Curious Apple iPhone 5S users have
found new ways to use Touch ID,
including using your toes.
With the release of the new Apple
iPhone 5S comes much fanfare and
attention, particularly with a new
feature on the iPhone 5S called "Touch
ID." This new fingerprint sensor, which
is embedded directly in the iPhone 5S
home button, has been touted by Apple
as a one of the best and most unique
ways to secure an iPhone. But do you
necessarily need to use a finger to
accomplish that goal? Apple iPhone users
across the world have discovered that
not only do you not necessarily need to
use a finger with the iPhone 5S Touch ID
sensor, but other bodily extremities work
with the Touch ID sensor as well.
Toes
Toes are among one of the more obvious
ways to unlock your phone. Should you
ever find yourself unable to reach your
phone with your hands, but with your
feet, it may be a decent idea to have one
of your toes programmed to the Touch ID
sensor for the off chance you might need
to unlock your phone in a pinch.
However, it’s also smart to program the
phone with a clean foot, or at least
thoroughly cleaning off the Touch ID
sensor after programming it with your
toe, unless you like the smell of feet on
your shiny new Apple iPhone 5S.
Pro: You can take hands free to another
level.
Con: This is probably not the most
hygienic option, and stepping on a
phone is rarely a good idea.
Nose
Using one's nose in Touch ID is actually
one of the better ideas Apple iPhone 5S
users have come up with since its
release. When the first iPhone was
released by Apple in 2007, users in
colder climates quickly found that taking
gloves on and off to unlock their
capacitive touchscreen was such a
hassle. Creative iPhone users quickly
found that the nose worked just as well
on the capacitive touchscreen, saving
their digits from being exposed to the
freezing cold. Fortunately that same
concept also applies to the iPhone 5S
Touch ID sensor as well.
Pro: Your fingers can stay warm when
you want to unlock your iPhone 5S.
Con: You’ll probably look very weird
unlocking your iPhone like this in public.
Paws
Nobody said the bodily extremities used
on the Touch ID sensor on the Apple
iPhone 5S had to be attached to a human
body. In videos released by several users
on YouTube, they found that the iPhone
5S Touch ID sensor works surprisingly
well with cat paws.
Pro: If your cat is intuitive enough, it can
unlock your iPhone for you.
Con: If your cat is really that smart,
you’ll probably be disputing several
credit card charges for extra “Candy
Crush” tickets or cat related apps
authorized by Touch ID.
Nipple
In addition to human digits, the iPhone
5S Touch ID sensor can apparently
identify the imprint of a human nipple.
If you haven’t pressed play on the video
above, don’t worry, it’s safe for work
(SFW). Japanese news blog Rocket News
24 tested this out in a video released on
YouTube after the iPhone 5S was
released.
Pro: It’s another way to unlock your
iPhone 5S.
Con: Stuffing your hand and iPhone
down your shirt may draw a bit of
unwanted attention.
Just the Tip (of a certain male extremity)
While we haven’t looked for a video that
confirms this, apparently this might
actually be possible. Some Twitter users
and YouTube commenters have
reportedly claimed that it is possible to
register a penis in Touch ID to unlock an
Apple iPhone 5S. As for video
confirmation, you’ll have to do that
research on your own time.
Confirmed: You can add your penis as
an authorized appendage to log into
your iPhone 5s. This actually works.
— Roxor McPwnage (@gruesgripes)
September 20, 2013
Pro: This option adds one more way to
unlock your iPhone 5S, albeit a
disgusting option.
Con: Unlocking your iPhone 5S is
probably not going to be a valid excuse
to the police when you’re arrested for
indecent exposure if this method does
actually work.
Let us know what other bodily
appendages work with the Apple iPhone
5S Touch ID sensor in the comments
below.
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