iPhone update lets Apple Watch users unlock Face ID in a mask
by Alex Hern Technology editor from on (#5DN19)
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A year into the global pandemic, Apple has solved the problem of how to unlock iPhones with Face ID without removing your face mask - at least, it has for its most dedicated customers.
In the latest version of iOS, the operating system for iPhones, which is being beta tested by the public, users can enable a setting that makes Face ID work even if a mask is worn, but only if the mask is accompanied by an unlocked Apple Watch.
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