iOS update will make it easier to unlock Apple iPhone while wearing a mask

A new update to Apple's iPhone will make it easier to unlock while wearing a mask. Early versions of the software – which have been released to testers as part of the iOS 13.5 beta – include new changes that make it easier to get around Apple's Face ID facial recognition technology. Many users have found themselves frustrated in recent weeks as they have followed some countries' guidance to wear masks when outside, but found that doing so gets in the way so that the phone cannot recognise its owner and will not unlock. With the new software, the phones are still unlikely to recognise their users. The phones gather a 3D scan of their owners' face and check by looking at the placement of key features such as the nose and mouth, meaning that any mask is likely to get in the way of the technology.