With the COVID-19 pandemic, some interesting changes are coming to iOS. In addition to Face ID changes for mask usage, a feature spotted in the new iOS 13.5 beta allows for sharing Medical ID information. The feature prompts users to review their Medical ID settings when opening the Health app, introducing options to share Medical […]
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Where protective masks have become part of everyday life in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the newly-released iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 developer betas seem to include streamlined speed with which the passcode pops up when a person wearing a mask is detected. This, in turn, can make it easier to get into an iOS […]
It looks like the 2020 iPhone SE and the iPhone 8 may be a bit more interchangeable than you thought. A second teardown of the updated iPhone SE has revealed that some of its components can be replaced by versions used in the iPhone 8. The recently-launched refresh of the iPhone SE borrowed many of the elements […]
As nifty as the new iPhone SE is, you may have to wait until the second half of 2020 to see the larger iPhone SE Plus version. Per noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will “likely postpone” this new model until later in 2020 or 2021: We predicted that Apple would launch the new iPhone […]
As handy as Face ID is as a feature, it doesn’t work in the presence of COVID-19 face masks, which have become instrumental in slowing the pandemic. The mask, when in place, blocks the Face ID sensor from seeing your face, meaning you have to either remove the mask, type in your passcode, or disable […]