How to Make Face ID Work on iPhone While Wearing a Medical Mask

Mar. 17, 2020

Unlock iPhone with Face ID While Wearing a Medical Mask

Though you can set up Face ID using a piece of paper to unlock the iPhone while wearing a mask, I would recommend you to use an actual mask for a higher success rate. The reason why I suggest you do it is that the material in masks may be different from the fibers found in the sheet of paper.

Will it compromise your security? Yes, it will. But given how imperative it is to prevent COVID-19 from spreading, the trade-off would be worth it.

1. To get started, fold your medical mask in half and then cover that part of your face. Make sure to keep the mask as close to the face as possible. Also, ensure that it doesn’t have wrinkles.

2. While holding the folded mask on your face, head into the Settings app on your iPhone > Face ID & Passcode > Get Started and then set up the Face ID as usual.

Just in case the face on the iPhone appears blocked, slowly reveal more face until the circular viewfinder kicks in.

Note:If you had set up both primary and secondary Face IDs on your iPhone, you will need to first reset the Face ID.

3. When the circle viewfinder shows up, keep the mask’s position intact. While maintaining the mask position, turn your head to complete the process. After you have set up the Face ID, remove the mask. Then, try to unlock your device using your face.

4. Finally, put on the mask on your face and try to unlock your iPhone again.

Voila! It’s fully set up now. Going forward, you don’t need to take off the mask when unlocking the iPhone.

So, that’s how you can make the Face ID work with your masked face. Now that you know how this hack works, share it with all of your friends so that they can also encounter the Coronavirus outbreak in a better way. Having already forced the tech titans tocancel their much-awaited events, the pandemic has compelled people to work from home. Hopefully, we will succeed in getting the better of this outbreak sooner than later.

An old school bibliophile who turned a tech nerd out of obsession. When he is not digging into hacks and tracking down stories that are breaking the internet, you may find him reciting poems.