Now Apple smartphones will be able to detect if the user is wearing a mask, to almost immediately offer the possibility of entering the manual password.
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Apple has just released a new beta version for iPhone that makes it easier to lock screen authentication if the user is wearing a face mask, says The Verge.
Currently, if someone is wearing a face mask or covering their face with a cloth to protect themselves from the coronavirus, they must lift it to unlock their iPhone with Face ID. Otherwise, there is a delay between the time the phone realizes that you cannot see your face and the subsequent display of the screen to enter an access code (which is often it may take more than 10 to 15 seconds).
You can also disable Face ID, but it is uncomfortable when the person is, for example, at home and does not wear a mask.
In the new iOS 3.5 beta 3 code, released this Wednesday for developers, Apple simplifies the unlock process and allows the iPhone to detect if you are wearing a mask, to almost immediately offer the possibility of entering the manual password.
All that needs to be done is swipe up if your face is covered, whereby the face identification screen will be skipped and only a code will have to be entered instead.
Since it is still a beta version, it may take a few more weeks for a final version to be released with the feature enabled. The new iOS also includes the first release of new Apple software that will make it easier to create apps to notify people if they’ve been around someone with covid-19.
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