Dave
Well-Known Member
There are lots of cool updates in this dev beta but one really jumps out: if you have an Apple Watch, you’ll be able to use Face ID to unlock your iPhone near-instantly, even if your face is covered by a mask.
Timely may have been an understatement.
Last year, Apple changed the way Face ID worked, updating it so that it recognizes if you’re wearing a mask way faster than before and presenting the keypad so you can enter your passcode.
However, this update changes things in a whole new way and is called iPhone unlock with Apple Watch.
The way it works is this: as you glance at your iPhone, it will unlock exactly as you would expect and about as quickly, even though you’re wearing a mask.
It does this because your Apple Watch, which for this to work must be on your wrist and authenticated (that is, it can’t be locked), is in close proximity to the iPhone.
The iPhone recognizes you’re wearing a mask and the two devices confer. When the Watch confirms it’s you, the iPhone unlocks, and the Watch gives you a little burst of haptic feedback to tell you the phone is unlocked.
Alongside the haptic feedback there’s a notification which includes the option to lock the iPhone.
Full details at https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidp...face-id-feature-security-unlock-with-mask-on/
Timely may have been an understatement.
Last year, Apple changed the way Face ID worked, updating it so that it recognizes if you’re wearing a mask way faster than before and presenting the keypad so you can enter your passcode.
However, this update changes things in a whole new way and is called iPhone unlock with Apple Watch.
The way it works is this: as you glance at your iPhone, it will unlock exactly as you would expect and about as quickly, even though you’re wearing a mask.
It does this because your Apple Watch, which for this to work must be on your wrist and authenticated (that is, it can’t be locked), is in close proximity to the iPhone.
The iPhone recognizes you’re wearing a mask and the two devices confer. When the Watch confirms it’s you, the iPhone unlocks, and the Watch gives you a little burst of haptic feedback to tell you the phone is unlocked.
Alongside the haptic feedback there’s a notification which includes the option to lock the iPhone.
Full details at https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidp...face-id-feature-security-unlock-with-mask-on/