When you have your face covered up, unlocking with Face ID can be tricky. Thankfully, you can use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone too.
One incredibly handy feature on your iPhone is the ability to unlock it using just your Apple Watch, instead of typing in your password. Of course, this doesn`t always work 100% of the time, but when it does, it`s pretty amazing. While we have Face ID on most iPhone models these days, there are times when our faces get covered up and it`s hard for the TrueDepth camera sensors to detect our face. This is especially true since the pandemic, which calls for wearing a face mask in certain places.
Apple added a feature in iOS 14.5 and later that lets you unlock your iPhone when Face ID just isn`t an option. That`s right — you can use your favorite Apple Watch, such as the Apple Watch Series 7, to unlock your iPhone when your face is covered up, or other situations where Face ID just doesn`t work well enough.
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