Apple has rolled out the stable version of iOS 13.5 that focuses on COVID-19 special features. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
Apple has finally rolled out iOS 13.5 to all of its iPhone users who can finally unlock their FaceID-enabled iPhones with ease while wearing a face mask. The software was in testing earlier this month and Apple sped up the process to address a major pain-point that iPhone users had been experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the coronavirus spreading like wildfire and adding more and more cases with each passing day, people around the world have developed new habits in life. Wearing a face mask in public is a common sight now, but iPhone users haven’t been the happiest, especially those who rely on FaceID to unlock their devices.
Face ID with face mask on
It has been proven to be quite a challenge to use FaceID-enabled iPhones, which include all models after the iPhone X, these days. On one hand, it is reassuring to see that Face ID works effectively to deny access even to the owner while wearing a face mask. But on the other hand, it adds an extra step of lowering the face mask to allow the iPhone to scan your face and unlock it.
