max packed a new feature — Dynamic Island — that partially hid and repurposed the notch space to use as a miniature control panel for media and apps.

The ZTE Axon 20 5G released in 2020 became the world’s first phone with an under-display front camera, but the selfies it took were underwhelming. More premium Android phones have started using under-display cameras, however, including the foldable Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Fold 4, as well as the RedMagic 7S Pro.

Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 20, #679

Hints and answers for Connections for April 20, #679, Easter Sunday.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Happy Easter! Whether or not you celebrate, you probably recognized quite a few words related to the holiday in today’s Connections puzzle. But you also knew it couldn’t be quite that easy — those words all had other groupings. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Did you see that?

Green group hint: Hippie-style top.

Blue group hint: Sidewalks have them.

Purple group hint: Yes, the Easter bunny does this.