iOS 15.4 Beta can unlock your iPhone with a mask

This will be the first time Face ID can't read the contents of the full face

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Author | Wang Qirui

Leifeng Network January 18 news, Apple iOS 15 will not need to take off the mask to unlock the phone. The current iOS 15.4 beta for developers will include a FaceID option in new security features.

It is understood that this update appears under Settings, Face ID and Password, which gives users the option to read the part of the face that appears above the mask to unlock the phone.

In simple terms, the system uses the user's eye features and surroundings to identify authenticity, and if matched, the phone can be unlocked.

Currently in the iOS 15.4 beta, there is a warning on the Face ID settings page that says "Face ID is most accurate when set to full face recognition only."

Beta software is full of uncertainty and may be removed when it is intended for the general public. The iOS Developer Beta undergoes several rounds of updates before being released to the public. The language on the page may change, as may the Face ID with mask functionality. It may even disappear completely.

In fact, a similar feature appeared as early as February 2021 when the beta version of iOS 14.5 was released, and by the time it was fully available, it was gone.

Because of the epidemic, wearing masks has become a daily state of life. But the iPhone's Face ID Face Recognition will not work at this time.

Although the face ID can also recognize the basis of wearing a mask through machine learning. But the process is uncontrollable, and changing a mask may need to be learned again, Apple has also launched an Apple Watch to unlock the phone, but people without a watch, this method can not work.

After upgrading to wear a mask to use a face ID, the boot will remind whether to use this function, after the user chooses to use, it will be required to enter the face ID again, this time mainly to record the user's eye surrounding characteristics, for identification when wearing a mask. In order to make the identification more accurate, it is also possible to enter the appearance of the owner wearing glasses every day on this basis, but the sunglasses are not included.

The subsequent use process is the same as before, and the user can be recognized wearing a mask or not wearing it.

At present, the actual tested iPhone 12/13 series can be supported, and Apple officially did not mention the specific adaptation model.

Wearing a mask to use Face D is a fairly practical function, it makes the iPhone more convenient to use in the epidemic era, and it is completely different from the Apple Watch that can only be used to unlock the phone, wearing a mask to use Face D has a higher permission, you can use payment software when wearing a mask.

It should be noted that the current iOS 15.4 beta version is only used as a developer test App, there may be instability, abnormal heat and power consumption, etc. For general users, it is recommended that Apple users and other official versions be updated after the official version is launched.

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