Face mask and Face ID do not go well together
You know that joke of the man with a face mask who wanted to use Face ID? He quit. It is of course frustrating when you just hit the supermarket with Apple Pay on your iPhone wants to pay, but your Face ID is not cooperating. Fortunately, there are some tips that will help you get Face ID on your iPhone and iPad can even use with a mouth mask – it doesn’t work for everyone, but in many cases it does! We will explain it to you in this article.
Apple immediately shows your PIN
Apple has already taken away a lot of the frustration by unlocking with a mouth cap on it iOS 13.5 a lot easier. Did you try for this iPhone with Face ID while wearing a face mask, you would get error messages that your face was covered. Now Face ID has become a lot smarter and you get the option to enter your PIN code after just one try.
also watch
Published in the today iOS 13.5 beta it becomes easier to skip Face ID if you wear a mouth mask or face mask.
Use Face ID with a mouth mask
Unfortunately, Face ID does not work if half of your face is covered with a mouth mask. Fortunately, there are two ways to make Face ID work with a mouth mask.
# 1 Reset Face ID
One of the options is to reset your Face ID.
Go to you Settings and to Face ID and passcode .
Tap on Set up Face ID again.
Fold half of your mouth mask inward so that one half is covered and the other half free.
Follow the steps. If your iPhone says your face is covered, move part of the mask until you can continue the process.
If the first scan is successful, keep your mouth mask in the same place. Also do the second scan.
Were both scans successful? Then you can put on your mouth mask completely and try it out.
It is now possible to use your iPhone with or without a mouth mask Face ID to unlock.
Face masks are available in different colors and with patterns. It is good to know that your Face ID now works with both non-medical disposable mouth masks, and with cloth masks with, for example, a leopard pattern. If you’ve reset Face ID, you’ll need to properly reset some apps to sign in with Face ID. Do you log in with Face ID on your banking app, for example? Then you will have to turn on Face ID via the settings of the app.
Disclaimer
Note that adding a new face mask appearance will make Face ID recognition less accurate. After all, Face ID now has fewer facial features available to make sure it’s you unlocking the iPhone. So be aware that you compromise on security with the method below.
–
# 2 Configure new look second face in Face ID . Have you already completed the above steps? Then you will first have to set up your Face ID in the normal way, so without a mouth mask.
Go to you Settings and to Face ID and passcode .
Tap on Configure a different appearance .
Fold half of your mouth mask inward so that one half is covered and the other half free.
Follow the steps. If your iPhone says your face is covered, move part of the mask until you can continue the process.
If the first scan is successful, keep your mouth mask in the same place. Also do the second scan.
Were both scans successful? Then you can put on your mouth mask completely and try it out.
It is now possible to unlock your iPhone with Face ID both with and without a mouth mask.
also watch
You can add a second face or an extra person in Face ID. This way, two people can access the same iPhone or iPad.
–
Remove Face ID
Would you rather not go through the Face ID process again? Then you can also choose to remove your Face ID and only unlock your iPhone with a pin code.
Go to you Settings and to Face ID and passcode .
Tap Reset Face ID
Your Face ID will then be immediately disabled and your iPhone can only be unlocked with your passcode.
Also read about others Face ID inconveniences, such as:
–
