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Josh Render

Growing a moustache for Movember? Here’s how to fine-tune your phone’s Face ID to avoid confusion

Face ID on iPhone .

There’s something of a social media trend where people record the reactions of their friends and family after they shaved off their hair or beard. Well, as it turns out, your phone can freak out when you make drastic changes, too, as I've recently found out first hand.

Every November, I make sure to grow a mustache as part of the Movember charity drive — and that entails shaving off the beard I sport for the other 11 months of the year. But this around, my iPhone 15 Pro Max has a hard time recognizing me when I try to use the phone's Face ID feature.

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