
APPLE WATCH
A Chinese leaker claims Apple is deprioritizing Touch ID for next-generation Apple Watch models (Series 12 / Ultra 4 in 2026), choosing instead to expand battery capacity and health sensors. The company views biometric authentication as a space and cost tradeoff not worth making; users will continue unlocking via paired iPhone. A major design overhaul with potential noninvasive blood glucose monitoring is not expected until 2028 at earliest.
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