iOS 15.4 unlocked with Face ID, which works with Apple Pay and apps while wearing a mask.

One of the biggest surprises in Thursday’s iOS 15.4 beta release for developers is a new option to enable Face ID without an Apple Watch while wearing a mask. What’s even better about this feature is that it works with Apple Pay and even apps.

As we've covered here before, the iOS 15.4 beta comes with a new "Use Face ID with Mask" option that allows users to rescan their face to unlock their iPhone while wearing a mask . While this is already possible for those who own an Apple Watch, there are some differences between the two options.

Beyond the most obvious difference of not requiring an Apple Watch to be paired with an iPhone, the new Face ID unlock works system-wide when wearing the mask that comes with iOS 15.4.

Users can authenticate with Apple Pay and even log into third-party apps and enable Face ID while wearing a mask, which is not possible with the Apple Watch unlock option — it will just unlock phone without unlocking anything else. In the iOS 15.4 beta, even Safari's AutoFill works with the new unlocking feature.

While the Apple Watch unlock option is still available to users, most users will likely prefer the new unlock method since it works with the iPhone app. It's worth noting that setting up Face ID for use with a mask requires an iPhone 12 or iPhone 13, so users with an iPhone 11 or previous models still rely on unlocking with an Apple Watch.

The beta version of iOS 15.4 is now available to developers, with an official release expected this spring.

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