It has been a few years since Apple introduced its Face ID feature with the iPhone X. With this face detection technology iPhone users can quickly unlock there iPhone. If you are sharing your iPhone with someone else but you are using Face ID feature to unlock your device, then you can not be available to unlock it every time. Thankfully, you don’t have to worry, you can add up to two users on the same device. You can easily add another person to an iPhone’s Face ID. Apple calls it as an ‘alternate appearance.’
Although adding a second face to Face ID is convenient, but it also comes with risks as that the
The second Person have always complete access to your device and apps. since adding many faces would reduce the accuracy and security of the system. So, try to add the people you trust.
How to Add Second Person to Face ID
- You can add a maximum of two people in iPhone supporting the Face ID feature.
- Before adding another person to Face ID, first you have to enable the facial recognition feature.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone and select the option Face ID and Passcode.
- Then, enter the Passcode to proceed.
- After that tap on the option Set Up an Alternative Appearance below and a floating window with circle will appear with the instructions.
- Below the circle you will see the option Get Started, click on that to begin the process.
- After that camera will open with circle, you have to move your head to complete the circle and it might take a while.
- After that another person will be added to the Face ID.
But one thing you should be cautious about that facial recognition is used to authenticate personal things like banking transactions or access to your Google Photos. The second Person have always complete access to your device and apps. So, try to add the people you trust.
