How to retry unlocking your iPhone X / XS / XS Max / XR with Face ID after failure
iOS 12 will bring many subtle refinements to your iPhone experience. One of those changes is the ability to retry Face ID to unlock your device after a failed attempt instead of being forced to enter your password. Keep reading this article to see this change work..
With iOS 11 and Face ID on iPhone X, you were only allowed two attempts to unlock your device using facial recognition before the system forced you to enter your password.
But now with iOS 12, you can just swipe your finger up if you want to try unlocking your iPhone with Face ID again. After a failed facial recognition attempt, you will be presented with the keypad for you to enter your password, but you may choose to try Face ID again to unlock your device..
How to retry unlocking your iPhone X / XS / XS Max / XR with Face ID after failure
Step 1. After a failed attempt, please make sure your face is facing the notch on your iPhone X / iPhone XS / iPhone XS Max / iPhone XR on iOS 12.
If you have “Require attention for Face ID” enabled, then don't forget to look at your iPhone..
Step 2. When you see the keyboard appear, ignore it and slide your finger up.
Step 3. In my experience, I have never needed to swipe my finger on the lock screen to try Face ID again because the system directly unlocks my phone once my face is visible to the camera. .
But here are the steps to try Face ID again on iOS 12 if your first attempt was unsuccessful:
You will notice that the new lock screen on iOS 12 will show the message "Swipe up or enter passcode" while on iOS 11 the screen will only show "Enter passcode". This is really a great function that iOS 12 update brings for Face ID on iPhone X / iPhone XS / iPhone XS Max / iPhone XR, take advantage of it!