iOS 15.4 Will Let You Use Face ID With a Mask

Face ID hasn’t been easy since the wake of the pandemic and face masks.

However, since Apple have bags rolling out 15.4 beta 1 for iOS, which includes a new feature called “Use Face ID With a Mask.” it’ll be a lot easier!

The feature operates by only analysing the area around your eyes, instead of your entire face, to unlock an iPhone. Users also won’t need to wear a mask when setting it up, but they will need to rescan their face, according to MacRumors.

The feature finally addresses a complaint about using Face ID during the pandemic: The technology will fail to recognize your face when wearing a mask, which can make Apple’s authentication system for the iPhone inconvenient.

With COVID-19 still raging after two years, the company is now making iOS more friendly to mask-wearers. However, the new setting is bound to come with a security compromise. The iOS notice about the feature points out Face ID is “most accurate when it’s set up for full-face recognition only.”

If you’re a glasses wearer, there’s more good news. The iOS 15.4 beta also contains a new option to make Face ID better at recognizing your face while wearing spectacles.

It’ll probably take Apple at least a few more weeks before it releases iOS 15.4 to the public. In the meantime, the company created a way you can unlock an iPhone while wearing a mask, but it requires that you to own an Apple Watch.