🤳 Unlock apps with your face: You can use Face ID to unlock apps on your iPhone. Go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode > Enter Passcode > Other Apps, and toggle on the apps you want. Not every app is compatible, but this is handy for those that are.
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Among the most common methods to unlock modern smartphones is facial recognition. It’s convenient, but it has drawbacks, not the least of which is training us to be OK with facial scans.
You may wonder if someone could trick facial recognition into unlocking your phone without your knowledge (like when sleeping). Is this possible? It is. Read on for a simple solution.
Apple’s advanced facial recognition system
Apple’s Face ID uses the TrueDepth camera to capture accurate face data by projecting and analyzing thousands of invisible dots. It maps all your curves and wrinkles and stores that data as a key to unlock your phone.
Face ID automatically adapts to changes in your appearance, such as wearing makeup or growing facial hair. If there’s a more significant change in your appearance, like shaving your beard, Face ID confirms your identity by using your passcode before it updates your face data.
Face ID is designed to work with hats, scarves, glasses, contact lenses, face masks and sunglasses. Apple claims there’s just a one-in-a-million chance that someone else’s face can unlock your iPhone. OK, that’s good to know. But what about your face?
A common fear is that someone could hold your phone to your face while you’re sleeping to unlock it. The thing is that these systems don’t work if your eyes are closed. Whew!
But wait! There’s a way to bypass this safeguard built into your phone. Read on to prevent this from happening.
For Android users: Have an Android phone or know someone who does? Update it, or anyone can use this trick to unlock it.
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