Apple’s ecosystem makes it easy to work on your smartphone, move to another device, and pick up where you left off. Whether you’re browsing the internet, paying online, sketching or texting a friend, you can use a feature called Continuity that seamlessly connects all your Apple devices.
One of Continuity’s best tools is the Universal Clipboard. Using the Universal Clipboard, you can copy photos, videos or links on your iPhone, then jump to your iPad or MacBook and paste without any issues. If you’re already familiar with this tool, you know its usefulness. But we can also tell you about a hidden gesture that makes the Universal Clipboard easier to use. Let’s have a look!
Is your device compatible with Continuity?
In order for your Apple product to use Continuity, each device must meet the following requirements:
1. Sign in to the same iCloud account
2. Connect to the same Wi-Fi network
3. Bluetooth and toggle must be enabled
Also, while the Universal Clipboard feature works on most Apple devices, focusing only on touchscreen devices, they use pinch gestures with Continuity, so this will only work on compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models running at least iOS 10.
Easily copy and paste between iPhone and iPad using pinch gestures
There are several ways to copy and paste using the Universal Clipboard feature, but the quickest way is to use the pinch gesture:
Copy: three-finger pinch
Paste: pinch out with three fingers
The best way to use this feature is to use pictures and videos from the Photos app. Suppose you want to copy and paste photos from iPhone to iPad. All you need to do is open the Photos app on your iPhone, find the photo you want to migrate, and pinch with three fingers to copy it to the clipboard. To move a photo to another device, turn on your iPad, go to an app like Notes or Messages, and pinch with three fingers to paste the photo.
You can do the same with links and text, but they both need to be highlighted before using the pinch gesture to copy them to the clipboard and move them to another device.
Everyone knows that iPhones are powerful, and even some features can get you excited. But you will find that your iPhone battery is always less than ideal. And in the process of your use, due to some of your habits, the aging of the iPhone battery is accelerated. Here are three tips to improve the health of your iPhone’s battery, let’s take a look!
No matter how you use your smartphone, there are two basic ways to preserve battery life: manually adjusting the screen brightness and using a WiFi network.
To extend battery life, dim the screen or turn on auto-brightness.
● To dim, tap Control Center and drag the Brightness slider to the bottom.
●Auto Brightness automatically changes the screen to lighting conditions. To turn it on, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Adjustment, then set Auto Brightness to On.
WiFi links use less power than cellular networks when using your computer to access data, so keep WiFi turned on at all times. To turn on WiFi, go to Settings > WiFi to access WiFi networks.
2. Enable low power mode.
Low Power Mode, introduced with the new iOS, is an easy way to extend battery life when your iPhone is running low, the phone notifies you when the battery is below 20% and 10% and lets you switch to one-touch low power model. Alternatively, you can allow this by going to Settings > Battery. Low power mode reduces display brightness, optimizes screen output, and minimizes machine animations. Apps like email don’t play data in the background, and features like AirDrop, iCloud, and Continuity are turned off.
You’ll also use core functionality such as making and receiving phone calls, email and text messages, accessing the Internet, and more. Low power mode turns off automatically when your phone is charged again.
With iOS, you can easily control the battery life of your device, and you can see what percentage of the battery each app is using. Go to Settings > Battery to see your power consumption.
Here are the messages you can see in the app below:
A. Background Activities
This means that the app is using battery while it’s running in the background, that is, while you’re using another app.
●You can turn off the option to allow apps to refresh in the background to extend battery life. Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and select WiFi, WiFi & Mobile Data, or Off to turn off Background App Refresh completely.
● If the mail application lists background operations, you can retrieve the data manually or increase the retrieval interval. Go to Settings > Accounts & Passwords > Get New Information.
B. Position and Background Position
This means that the application uses location services.
● You can maximize battery life by turning off location services for apps and turning them off using Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
●In Location Services, you can view permission settings for each application. Apps that have recently used location services have an indicator next to the on/off switch.
Apple’s iOS is a far cry from the beginnings of iPhoneOS, and all the best iPhones are built on the operating system’s original promises. And the platform grows every year, adding new features with every update. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of useful features you might have missed. Some are accessibility options, some need to be enabled, and some are just waiting to be used. However, all of these will make your iPhone experience better. Let’s take a look below!
