If you’re wearing a face mask, unlocking your iPhone can be a real hassle — but Apple is fixing this in iOS 13.5. Also, I miss Touch ID.
Now face masks are a thing across the world, we’re having to adapt. While they’re great for public health and fighting coronavirus, there’s one way they make life tricker: Unlocking our phones.
Is this a big complaint in the grand scheme of things? Of course not. But little things like unlocking with a face mask do still matter — especially when they’re a fucking arseache.
Thankfully, Apple has been listening. The iOS 13.5 developers’ beta includes a workaround that will make unlocking your iPhone with a face mask easier. Well, when it’s released to the public that is.
Reported by CNBC, the workaround involves users being able to swipe up to input their device passcode immediately. Currently, there’s a short delay when an iPhone is presented with an unreadable face.
