For much of the past two years, many iPhone users have lost some of the convenience of being able to seamlessly unlock the device with their face because they were masked.
NEW YORK CITY -- I stood outside a busy New York City subway stop recently, dressed like a celebrity trying not to be recognized. My face was covered with sunglasses, a baseball cap and my black KN95 mask.
The update, iOS 15.4, aims to ensure Face ID, one of the iPhone's signature features, works without requiring the phone's owner to remove their mask in public, a technical feat given the fewer facial details it has available to analyze. The new feature is still in beta and could launch to the public for iPhone 12 devices and newer in the weeks or months ahead.
While it's impressive the feature worked as often as it did, the mixed results highlight the challenge Apple and other tech companies must confront to enable users to unlock their devices with their faces -- a feature available on other smartphones as well -- when part of the user's face is concealed.
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