News & Reviews:   iOS 15.4

Reliable tipster on everything relating to Apple, Ming-Chi Kuo is at it again. This time, the serial leaker is spilling the beans on a potential under-display Touch ID on the iPhone.

Previously, Kuo said that an adoption of the technology might be coming in 2023, but it seems that he have retracted that prediction. This is because according to his latest survey, Apple may only be adopting under-display fingerprint sensors in 2025 at the earliest.

Apple recently released iOS 15.4 for supported iPhone devices worldwide which comes with a slew of new features. Out of those, the most notable feature has got to be the ability to use Face ID while wearing a face mask, which is super convenient!

However, it seems that the update also brought aboutinconveniences too as many are complaining that their iPhone’s batteries are draining rapidly. In fact, there have been numerous complaints online by iPhone users regarding the matter, including on Twitter and Reddit.

Apple today released iOS 15.4 for all supported devices which comes with a quality-of-life update that a majority iPhone users have been waiting for: the ability to use Face ID with your face mask on. In case you missed it, check out our tutorial on how to set up ‘Face ID Mask Unlock’ on your iPhone as well as a summary of other new features available inside the update. 

Speaking of which, one of the more intriguing aspects of the update other than the Face ID Mask Unlock is Apple’s integration of Covid-19 vaccination certificates into Apple Health and Apple Wallet. In the footnotes of the iOS 15.4 update, it is stated that Apple Health can now support EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate which enables you to download and store verifiable versions of Covid-19 vaccination, lab results and recovery records.

Pulling down your mask just to unlock your iPhone or do an online transaction can be pretty annoying. But today, Apple has finally released the much-awaited iOS 15.4 with a new Face ID Mask Unlock, as well as other updates. 

When it comes to modern devices, the functionalities are not fixed since they can be improved. Having said that, you have to wait for major updates to get new features most of the time. But Apple has a couple with the upcoming iOS 15.4.

Using a Face ID to unlock your iPhone is certainly a quick way but the pandemic made the procedure a bit of a hassle. However, that may change with the upcoming iOS 15.4 update to allow iPhone users to use Face ID with a mask on.