Apple's Inventor of Multi-Touch and Touch ID Retires
Originally Published 2 years ago — by 9to5Mac
Steve Hotelling, a veteran Apple executive responsible for key technologies like the iPhone's multitouch screen, Touch ID, and Face ID, is retiring from the company. Hotelling played a crucial role in inventing Touch ID, advanced camera technology, and ProMotion screen technologies. He also oversaw the company's camera engineering team and led efforts in augmented reality, haptic feedback, and high-frame-rate displays. Hotelling's responsibilities will be divided among other executives on the hardware technologies team.