Apple Introduces Optic ID: Revolutionary Biometric Security Authentication Technology for Vision Pro Headset

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – In conjunction with headset Apple Vision Pro, Apple also introduces its newest biometric security authentication technology, Optic ID.

Optic ID uses iris details to unlock the device, and will be used first in the Mixed Reality Vision Pro headset, which was introduced at Worldwide Web Developers or WWDC 2023.

Apple explained, Optic ID analyzes the user’s iris through exposure to LED light, then compares it with the Optic ID registered and stored in the device’s Secure Enclave.

Quoted from The VergeSaturday (10/6/2023), Mike Rockwell, VP of technology development group, Apple said at keynoteThe technology can also detect iris differences, even in identical twins.

Regarding security, the company claims, Optic ID data “never leaves the user’s device”. In addition, the information is also fully encrypted.

Previously, Apple only had a Touch ID biometric authentication system that uses a fingerprint sensor, as well as Face ID, which authenticates faces with projected infrared points and depth sensors.

After debuting on Vision Pro, the Optic ID biometric system can later be used to unlock many things in the Apple ecosystem, starting from headset up to Apple Pay.

Apart from Optic ID, another interesting feature introduced in Apple Vision Pro is a digital avatar that looks realistic or hyper-realistic when the user is using FaceTime.