If you have used an Android Phone, you know what this is. With face masks now mandatory in public, this would be a game changer for iPhone users. Requires no new hardware. It’s all Bluetooth and software. Could be out tomorrow. Please Apple.
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If you have used an Android Phone, you know what this is. With face masks now mandatory in public, this would be a game changer for iPhone users. Requires no new hardware. It’s all Bluetooth and software. Could be out tomorrow. Please Apple.
You might try Apple Feedback to make your request.
Feedback
https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html#mn_p
I'd also be happy with an option to unlock an iPhone with a nearby unlocked Apple Watch. That's the opposite of the way it works now (there isn an option, which I believe is default, to unlock the watch by unlocking the iPhone), but it works with the Mac, so shouldn't be a problem with the iPhone.