1. Use the cursor to select text
If you’ve ever added a wrong word through autocorrect, but didn’t find it until you wrote dozens more words, this tip is for you. Of course, you can put your finger on the text to jump to it, but this sometimes causes whole words or sentences to be highlighted. For finer control, we recommend the following:
1. Place your finger or thumb on the bottom of the screen, below the keyboard.
2. This will grey out the keyboard and turn it into a trackpad until you lift your finger or thumb.
2. Create text snippets
Text snippets are popular among macOS power users, but you can achieve the same results with an iPhone. Even better, it doesn’t require any third-party software.
Text snippets are ideal shortcuts for copying certain phrases that you pre-registered. With text replacement, you can create a block of text to post as you type a phrase.
1. Open Settings, then go to General, then Keyboard.
2. Select text replacements and you will be able to create new replacements, along with the words needed to trigger them.
You can also set emoji to appear as you type, which feels pleasantly nostalgic you won’t get from the emoji picker.
3. Enable Scientific Calculator
The iPad may not have a calculator, but the iPhone does. The problem is that aside from adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, it can feel a bit limiting — at least until you find a new perspective. Turning your iPhone aside with the calculator app open will enable the scientific calculator. This adds parentheses, square roots, cos/sin/tan options, the very handy pi command, and more.
4. Enable extra “buttons”
Although intended as an accessibility feature, the iPhone‘s “back click” button is handy for power users looking for extra input for their device.
1. Go to Settings, then Accessibility, then Touch.
2. Select Back Tap and you will see a lot of options.
You can use it in many ways. There are also double-tap and triple-tap options, which means you can set a variety of functions for it.
5. Use the camera’s “Burst Mode”
Your iPhone’s camera is powerful enough, but you may be missing a trick: burst mode. Burst mode, which means your iPhone can capture a series of action shots.
It’s also easy to access. Just swipe the shutter button to the left in the Camera app. You can also go into Settings, then Camera, and toggle Burst shooting with volume up to allow your volume rocker to trigger burst mode—just press and hold it while capturing an image.
6. Scan documents with your camera
Your iPhone camera can double as a very respectable document scanner, and while Live Text means you can extract text from images, it’s entirely possible to digitize entire documents. However, because it’s hidden in the Notes application, you may not have discovered how to do it.
1. Open Notes, then tap the camera icon, then Scan Document.
2. Highlight your document and it should automatically save. You can also scan manually using the shutter button.
3. After saving the scan, you can also sign it or just share it via any email or messaging app.
7. Use your camera flash as a notification
As an accessibility feature, you can trigger your iPhone’s camera flash to turn off when you receive a notification, giving you a more intuitive way to know that someone is calling or texting.
1. Go to Settings, then Accessibility.
2. In the Audio/Video section, there is an option “LED Flash for Alerts”.
You can also trigger it to only work when your phone is silent, which is ideal if you don’t want your phone to vibrate on a table.
8. Use Shazam to identify any song in Control Center
While Shazam has an app, you can also add it to your iPhone‘s Control Center for easy access.
Open Settings, then go to Control Center and click the plus button next to Music Recognition to add it.
Now, whenever you hear a good song playing, you can pull down from the control center and tap the Shazam icon to find out what’s playing.
The 2022 iPhone SE is a modern phone with the latest A15 chipset and 5G connectivity, but an older design: it has a relatively small screen, thick bezels, a single-camera system, and a physical home button that lets you unlock quickly your screen or go to your home screen. However, you might be surprised to learn that you can do so much more with your thumb.
The Home button on iPhone can also be used to dim the screen and make iPhone easier to use with one hand. So, whether you’re looking to upgrade to the new iPhone SE or have an older iPhone with Touch ID, here are some tips and tricks you should know to master the home button. Let’s have a look!
Any smartphone can be used as a magnifying glass: fire up the camera, point it at what you want to take a closer look at, then open out to zoom in. However, if you have an iPhone, there is an easier way to magnify text or objects in the real world – it involves your home button.
With Magnification Assist, you can triple-click the Home button to use your iPhone as a magnifying glass. But first you need to set it up. On iPhone, go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcuts , then tap Magnifying Glass . Now when you triple click the home button, you will be redirected to the magnifying glass function, which not only allows you to zoom in up close, but you can also increase saturation brightness, add filters, turn on the flashlight and take a photo. You can also zoom in. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to exit accessibility.
Dim the screen than usual
Another accessibility feature that can be attached to your home button is zoom, which not only lets you zoom in on the screen, but also uses settings that make the screen easier to scan. One of those filters is Low Light, which lets you dim the screen instead of simply lowering the regular brightness setting in Control Center.
