These days wearing a mask is necessary to avoid the COVID-19 pandemic,  and Apple helps us by releasing a new software update for iPhone. iOS 14.5 with a bunch of new features.

Through these feature you can unlock you iPhone while wearning mask and its not by using Face ID but you can take advantage of your Apple Watch

Here is the every details to unlock your iPhone with a face mask on.

Requirements.

• iPhone X or a later model.
• iOS 14.5 or a later version, too.
• Apple Watch Series 3 or later with watchOS 7.4 or later.

To Unlock Your iPhone While Wearing a Mask you need iPhone and Apple Watch to be paired to each other, and make sure that both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections turned on.

Add a passcode to your Apple Watch:

1. First of all, go to Settings in your Apple Watch.
2. Then to find Passcode just Scroll down and then tap on Passcode to Turn Passcode On.
3. After that Enter your new passcode.
4. Re-enter the same passcode.
5. That’s what you need to unlock your Apple Watch after every time you remove it from your wrist.

Turn on Wrist Detection:

1. First of all, go to Settings in your Apple Watch.
2. Then to find Passcode just Scroll down and then tap on Passcode to Turn Passcode On.
3. To turn on the Wrist Detection Just scroll down again.
4. Now you’ll need to wear a face mask to test it

Set up Your iPhone and Apple Watch

Here is what you need to do Set up Your iPhone and Apple Watch.

1. First of all, you need to the Settings app On your iPhone.
2. Then go to Face ID & Passcode which you can find by Scrolling it down and then tap on it.
3. Now you have entered your current passcode.
4. After that Scroll down to the Unlock with Apple Watch Section.
5. Toggle it on.