Since the iOS 14 update.5 for iPhone and Watchos 7.4 For Apple Watch, it is possible to unlock your phone thanks to its smart watch.A way in particular to open our iPhone if we wear a mask, while the Face ID does not recognize us.We explain the steps to activate the function.

The iOS 14 update.5 Launched in spring 2021 offered us some new features, the possibility of unlocking our iPhone with our Apple Watch.

This stems from the fact that in full crisis of COVID-19 and wearing the mask, it is impossible to use facial recognition Face ID to unlock our iPhone.

Tim Cook and his Apple band therefore decided to offer an alternative by allowing the Apple Watch to act as an intermediary and open the phone.

The prerequisites to unlock your iPhone thanks to its Apple Watch

To be able to unlock your iPhone thanks to its Apple Watch, you must first install the iOS 14 updates.5 on our iPhone and Watchos 7.4 On our Apple Watch.

For the iOS 14 update.5, these are 6s and superior iPhones that can install it.

For the Watchos 7 update.4, it is the Apple Watch Series 3 and Supérieur (whose SE) can install it.

Steps to activate the unlock functionality with the Apple Watch

Once our updates are done, here is how to activate the feature allowing us to unlock our iPhone with our Apple Watch:

1. Ouvrir l’application Réglages
2. Aller dans l’onglet Face ID et code
3. Entrer le code de son iPhone
4. Défiler vers le bas
5. Activer la fonction: Déverrouiller avec l’Apple Watch

Once the feature is activated, we just have to put our Watch call and bring it near the iPhone to unlock it.The Apple Watch will then vibrate and display the option to lock it if it was a mistake.

Voici comment activer la fonctionnalité de déverrouillage avec l’Apple Watch. Crédit photo: frandroid.