Again, go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut, but this time choose Zoom. Now, triple-click the home button and you should see a small button on the screen. Click the button and then click to zoom out as your screen will be enlarged. Click the button again, but this time choose Filter > Low Light. This reduces your brightness, which may be reduced when your regular brightness is also reduced. To disable the feature, triple-click the home button again.
Make your screen easier to use with one hand
While the iPhone SE is currently Apple‘s smallest model, it can be a bit cumbersome to use with one hand if you have short fingers. Using two hands will obviously fix this, but if that’s not an option in your case, you can always use the home button to trigger the reachability feature and pull the top of the screen into reach.
To enable this accessibility feature, go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch and turn on Reachability. With the feature enabled, all you need to do is double-tap the home button lightly (don’t click down). The top half of the screen will drop to the bottom half, making it easier to navigate with one hand. To return to the full view, tap the upper section or double-tap the home button again.
Batteries get weaker and weaker over time, and eventually, their useful life ends. So you need to know how long the battery you have will last. iPhone batteries have the same fate as any other battery. Most cell phone batteries used in the world today are lithium-ion batteries. They’re useful in cell phones because lithium easily releases electrons in the battery’s chemistry.
This guide will help you understand what is battery cycling and how to check your iPhone. This will help you manage battery usage and know when to replace it.
What is battery cycling?
When the battery is being used to power the device, it is discharging. After fully discharging, recharge before use. During this process, the battery is called recycling.
The lifespan of a battery depends on the number of charge/discharge cycles the battery has undergone. The number of battery cycles varies from battery to battery, depending on the type of battery and the battery’s design.
So a charge cycle or battery cycle is to charge a rechargeable battery and discharge it completely. The process of fully discharging the battery before recharging is called deep discharge, and the process of partially discharging the battery before recharging is called shallow discharge. In general, the number of cycles of a rechargeable battery represents the number of times it can go through the process of full charge and discharge until it dies or loses capacity. Batteries begin to degrade after reaching their maximum cycle life, and the capacity for a full charge decreases. At this point, you’ll find yourself charging the battery more often than before.
You can maintain the cycle life of the battery by fully charging the battery before discharging it. Using the correct type of charger can eliminate the adverse effects of repeated charging. For this reason, it is always recommended that you fully charge your phone before using it.
What is a good battery cycle count?
The number of battery cycles varies from battery to battery. Some batteries have high cycle counts while others have low cycle counts. Lithium batteries have a lifespan of 400-500 charge cycles. In other phones, the loop count can reach 1000. The battery cycle count also depends on how much you use your phone and the tasks you perform with it. Battery experts and manufacturers say that after about 400 cycles, the capacity of phone batteries begins to drop by about 20 percent.
Once you notice some changes in the battery, it is not necessary to check the battery cycle count. You can always check and make sure your battery is delivering optimal performance, and you can put any doubts to rest. Therefore, you should always be ready to check the battery cycle count, with or without any reason.
1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone and navigate to Privacy Options.
2. On the Privacy website, scroll down and select Analytics and Improvement,
3. After clicking Analyze and Improve, go to Analyze Data at the top of the page.
4. You will be taken to a page with an alphabetical list of multiple files. Scroll down to find a file called “Log Aggregation” file and click on it. Select the most recent log.
5. Long press the screen to get the IOS selection tool. Select all text in this file. To do this, drag the small handle to the bottom to select the entire text and choose Copy.
6. Then launch the Bites app on your iPhone and go to the note to save the file. After that, long press the screen and select Paste.
7. Tap the Share/Menu button to bring up the Share Sheet. Select Find in Notes tap.
8. Next, enter batterycyclecount in the search bar. Don’t leave any spaces between words.
9. View the iPhone’s battery cycle count displayed below the highlighted text.
The latest version of Apple‘s mobile operating system brings some new features and settings related to your privacy and security. Apple’s latest mobile operating system – iOS 15.4 – is now available for public download. The fourth update to iOS 15 brings several new and enhanced privacy and security features to the iPhone, including several upgrades to iCloud Keychain, anti-tracking AirTag notifications, and more.
Let’s take a look at some of the new privacy and security features and settings that come with iOS 15.4.
AirTags have the potential to be abused by thieves and stalkers to track unsuspecting victims. Over the past few months, Apple has released several new updates to iOS to help prevent AirTags from being used to track people, and that continues with the release of iOS 15.4.
