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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by bayindirh on Monday April 26, 2021 @03:28PM (#26946885)
> That was their claim, however my observation is that it just takes longer to fail before offering "swipe up to get the passcode interface"

If I have a mask on, swiping up immediately brings up the pass code screen. In this case immediately is <0.5 secs.

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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by crooked-v on Monday April 26, 2021 @05:51PM (#26948697)
And for me, it regularly doesn't, taking the full timeout period.
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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by drcongo on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @04:53AM (#26953592)
Never does for me either, possibly because without a mask I have a beard so it struggles to tell if it's a mask or my regular face. ProTip though: swipe up again immediately and you get the passcode prompt.
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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by fouc on Monday April 26, 2021 @09:30PM (#26950695)
I wonder if this is an issue for the older apple watches or if it happens for the new ones too.
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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by pfranz on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:34PM (#26951274)
I believe the immediate parent was talking about Face unlock outside of this update where the Watch is added. I have the same issue. Sometimes, (I guess?) it can tell I'm wearing a mask and pops up a number pad quickly, other times it authenticates my masked face, other times it just hangs trying to authenticate and after a few seconds I get a number pad.

FWIW I have a new Apple Watch and have this issue. I just installed the update so I haven't tested the Watch authentication. If it can't detect a mask I'll have the same issue as before waiting for a number pad.

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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by nerbert on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:08PM (#26951043)
Same here.
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