In 2017, Apple introduced a new method of unlocking with Face ID. This was incorporated into the iPhone X to subsequently incorporate the successive generations. Even the most recent iPad Pro already have this biometric method. There is something here that you probably do not know, and you can unlock an iPhone with Face ID without looking directly.
Use Face ID without having to look at the iPhone
To make Face ID a reliable and safe method on an iPhone, a complex system of sensors that are integrated into the so-called TrueDepth was created. This is partly to blame for the iPhone continue to maintain the ‘notch’. This system also allows you to add other security parameters such as the need to be looking at the screen to activate. However, this function can be deactivated.
It is clear that the security will be lower on your iPhone if you disable this functionality, but if for any reason you need to do so, you must follow these steps:
- Go to Settings> Accessibility of your iPhone.
- Click on Face ID and attention.
- Here you must uncheck the option that says Require attention for Face ID.
- Press “Ok” and enter the iPhone security code to verify your identity.
It should be noted that this process is the same for all types of iPhone with Face ID. Also for iPad Pro third generation and later will work, since the route in the settings it. The fact of finding these options within Accessibility is because the option is really designed for people with some type of visual problem. Or that, for example, you need to wear dark glasses with which you cannot detect where your eyes are looking.
You will have noticed that there is also an option called “Features with attention detection” , which has a very prominent utility if you do not want to be disturbed by the brightness of the screen. By activating it, Face ID will know whether or not you are looking at the screen and will be able to attenuate the brightness of the screen, as well as lower the volume of notifications so that it is not annoying.
However, despite the usefulness of unlocking the iPhone without looking, we want to emphasize the risks involved . With the option of looking to unlock uninhabited, there is a free way for anyone to unlock our iPhone just by putting it in front of our face for a few thousandths of a second. Not only do we put ourselves at risk to thieves, but also a close person who does not want to unlock the device can do so when we are sleeping.