When setting up AirTag with iOS 15.4, you will now receive a notification that your AirTag is linked to your Apple ID, essentially warning you that the AirTag can link back to you if you try to use it to track someone. The notice also states that using AirTag in this way to track someone is considered a crime.
You can add notes to saved passwords
In iOS 15.4, you can now annotate usernames, emails, and passwords you save in iCloud Keychain. To access it, open the Settings app and do the following:
1. Enter Password and verify yourself.
2. New, tap the account you want to leave a message for.
3. Finally, click Add Note and enter your note.
When you’re done, click Done in the upper right corner, and you’ll save the notes for these credentials.
Safari will no longer save passwords without usernames
If you’re having trouble finding a password for a website you know is saved through iCloud, it may be because iOS saves the same password but no username. Without a username, the password won’t appear on your keyboard when you visit the site, but iOS 15.4 aims to fix that.
Now, when you try to save a password without a username in Safari, you’ll get a popup asking you to enter your password. The notification says “To save this password, please enter your [website] account username” and you’ll see a text field where you can enter your username or email.
You can hide those password security suggestions
It’s best not to duplicate passwords across accounts, and Apple is firm about this, which is why when you go to Settings > Passwords, you may see Security for compromised, easily guessed, or reused passwords suggestion.
Alerts are a good thing, but if you don’t want to be reminded every time you enter your password settings, you can hide them: go to an account, then click the X icon in the upper right corner of the alert. In the popup that appears, click Hide to get rid of them Safety advice. If you want to see security advice again at any time, go to Hidden Security Advice in Password Settings.
When you’re a first-time iPhone buyer, you’re used to using an Android phone, which can lead you to start not using an iPhone. But everyone knows the power of the iPhone. There are a few ways to make your iPhone feel more like your old Android phone, whether you’re using the iPhone SE, iPhone 13, or any other Apple phone, to Androidize your iPhone. Here’s how to make it feel more like an Android device, check it out!
Create custom home screens with widgets and smart stacks
Widgets, customizing your home screen, are a convenient way to keep information at your fingertips, but perhaps more importantly, you can create a completely personalized experience.
You can add individual widgets, or create so-called smart stacks, which will rotate in a series of widgets based on the widget you interact with and the time of day. Place widgets on the iPhone screen by long-pressing on empty spaces. I usually do this above the app in the dock. Tap the plus sign in the upper left corner and drag and drop the widget onto your screen.
You can’t install themes or launchers, but you can still customize the look of your iPhone
If you’re used to creating custom app icons, you’ll be happy to know that your iPhone can also support custom icons. You’ll need to use the Shortcuts app to achieve your custom look, and be prepared to invest some time in each new creation. So instead of using the existing Mail, Safari or Messages app icons, you can replace the default icon with the AOL Mail icon or any photo you want.
Chat with your Android friends using FaceTime
In iOS 15, you can FaceTime with friends and family who don’t have an Apple device. Like the other tips on this list, it probably won’t make your iPhone feel more like your old Android phone. But it can help with the transition, as it provides an easy way to video chat with Android friends without having to install a new app.
FaceTime calls work a little differently when you’re communicating with users of non-Apple devices. You need to generate a link that they can click or tap to join the call from a web browser. Just open the FaceTime app and tap the Create Link button to get started.
Miss Google’s keyboard? You can download your favorite or learn some iPhone keyboard tips
Google’s keyboard, Gboard, is loved by many Android users. You can also install third-party keyboards on your iPhone, although you may find them less powerful than their Android counterparts. If you want to give it a try, you can use Gboard for Android on your iPhone. However, if you find that a third-party keyboard doesn’t solve the problem, you can make the most of your iPhone’s keyboard.
Move the cursor by pressing and holding the space bar until the key disappears, turning it into a trackpad of sorts. Here’s a post with beautifully animated images showing you how it works.
Create custom text replacement shortcuts by going to Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement. This makes it easier to type swear words, or quickly enter information like your email address.
You can swipe to type on your iPhone’s keyboard, just like you can on almost any Android keyboard. If it doesn’t work, make sure it’s turned on by going to Settings > General > Keyboard > Swipe typing and making sure the switch is on.
You’re not locked into Apple‘s default apps. Switch to Google’s apps
You are lucky.
