Skip the Touch ID Scan: Unlock iPhone Duo With Apple Watch
iPhone Duo uses a Touch ID sensor built into the side button for authentication. Some may feel this is a step backwards after almost a decade of Face ID on iPhones, but if you wear an Apple Watch, you can use it to unlock your iPhone Duo instead. This way, you don't need to touch the side button at all. It's the closest thing we have to a seamless Face ID experience on iPhone Duo ( at least for…
The iPhone Duo device employs a Touch ID sensor in its side button for user authentication. Although this may seem like a step back from the Face ID feature found on iPhones for the past decade, Apple Watch users can bypass the need to touch the side button entirely. Instead, they can unlock their iPhone Duo using their Apple Watch, which provides a nearly seamless experience akin to Face ID. This feature is referred to as "Unlock with Apple Watch."
The functionality is not new to the iPhone, but it functions reliably. To use this feature, the user's Apple Watch must be of Series 9 or later, Ultra 2 or later, or SE 3. To activate the feature, the user must navigate through the Settings app on their iPhone Duo, select Touch ID & Passcode, enter their passcode, scroll down to "Unlock with Nearby Devices," and toggle the switch next to their Apple Watch. If the user has multiple watches paired with their iPhone Duo, they must toggle the switch on for each one.
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