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Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch when wearing a face mask


With Apple’s iOS 13.5 update, your iPhone will switch to second-factor authentication faster when trying to use Face ID while wearing a face mask, but it’s a tedious process that you have to do every time you unlock your iPhone. IOS 14.5 solves this problem by adding a new auto unlock option for users who own an Apple Watch. That’s right. It’s a very nice feature to wait for.

iOS 14.5 is technically not yet open to the public, so we say “wait.” Apple is testing updates as part of the developer beta, and this cool phrase indicates that choosing updates on your iPhone right now could potentially introduce bugs. I go back and forth about this. I love being able to access the latest features, but having a slow or unwieldy iPhone is not the best experience, especially if it’s my primary device.

Still, in this era of pandemic Tab tab My iPhone, getting used to the great convenience of Face ID, isn’t that much fun either. So I think I will install iOS 14.5 beta. What’s the worst that can happen?

If you want to join me, I will show you how to join this regular developer beta. To get started, regardless of whether you are transferring your iPhone to iCloud ( Settings> Apple ID> iCloud> iCloud Backup) Or connect your iPhone to the computer and do a manual backup. This is important because if the beta has a major bug to your liking, you want to go back to the normal OS.

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