This April was a very eventful month for Apple in terms of new products, including the introduction of new location-tracking tags. AirTags, new generations Apple TV, a brand new iMac and an improved iPad. But in addition Apple At the beginning of this week, it also officially released new versions of its operating systems, namely iOS and iPadOS 14.5, macOS 11.3 Big Sur, watchOS 7.4 and tvOS 14.5. These versions include several new features, one of which is the ability to unlock your iPhone via Apple Watch, which is useful, for example, when wearing a mask. Below are 5 things you should know about unlocking your iPhone with Apple Watch know.
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Necessary fulfillment of conditions
Before we look at how you can use the iPhone unlock feature Apple Watch activate, it is necessary to familiarize you with the conditions that must be met for proper functionality. As I mentioned above, the mentioned function was added as part of iOS 14.5. This means that you must have installed on your iPhone to activate it. iOS 14.5 or later. What about then watchOS, so you must have the version with the label 7.4 or later. Self Apple iPhone must have biometric protection Face ID, apple watch must be then Series 3 or later.
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Function activation
If you have met the above conditions, all you have to do is activate the function itself - it's nothing complicated. Simply go to the native app on your updated iPhone Settings. Once you do, get off below, where find and click the option Face ID and code lock. Another screen will appear where you can use authorize the code lock. Then scroll down to the section below Unlock using Apple Watch and by using switches at the name of your apple watch activate the option. After activating the function, you can iPhone easily unlock even if your face is covered - just light up the screen and iPhone to point at your face.
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Quick lock
If the iPhone is unlocked with Apple Watch, the watch itself will let you know about it, through haptic feedback. If your watch vibrates to confirm the unlocking of the device, an interface will appear on its display, which also confirms the unlocking. In addition to the confirmation itself, there is also a button with which you can iPhone lock it immediately. This can be useful in several situations, for example if it was accidentally unlocked, or if someone tries to access your device while wearing a mask and your Apple Watch near get So you have complete control over unlocking.
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
Above, we discussed the conditions that must be met for the new feature to function properly. If you have met all the conditions, you have rushed to activate the feature and now you are having trouble. iPhone help Apple Watch unlock, then there is a mistake somewhere. The impossibility of using this function may be caused by Wi-Fi or Bluetooth being turned off. In order to unlock the iPhone using Apple Watch could work, so both devices need to be connected to each other via Bluetooth - that's more or less a given. But it is also important that Wi-Fi is turned on on both devices. In any case, you do not need to be connected to a Wi-Fi network, it is only necessary that the function is active.
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Inverse function on Apple Watch
We can currently use Apple Watch unlock iPhone and for a long time now even Mac or MacBook. But did you know that you can also unlock the other way around, that is, you can unlock Apple Watch using an iPhone? This feature has also been available for a long time and all you have to do to activate it is go to the app Watch, where in the bottom menu move to my watch and then click the section Code. Here, just a switch is enough activate function Unlock from iPhone. If you deploy your locked after activating the feature Apple Watch on your wrist, so you won't need to enter the code directly on them to unlock them. Just unlock iPhone, which will also automatically unlock Apple Watch.
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