{"id":2236,"date":"2021-05-07T17:08:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T17:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.2.19:8666\/?p=1"},"modified":"2023-10-27T17:15:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T09:15:05","slug":"how-to-unlock-iphone-with-apple-watch-when-wearing-a-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/how-to-unlock-iphone-with-apple-watch-when-wearing-a-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"How to unlock iPhone with Apple Watch when wearing a mask"},"content":{"rendered":"
Because of the ongoing pandemic, face masks have created a challenge for iPhone users who rely on Face ID for unlocking their devices. Fortunately, Apple has introduced a convenient solution that allows you to unlock your iPhone using your Apple Watch, even while wearing a mask. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps required to set up this feature on your iPhone running iOS 14.5 and Apple Watch with WatchOS 7.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our lives are now deeply intertwined with smartphones in the digital era. However, the use of face masks during the pandemic has posed a problem for iPhone users who depend on Face ID to unlock their devices. Thankfully, Apple has provided a practical solution that enables iPhone unlocking through an Apple Watch, even when wearing a mask. This guide outlines the necessary steps to configure this functionality on an iPhone running iOS 14.5 and an Apple Watch with WatchOS 7.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Describe how to unlock in the configuration app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Set in “FACE ID and Pass Code” of the setting app<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
ne and installed WatchOS 7.4 to Apple Watch, if you have installed Apple Watch when wearing a mask, the unlocked function of the iPhone is not enabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You need the following settings to use this function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enable “Unlock Locking” with Apple Watch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Check the Apple Watch toggle switch to use to unlock the iPhone at “Locking with Apple Watch” in the Configuration App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Display message display<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You may also enable unlocking at Apple Watch or a confirmation message. If there is no problem, select Turn On.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Unlock unlocked with Apple Watch” is activated<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Apple Watch toggle switch used to unlock the iPhone is turned on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the corresponding Apple Watch, if WatchOS is an older version, “Software update is required”,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
such as the lower level of Apple Watch below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Unlock notification in Apple Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wear a mask and wear Apple Watch and gaze the iPhone12 Pro screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The iPhone12 Pro has been unlocked with the light vibration of Apple Watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Light vibrations when canceled were the same as the vibrations when the MAC lock was unlocked at Apple Watch.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Because of the ongoing pandemic, face masks have created a challenge for iPhone users who rely on Face ID for unlocking their devices. Fortunately, Apple has introduced a convenient solution that allows you to unlock your iPhone using your Apple Watch, even while wearing a mask. In this guide, we will walk you through the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.rewa.tech\/image\/27c282f1-58c0-410f-956e-80250e0e3e2a-630018323579.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,13,158],"tags":[234,21],"class_list":["post-2236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guide","category-how-to","category-iphone-guide","tag-apple-watch","tag-iphone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rewa.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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