How to unlock iPhone with Apple Watch in iOS 14.5
Apple in iOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4 introduced a new feature that lets users more easily unlock their iPhones while wearing a mask. Here's how it works.
Face ID
Mike Peterson
Apple releases watchOS 7.4 with Face ID unlock assistance
Apple has issued an update for watchOS 7.4, one which adds support for a Face ID feature in iOS 14.5 to unlock an iPhone when the user wears a face mask.
Malcolm Owen
Touch ID on iMac's Magic Keyboard won't work with iPad Pro
The Touch ID sensor on the iMac's new Magic Keyboard reportedly won't work with the latest iPad Pro, despite running the same M1 chip powering compatible Macs.
Will Shanklin
New leak again shows smaller notch for 'iPhone 13'
A new image purporting to be "film samples" for the "iPhone 13," shows a Face ID notch that's noticeably smaller in width.
William Gallagher
Apple presses ahead with aim to replace paper passports and ID with iPhone
Apple is continuing to research how to ensure the identity of someone presenting an iPhone to a passport official, or using any other digital ID document.
Apple examining ways to detect light through a display for Face ID, Touch ID
Apple is continuing to refine its work on light sensors that could work through a display, likely for use in a future version of Face ID or Touch ID on an iPhone.
iPhone not migrating to USB-C or getting Touch ID on power button any time soon
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that market and financial benefits will mean Apple skips USB-C for iPhones, and will also not move Touch ID to the power button at any time in the near future.
Patent troll sues Apple over Touch ID, Face ID and Apple Card
An Australian patent holdings company on Tuesday filed suit against Apple, targeting Touch ID and Face ID with intellectual property acquired from defunct biometrics specialist Securicom.
Mikey Campbell
New Apple technology could lead to in-screen Face ID, no notch
Apple is researching how to embed sensors into display panels, potentially enabling both Touch ID, and Face ID without a notch.
Stephen Robles
Andrew O'Hara
Amber Neely
