iOS 15.0.1 released with fix for iPhone unlock with Apple Watch

Apple has released iOS 15.0.1, and the biggest news is a fix to the Unlock with Apple Watch bug that left mask-wearers unable to use their smartwatch to bypass Face ID. Apple added the feature earlier in 2021, as a way to accommodate increased masking during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some iPhone 13 upgraders discovered that the system no longer worked.

On previous iPhone handsets, as long as you were wearing your Apple Watch, it was connected to your iPhone, and it itself was unlocked, you could use that to bypass the lock screen on your iPhone too.

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