iPhone 8 Could Launch with Touch ID in the Power Button, Patent Suggests

Apple is expected to change the position of the Touch ID sensor on the iPhone 8 as part of the company’s efforts to offer a display with narrow bezels, and up until now, the majority of rumors seem to be pointing that the company could either move it under the display or to the back of phone.

A patent that was discovered today by PatentlyApple suggests another scenario, with Apple already developing a technology that would allow the firm to place the fingerprint scanner right in the power button.

Side-mounted fingerprint sensor?

According to the patent calle...