Google does a great job of keeping the same apps you know and love on Android updated on iPhone. Instead of linking you to every Google app, I’ll point you to the Google Developers page in the App Store, where you can find all the apps for the iPhone (or iPad).
If you don’t like Siri, use the Google Assistant
One app that Google offers on the iPhone worth mentioning is Google Assistant. For those who wish to use Google’s virtual assistant instead of Apple, you can download and install a dedicated app. You need to create a shortcut in the Shortcuts app that will launch Google Assistant using Siri.
With Google Assistant installed on your phone, open the Shortcuts app and tap the plus sign to create a new shortcut. Click Add Action > Apps > Assistant > Ask Google and turn off Show When Run. Name the shortcut “Hey, Google” or “OK, Google”.
Face ID isn’t perfect. Here’s how to make it even better
If you’re switching from an Android phone with fingerprint unlocking, you might get frustrated if Face ID doesn’t always recognize your face and unlock your iPhone in the right amount of time. My suggestion: add an alternate look like Scanning your face a second time does the same; it’s the equivalent of scanning four fingerprints in an old Android phone, not just one. To scan your face again, open Settings > Face ID & Passcode and tap Set Alternate Appearance.
With Apple announcing its Mac Studio, iPhone SE 3, Studio Display and more at its March 2022 event, the release of iOS 15.4 follows a week later and is available for your iPhone SE, iPhone 6S and later. Released in September 2021, iOS 15 brings SharePlay, widgets, Focus mode, and more to iPadOS, all with a productivity theme. But since then, Apple has been pushing the .1 update in full force, as 15.1, 15.2, and 15.3 all bring bug fixes and improvements to your iPhone and iPad.
With that in mind, here are five features you can familiarize yourself with when iOS 15.4 downloads to your device, let’s take a look!
1. Face ID with mask
While Apple has introduced a feature that allows your Apple Watch to verify your identity by unlocking your phone, that doesn’t help those who don’t have a watch. In iOS 15.4, you can enable an additional feature that requires you to scan your face while wearing a mask. The Face ID hardware will then recognize your eyes and facial features to unlock your phone.
2. iPadOS 15.4 Universal Controls
This was announced at WWDC, Apple’s annual developer conference in 2021, but was delayed from the second half of 2021 to the release of iPadOS 15.4. As long as you have a specific iPad model and a Mac running macOS 12.3 Monterey, you can use the mouse cursor on both devices so you can drag and drop your content seamlessly.
3. New emoji
The new update wouldn’t be the same without the new emoji, and this time you can use a bunch. From greetings to gender-specific pregnancy, and many new gestures, your WhatsApp and Twitter messages have plenty to choose from.
4. Better AirTag anti-tracking measures
When you set up the new AirTag in iOS 15.4, you’ll see a pop-up stating that using it to track people is a crime, making users aware of its misuse around the world to date. There’s also a better way to manage its notifications through the Find My app, so you can configure time-tracking when your alerts arrive, while deciding whether to send them all at once or at a certain time of day.
5. Notes in iCloud Keychain
Since 2019, with the release of iOS 13, you’ve been able to save and sync your passwords in iCloud. But 15.4 allows you to add notes to your custom iCloud password via iCloud Keychain.
While this may sound like a small feature, it’s important because other password apps have been around for years, and the convenience of adding a few extra reminders to these sections can be helpful, especially if you have a lot of accounts for the same site.
The latest iPhone SE debuted on Tuesday at Apple’s “Peek Performance” event. The most notable updates to the affordable iPhone are 5G connectivity and Apple‘s latest mobile chipset. Aside from minor cosmetic changes, the third-generation iPhone SE looks identical to the previous-generation model launched in 2020. The phone still has a 4.7-inch screen and huge top and bottom bezels. It also retains the Home button with Touch ID, which is great for people who don’t want to use facial recognition to unlock their phones. Let’s take a look at the new features of the iPhone SE 3!
5G connectivity: Sub-6 yes, mmWave no
The most exciting new feature of the iPhone SE is support for faster data transfer speeds over 5G networks. However, the iPhone SE doesn’t support all types of 5G — it can’t connect to parts of the network that use the fastest mmWave type of 5G, which is currently found mostly in city centers and stadiums. As carriers continue to build out their 5G networks in 2022 and beyond, we’re still figuring out which networks the iPhone SE can connect to. Currently, we know that the iPhone SE can use C-band frequencies in the 3.7GHz to 3.98GHz range, which is already available for US carriers.
