Summer is coming, and as usual we use sunglasses. And we already have the usual roll. Accustomed to unlocking our iPhone with Face ID, we see that if we wear glasses, it does not recognize us. There is a little trick to get our device to recognize us with the sunglasses on.
But if we activate this trick, we lose a lot of security in facial recognition. Let's say if you're lying la siesta Quietly, your partner can unlock your iPhone, since Face ID will do it even if they see that you are asleep. You will know if it is worth it or not ...
We are already in the middle of summer and as always we have the same problem. We are wearing sunglasses, and our iPhone is not capable of being unlocked using Face ID. It is the price you have to pay to have one of the safest facial recognition systems in the world. No glasses, no masks.
Face ID incorporates a double security system. Apart from have your face in 3D archived and unlocked when it checks its identity parameters, it also verifies that you are looking at the phone. That prevents someone from unlocking it when you are asleep or distracted looking at something else.
This look check This is what prevents Face ID from being unlocked when wearing sunglasses, as it cannot "see" if your eyes are looking at the phone. This can be disabled manually. So if you wear sunglasses, your iPhone will be unlocked when you show it your face. But of course, keep in mind that if you are asleep and someone puts your iPhone in front of your face, it will be unlocked.
Now that you know the good and the bad of the "trick" and want to give it a try, do the following:
- Open Settings
- Open Face ID and code
- Enter your access code
- Uncheck «Require attention for Face ID
- Read the alert and Accept
You can already try if Face ID you are unlocked with your sunglasses on. It may depend on the type of glasses not work. From here, the decision is yours.
In my case, with iPhone X, it recognizes me without having to deactivate "require attention" and without having to remove my sunglasses. In fact I have tried to try to unlock it with my sunglasses on and looking to the side and it does not unlock, and when I turn my gaze to the screen, always with the sunglasses on, it does unlock. Tested with 2 different glasses models (with very dark lenses) and it works without problem.
Like JM, I have no problems with some sunglasses, but on the other hand, with others that I have, not even deactivating “require attention” does not work. I suppose it will be because of the type of lens or filters that it has; I do not know.
Greetings to all.