Apple Fixes iPhone 13 Bug That Prevented Unlock With Apple Watch

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By Mark Gurman

October 1, 2021 at 5:41 PM UTC

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Apple Inc., which began selling the iPhone 13 last week, fixed a bug Friday that prevented the device from being unlocked with an Apple Watch.

The bug irked early adopters of the new phone, many of which likely have Apple Watches and use the feature to bypass Face ID, which can’t be used with masks on. The fix came in the form of an iOS 15.0.1 software update.