iPhone 5s fingerprint reader authentication isn't open to developers for time being

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/09/iphone5s-gallery5-2013_620x340.jpgSo, you know fancy new fingerprint reading home button Apple showed off for theiPhone 5s (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/iphone-5s-announced/) at today's event (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/apple-iphone-liveblog-2013/)? The company demonstrated functionality for unlocking and buying stuff through iTunes. Cool, but what about third-party apps? We can imagine all sorts of neat uses not limited to buying stuff. For the time being, however, the authentication functionality is off-limits. Apple exec Phil Schiller told All Things D that the hardware won't be opened to developers initially. As to whether that functionality will be arriving in the future, Apple's not ready to say just yet.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/iphone-5s-fingerprint-devs/