how fo i turn off face id for phone calls? Sine the last update my iphone 14 is requiring face id for recent calls and all phone calls. How do I turn this annoying feature off. It killed my hands free calling and Siri will no longer let me hands free call any while i am in my vehicle. I want this feature turned off but i do not wat to disable face ID completely.
iPhone 14 Pro
I have been active in these user-to-user Apple Support Communities for iPhone since 2007. I have never seen a post from anyone reporting that symptom in those 19 years. I have never seen a post from anyone who updated to 26.1 reporting that symptom. Not only has it never been a requirement, there is no way to make it a requirement except possibly through Parental Controls or device management by a business or school, and I’ve never seen it from anyone with a managed device either. There is no way to turn it off because there is no way to turn it on. So this is a problem unique to your, not to 1.5 billion other users.
What I suggest is to do a forced restart of your iPhone (you will not lose any data), if that doesn’t resolve it restore your iPhone from a backup.
But even before you do that, update your iPhone to the current latest version.
And if none of these resolve it contact Apple Support.
Best way:
Other options:
(Note that both of the above have options to receive a callback or chat)
Forced Restart:
The operative word here is QUICKLY for the first two buttons, then a long hold for the SIDE button; and try it a couple of times, the timing is a little tricky. If done correctly this will always work unless the phone has a hardware problem.
I have been active in these user-to-user Apple Support Communities for iPhone since 2007. I have never seen a post from anyone reporting that symptom in those 19 years. I have never seen a post from anyone who updated to 26.1 reporting that symptom. Not only has it never been a requirement, there is no way to make it a requirement except possibly through Parental Controls or device management by a business or school, and I’ve never seen it from anyone with a managed device either. There is no way to turn it off because there is no way to turn it on. So this is a problem unique to your, not to 1.5 billion other users.
What I suggest is to do a forced restart of your iPhone (you will not lose any data), if that doesn’t resolve it restore your iPhone from a backup.
But even before you do that, update your iPhone to the current latest version.
And if none of these resolve it contact Apple Support.
Best way:
Other options:
(Note that both of the above have options to receive a callback or chat)
Forced Restart:
The operative word here is QUICKLY for the first two buttons, then a long hold for the SIDE button; and try it a couple of times, the timing is a little tricky. If done correctly this will always work unless the phone has a hardware problem.
I’ve never seen an iPhone that requires Face ID for ANY calls, unless the iPhone is locked when you want to view the calls.
However, you should not be making calls while driving, even hands-free. Studies show that the distraction is not holding the phone, it is just being on a call. From my experience as a driver safety course instructor.
Studies have shown that scientist will give the results that the person who’s paying them the most wants. my iPhone 14 started requiring Face ID for recent calls after the most recent update of 26.1 or something like that and I would like to turn it off.
Face ID for recent calls
