iOS 15.4 - Face ID With Masks

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Are you ready to unlock your iPhone with a mask on your face, then welcome to the new Apple iOS 15.4 update. In this update, you will be able to unlock your iPhone with a mask on, however this is only available for the iPhone 12 series and newer devices.

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From 14 March 2022 and onward, iPhone 12 and newer devices owners will be able to download and install this update by following Settings > General > Software update to download and install iOS 15.4. This update will cost almost 1.25GB and can be even more costly if you have not updated your phone in recent times. You can also unlock your iPhone with your Apple Watch while wearing a mask.

Masks and Face ID

We all know that we are going through the hard times of COVID-19. So, it becomes very necessary to wear a mask all the time. Keeping in mind this factor we can't ignore the usage and importance of smartphone. It becomes very difficult for a person to remove their mask, again and again, to unlock ones phone through Face ID, so ultimately the importance of Face ID with mask becomes increasing and increasing day by day.

How It Works

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After launching this update, Apple explains how it will work. Through this update iPhone will recognise the unique features around the eye to authenticate your face. This update will collect more precise data points of your face, especially around your eye region, and will exactly represent the feature of you.

How to set up Face ID to work with face masks:

Ensure that you have iPhone 12 or newer Apple devices
Ensure that you have downloaded and installed Apple iOS 15.4
Then follow Settings > Face ID and Passcode
Scroll down and turn on the Face ID with a mask

Face ID And Glasses

To improve the accuracy of Face ID with a mask on, you must set up your glasses option. You can do this before or after setting up your Face ID and can add up to 4 pairs of glasses with Face ID. To turn on this feature follow the following steps,

Open Settings > Face ID and Passcode
Scroll down and turn ON the glasses option
Then follow the screen instructions

A few new exciting features for you to play about with until the next update by Apple. However, you've got to have a working phone to be able to this and if yours is broken, compare the cost of your devices repair in less than 30 seconds only on Compare Your Repair.