The epidemic that began last year has made masks the standard configuration for everyone when they travel, and unlocking mobile phones with masks has also become a major problem for recent generations of iPhones using Face ID, so many iPhone users have returned to the status of manually entering passwords, which has brought a lot of inconvenience.

In consideration of this situation, Apple has introduced a function (which needs to be manually turned on in the settings) on the latest iOS 14.5 beta version, so that users can use the paired Apple Watch to unlock their iPhones.

Of course, in order to ensure security, the phone will still enable Face ID by default. In case of face ID unlocking failure, the paired Apple Watch will be used for unlocking. At this time, the Apple Watch will prompt through tactile feedback. At the same time, this function is only applicable to mobile phone unlocking, and face ID must still be used in payment and other scenarios.

Apple has long supported the ability to unlock the Mac through the Apple Watch. It's no surprise for Apple's ecosystem to provide similar functions for the iPhone. But if it weren't for the special situation of the epidemic, this function might not be launched.

Of course, users without Apple Watch can't use the auxiliary unlocking function, and this update of iOS 14.5 naturally hides some "commercial rationality" that will boost the sales of Apple Watch.

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