Posted by Rajesh Pandey on Feb 09, 2021 in Featured, How To, iOS 14
iOS 14.5 is shaping up to be a major point release of iOS 14 with Apple adding a number of new features and enhancements to the OS. Among other things, iOS 14.5 fixes one of the biggest issues with iPhone X and newer iPhones — Face ID’s inability to work with a mask. Apple is adding an option in iOS 14.5 that will let you use your Apple Watch as a secondary source of authentication in turn allowing you to unlock your iPhone while wearing a mask.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of people worldwide to wear masks for their own safety and to reduce the transmission of the virus. A side effect of this is that Face ID on iPhones has been rendered useless as it fails to read one’s face properly. This leads to a frustrating user experience as one has to enter their iPhone’s passcode every time while unlocking their device.