Making purchases with facial recognition

How can I switch my “double click side button” to facial recognition in Apple Pay

iPhone XR, iOS 17

Posted on Feb 24, 2024 1:35 PM

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Jeff Donald

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Feb 25, 2024 6:41 AM in response to Chrisstyle_1033

You can switch to Face ID instead of double clicking the side button to confirm transactions. Please follow this path,

iPhone > Settings app > Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch > Side Button Confirmation (scroll down) > Set Up AssistiveTouch > Continue > Confirm by double clicking > enter passcode > double click (again) > Turn on AssistiveTouch

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