Why can't I find Face ID & Passcode option on my iPhone 13 with iOS 18.5?

I could not find the Face ID feature in my settings cause the traditional icon that shows there is a Face ID & Attention, not Face ID & Passcode. That Face ID & Attention does not give any option in order to access the area to reset my Face ID. How do I reset my Face ID now? It is a IPhone 13 iOS 18.5. Any similar case?


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iPhone 13, iOS 18

Posted on May 23, 2025 2:44 PM

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Posted on May 23, 2025 3:17 PM

You are looking in the Accessibility Settings where you will see "Face ID & Attention". You do not want that setting as you are looking for Settings > Face ID & Passcode. If you are currently in the Accessibility settings page, then you will have to back out with the arrow on the upper left to return to the main Settings page.

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May 23, 2025 3:17 PM in response to VAMR2025

You are looking in the Accessibility Settings where you will see "Face ID & Attention". You do not want that setting as you are looking for Settings > Face ID & Passcode. If you are currently in the Accessibility settings page, then you will have to back out with the arrow on the upper left to return to the main Settings page.

May 24, 2025 6:36 AM in response to VAMR2025

You want to see the Face ID & Passcode in this location which is the initial Settings Page.


If you do not see it there, then go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Passcode Changes, and make sure it is set to Allow. When it is set to Don't Allow, you will not see Face ID & Passcode in Settings in order to reset Face ID. If your device is managed by an Organizer in a Family Plan, then they will have to make that change.


The Face ID & Attention setting you refer to is under Accessibility, and you will not be able to reset your Face ID there:



May 23, 2025 7:04 PM in response to VAMR2025

VAMR2025 wrote:

Hey, Mac Jim,
Thank you for the reply.
For some reason, I don’t have Face ID out of the Accessibility Settings. I’m going to a store to try to fix this.

Blessings.



If you read what Mac Jim ID said, Face ID and Passcode is NOT in accessibility settings. Fully close the settings app, reopen it and on the main page scan to below Screen Time, where you'll see Face ID & Passcode.

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