[Software Update] iOS 14.5

[Snoweagle]

It will work so long Wifi is turned on on both iPhone and AW.

iPhone need, AW no need.

 

[Matrock5]

Today I had to unlock my phone by keying my password 3x to unlock my phone before I can unlock my phone with my Apple Watch automatically. Seems the sync is abit buggy. Not as smooth as just unlocking it once will do.

 

[bbbbbw]

Just updated

 

[samgoh87]

iPhone need, AW no need.

AW requires wifi to be switched on in order to unlock iPhone ehhh

 

[Snoweagle]

AW requires wifi to be switched on in order to unlock iPhone ehhh

WiFi switched on on the iPhone yes, but wifi on the watch no need. If you said wifi required to unlock phone with watch is correct, but I can unlock my phone with the wifi turned off on the watch.

 

[Illusionist_85]

I find the battery life got improvement

 

[peterc]

Anyone have issues with updating their apps on 14.5? There’s even intermittent issues with internet connectivity (wifi) until I rebooted. IP12P user here…

 

[samgoh87]

WiFi switched on on the iPhone yes, but wifi on the watch no need. If you said wifi required to unlock phone with watch is correct, but I can unlock my phone with the wifi turned off on the watch.

Hmmm from the AW if I swipe up the control Center and tap wifi off, I still can use the unlock iPhone feature like what u mentioned. But if I toggle off from the actual wifi settings then I can’t unlock the iPhone . Ha ha it’s okay la so long as it works regardless with wifi on or off =)

 

[Snoweagle]

Hmmm from the AW if I swipe up the control Center and tap wifi off, I still can use the unlock iPhone feature like what u mentioned. But if I toggle off from the actual wifi settings then I can’t unlock the iPhone . Ha ha it’s okay la so long as it works regardless with wifi on or off =)

Initially I wondered how come WiFi needed to be turned on on the phone until PetPet explained. The main thing is that WiFi must be toggled to the on position on the phone regardless of whether connected to a WiFi network, else cannot unlock with watch.

 

[metamofia89]

Just realised if ur in an area with a lot of electronic interferences. The Apple Watch unlock will not work. Basically disconnects from your phone.
Had to restart my phone to get it connected to the watch again

This happened the following morning of updating both my iPhone and watch to the iOS versions. I had to unpair my watch and then pair it again. After that, there were no connections dropped and unlocking with the watch became second nature for me. 19/20 times success rate.

 

[metamofia89]

Your battery might be going through calibration so battery life take a hit during calibration. This is a new feature in iOS 14.5 for iPhone 11.

Will the battery life improve after recalibration? Assuming the calibration process is successful. I do face a noticeable drain as well. Also, roughly how many weeks will the process take?

 

[metamofia89]

Only Apple can implement such an innovative solution to the mask issue, yet some people can still suan. Sigh...

I wouldn’t say an innovative solution. Took them quite long to be honest haha. But I see this feature as a big “thank you” from Apple to us who are committed to the ecosystem.

 

[ragnarok95]

It was never innovative from the start.

 

[tohchr]

Only Apple can implement such an innovative solution to the mask issue, yet some people can still suan. Sigh...

Actually Android had the bluetooth "trusted device" to unlock phone and I had been using it for quite long. If Apple can allowed any bluetooth device, eg TWS to add as trusted device, no need for apple watch.

 

[netzach]

thanks for the info.
gonna update now.

 

[edmwperson]

AW to unlock doesn't work everytime.
sometimes need to manually key pw