We’ve all been there right? You are out and about and you take out your iPhone to check a notification or make a call, and you have to enter your password because you’re wearing a mask. Yeah, Face ID‘s inability to unlock iPhones when you are wearing a mask is one of the biggest troubles of using an iPhone in this pandemic. However, there’s now finally a way to use Face ID with a mask. Here’s how to use Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone with Face ID when you’re wearing a mask.
While there have been a lot of tricks to make Face ID work with masks, none of them really work. At least not very reliably. But now, with iOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4, you can use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone.
- Use Apple Watch to Unlock iPhone
- Lock iPhone with Apple Watch
Use Apple Watch to Unlock iPhone
If you’re using an Apple Watch and a Mac, you probably already know that you can use your watch to unlock your laptop. Apple’s new feature pretty much brings that same convenience to the iPhone as well. Here’s how you can set up this feature.
- Scroll down and you will see a new option called ‘Unlock with Apple Watch’. Simply enable the toggle next to the Apple Watch you want to use to unlock your iPhone.
Once you’ve set up the feature, you can try using Face ID with a mask on. As long as you’re wearing your Apple Watch and it’s unlocked your iPhone will get unlocked as well. However, in case your iPhone gets unlocked by someone else, you can always lock it with your Apple Watch too.
