iPhone Face ID will work with a mask only if you wear an Apple Watch


For about three years, Face ID has been the only option for biometric identification on iPhones. Nobody envisaged that there will be a time when we will have to cover our faces with a mask. Well, this is our today reality and it is a huge issue for Face ID. If the sensor can not clearly capture the face, the phone can not unlock. This means that users will have to put in their passwords as many times as they need to unlock their phones. Of course, for people who have been unlocking their phones by simply looking at them, inputting passwords from time to time will not be convenient. According to a recent report, Apple is working to overcome this issue with its upcoming iOS 14.5 update.

The company seeks to make it easy to unlock your phone but this solution needs an Apple Watch. The report from Pocket-lint shows that users can use the Apple Watch to quickly authenticate and unlock the iPhone. The beta version of the new iOS 14.5 update which brings this support is already available.

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How does it work?

If you activate Apple Watch unlock, you can unlock your iPhone by simply lifting your iPhone to turn on the screen. Once you lift the phone towards your face, there will be a haptic feedback on your Apple Watch. This vibration on the Watch signifies that the phone is now open for use. However, it is important to note that the phone and watch must be in close proximity. It’s better to lift the phone with the same hand as the watch for easy unlocking. However, this feature is only for unlocking the iPhone and nothing else. If you need to access App Store and iTunes purchases, you will still need a more secure authentification. Furthermore, the security check password entry is still required even if this feature is active.

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We do not expect this feature to be seamless. It may require testing and consistent usage for users to get used to it. iOS 14.5 also includes the app tracking transparency controls (and permission pop-ups). Many companies are not happy about this inclusion.

Touch ID is back, but the Home button will eventually become history

Since 2018, Face ID has become the only option for biometric identification of the new iPhone. However, it turns out that although Face ID is excellent in security, many users still love Touch ID fingerprint recognition and in the context of the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, Face ID also appears to be problematic when users wear masks. Many inconveniences make the convenience of Touch ID more prominent.

In this case, the combination of Touch ID and Face ID may be a solution that takes both security and convenience into consideration. Interestingly, in the Android camp, some flagship models have already adopted a combination of fingerprint recognition + face recognition, such as the Huawei Mate 30 Pro.

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