Rumour: iPhone 5S will recognise your fingerprint

Fingers at the ready: rumour has it that Apple’s next iPhone will include a built-in biometrics scanner.

References uncovered within the latest iOS7 beta by developer Hamza Sood appears to confirm that its home button will contain a sensor capable of reading your digits.

The code looks suspiciously like setup processes for said sensor, as it describes users touching their thumb to the home button and an on-screen image of a thumbprint changing colour.

As for whether this code is the real deal, Sood is known for uncovering hidden iOS features and producing tweaks of his own – though sometimes functionality discovered in the beta code doesn’t show up when iOS comes to consumers.