AT&T has confirmed that the iPhone SE will not support the 3.45GHz mid-band that will be added to its 5G network later this year and that only the best phones of 2022 will be able to connect to.
A15 Bionic Chipset: Better Performance, More iOS Updates
First introduced with the iPhone 13 series in September, the A15 Bionic chipset is Apple’s most advanced mobile chip. In addition to 5G connectivity, it also offers some new tricks for the iPhone SE. It should also support the same iOS update lifespan as the iPhone 13, which could be extended by seven years or more given how often Apple updates its oldest phones right now.
On the camera side, the new chipset should allow the iPhone SE to take better photos than its predecessors, but only because of computational photography improvements and AI tricks. The new phone has the same cameras as the 2020 model: a 12-megapixel, f1.8 rear camera and a 7-megapixel, f2.2 front-facing camera.
Even with the same A15 Bionic processor, the iPhone SE’s 3GB of RAM should slow down gaming performance and apps compared to the iPhone 13 Pro’s 6GB.
New glass back
The new iPhone SE looks almost unchanged from the previous model, but glass has replaced the all-aluminum back of the previous version. While the new glass back is an elegant touch, it’s unclear if it will change the shape of the new iPhones, making them incompatible with existing cases and accessories.
While we haven’t gotten a full review of the new iPhone SE, it does lack some features and polish. Its lower-resolution LCD display can’t deliver crisp, colorful pictures like the sharp OLED screens on the iPhone 13 series. While the new budget phones share the same chipset, the iPhone 13 has more RAM, more storage, and a larger battery with wireless charging.
The iPhone SE’s single rear camera is also better than the additional lens on the iPhone 13 series, with the iPhone 13 Pro featuring an ultra-wide-angle and 12-megapixel 3x optical zoom camera. Android users considering switching to a cheaper iPhone might be disappointed, as budget phones from Samsung and Motorola often feature two or even three rear cameras. If you just want your iOS phone to use some apps, watch some shows, and take some daylight photos, the iPhone SE should give you the right basics.
If you own an iPhone, you can use Face ID to unlock your phone or use Apple Pay. But the pandemic has made Face ID almost useless in public, because it doesn’t work when you’re wearing a mask, which covers almost half of your face.
Usually this leaves you with one of two options: put on the mask and manually enter the passcode, or take off the mask and let Face ID work that way. Neither option is perfect, which is why Apple’s upcoming iPhone software update is an improvement. Thanks to iOS 15.4 coming next week, you can finally use Face ID while wearing a mask.
As long as you have an iPhone 12 or iPhone 13 running iOS 15.4, you can easily go into your phone’s settings and open a new setting that uses features around your eyes to verify that you’re really you, even if you’re wearing a mask.
But if you have an older iPhone model, or just don’t want to update to iOS 15.4 for a while, there’s another way to unlock your iPhone while wearing a mask—with the Apple Watch. Let’s take a look at how to use it!
How to use Face ID with a mask
This new feature is exclusive to iOS 15.4 and only available on iPhone 12, 12 Mini, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max and iPhone 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. If you have both software and hardware, do the following to use Face ID with a mask:
1. On your iPhone, open the Settings app.
2. Next, go to Face ID & Passcode and enter your passcode.
3. Toggle Use Face ID with a mask.
4. On the next page, select the Use Face ID with mask option.
5. Wear a mask to set up Face ID.
Setting up Face ID with a mask is almost the same as setting up regular Face ID, but the emphasis is on verifying the unique features around the eyes. Once set up, which takes about a minute or so, you can unlock your iPhone masked (and unmasked).
If you don’t have iOS 15.4 or an iPhone 12 or 13, you can still unlock your iPhone with your Apple Watch. To do this, you need to be running iOS 14.5 or later and WatchOS 7.4 or later. To set up this function:
1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Select Face ID & Passcode and enter your passcode.
3. Scroll down to Unlock with Apple Watch, find your Apple Watch and turn on the feature.
Now, when you’re wearing a mask, all you have to do is raise your phone as usual and unlock it with Face ID. You’ll feel a touch on your wrist letting you know your watch has been used to unlock your phone.
The alert on the watch goes beyond just confirming that your phone is unlocked, though. It includes a button to lock the phone in case it’s unlocked by someone else. This is a safety feature that ensures that others cannot pick up your phone and unlock it while wearing a mask. While this is unlikely to happen, it’s a reassuring fallback to keep your data more secure.
