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Sam Hill

How to unlock your iPhone while wearing a mask using iOS 15.4

After nearly two years of punching in passcodes, using an Apple Watch, or pulling down masks to unlock our iPhones, Apple is finally releasing a face mask-compatible Face ID update.

With masked facial recognition and the option to store a verified vaccination card in your Apple Wallet, the iPhone might be the most pandemic-friendly phone out there right now. All it takes is iOS 15.4 and a few extra facial scans to add mask compatibility to Face ID.

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