We’re expecting this to grow into a more proactive, intimate feature. As of now, you can share your medical ID information. For that matter, we could see the iOS in-built Health app playing a major role here. At some point, in the future, Apple and Google will develop this feature to be much more integrated with better cloud features. It will notify you if you may have been in contact with someone diagnosed with the COVID-19. This way, you won’t have to fidget with your mask to unlock your phone.Īnd the second is that they’ve finally created support for the big Apple-Google cross-platform feature, which means you’ll be able to use apps developed by public health agencies. If you swipe up once from the bottom of the screen with the mask on, you’ll see the option to enter your passcode right away. And in a time where facemasks are a compulsion, you’d have to keep pulling it down to unlock your iPhone or iPad. Previously, if you’d try unlocking your device using Face-ID while wearing a facemask, it wouldn’t work. Let’s talk about the two most notable features of this update – First, the update to the Face-ID and second, the support for the first phase of Apple and Google’s jointly-developed exposure notification system. The iOS 13.5 is its first foot through the door in this software endeavour. Back in April, they announced a joint venture aimed towards tracking the virus and notifying users of potential proximity. Apart from the frontlines warriors, today’s tech titans and multinational corporations have joined forces in the fight against the pandemic. We’re nearly stepping into the third month of self-quarantine as the virus has affected almost every facet of life. So, if you're grabbing, say, a cold brew via a pickup window with social distancing, it'll be easier to pay with you phone while wearing a mask.Apple rolled out the iOS 13.5 today, and it’s a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Oh, and Apple notes that the Face ID mask fix also works when you're unlocking apps and authenticating purchases in the App Store, iTunes, or stores using Apple Pay. If your iPhone doesn't have Face ID, it's still worth updating the software for all of the other performance enhancements and bug fixes. You can update your iPhone by going to the Settings app, tapping General, then tapping Software Update and following the prompts. MORE: Here are 50 fun things you can do at home right now.Īlong with the Face ID enhancement, the update also includes the COVID-19 Exposure Notification API that Apple made in partnership with Google, a FaceTime group calling improvement, and additional improvements and bug fixes. Before the update, Face ID wouldn't recognize you're wearing a mask and would attempt to scan your face before serving up the passcode screen to unlock your phone - an annoying extra step. The passcode field will now appear when you swipe from the bottom of the lock screen while wearing a mask, according to the company's software release notes. The update simplifies the unlock process while you're wearing a mask, allowing you to get into your phone faster. On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 13.5, a software update that makes it easier to unlock Face ID-enabled iPhones while wearing a mask, among other things. Yeah, you'll have to live with your bad breath and the humidity trapped against your face, but it turns out you'll no longer have to live with one mask annoyance: fumbling to unlock your iPhone. By now, you've probably gotten used to wearing a face mask in public as an easy step to protect yourself and others during this ongoing pandemic (if you haven't, get over it and do your damn part).
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