You usually unlock your iPhone using Face ID, Touch ID, or by entering the correct passcode. In addition to these, there is an accessibility setting that lets youunlock your iPhone using your voice. All you have to do isset up the voice commandin the Voice Control feature and then say that phrase to unlock and get inside the iPhone. In this guide, we will show you how to do that. We also have a video demonstrating this. Finally, don’t forget to see the drawbacks so that you can make an informed decision about using iPhone voice unlock.
A while back, this trick became popular on TikTok and Instagram Reels. So people started searching for the correct way to do it. To address this, let us give you all the details (that aren’t possible in a TikTok or Reels video of just a few seconds).
How does iPhone voice unlock work?
The theoretical process behind unlocking your iPhone with voice is simple. Instead of you entering the passcode on the lock screen using your fingers, your iPhone will do it automatically after you say the voice phrase.
Using Voice Control, you cancreate a command that will mimic the finger tap gesture. This command will automatically pretend to tap (and actually tap) the exact places on your iPhone screen where the correct passcode digits are.
In other words, you can treat this as a virtual robot without an arm that taps your iPhone screen at the right places from inside, triggering the correct passcode to be entered.
Prepare your iPhone to set up voice unlock
How to set up voice command to unlock your iPhone
Here are the initial steps to set up voice unlock on iPhone with Home button and Face ID.
After the above common steps, the remaining steps slightly differ according to your iPhone model. So, proceed correctly.
On iPhone with Home button
On iPhone with Face ID
You have successfully created a custom Voice Control and deployed it. After this note, we have the steps showing how to use it.
Note: Understand why I asked you to wait for 3-4 seconds
When Face ID is enabled, iPhone takes around 3 seconds before automatically showing the keys to type the passcode. That’s why I asked you to wait. If you have turned off Face ID, then immediately after swiping up, you see the keys to type the password. So, no need to wait.
While adding the custom gesture, you could add a tap after swiping up to mimic tapping the word “Face ID” on the lock screen to reach the passcode keys quickly. But this is hard to get right. Therefore, I suggest you either wait and have a slow voice unlock experience or turn off Face ID to have a quicker voice unlock.
How to unlock iPhone with your voice
Here’s how to unlock your iPhone using the voice command you configured above.
Method 1. Click the Home button to see the passcode screen. Now,speak the custom Voice Control command phrase(like “Water my garden” or “Pizza in France not Italy” or whatever you set above).You will see that your iPhone taps the password for you and gets you inside.
Method 2. If you can’t click the Home button, say “Hey Siri” or use Raise to Wake to light up the iPhone screen. After waiting for a few seconds, Siri will automatically disappear from the screen. Now sayGo Home, and Voice Control will take you to the password screen. Now,speak the custom Voice Control command phrase.
Wake the screen (by a tap, saying Hey Siri, orRaise to Wake) and speak the custom Voice Control command phrase. It’ll swipe up to reveal the passcode screen and finally tap the passcode keys to unlock your iPhone.
How to edit the Voice Control custom command
In case the taps do not happen exactly where the keys are, you’re able to easily edit the command using these steps. Continue editing until you get everything right.
Drawbacks of using your voice to unlock iPhone
Certainly, not everyone knows this trick, and it can be a head-turner if you do this among friends. Plus,when we are always wearing a mask, Face ID is a pain, and you may use this to unlock with voice.
But still, unless you are someone with a disability who has difficulty entering the passcode, touching the Home button, or adjusting the face for Face ID, the following reasons make it a bad choice for everyday locks and unlocks.
How to stop using voice to unlock your iPhone
Party over, and now you wish to go back to normal, or maybe the drawbacks mentioned above changed your mind. For any reason, if you want to stop using voice unlock, here are two ways to do that.
1. Turn off Voice Control
Go toSettings>Accessibility>Voice Controland turn off the switch forVoice Control.
You can also ask Siri to “turn off (or turn on) Voice Contol.”
Anytime you wish to use voice unlock again, simply re-enable Voice Control.
2. Delete the custom voice unlock command
Alternatively, you may also delete the command by following these steps, which will entirely remove the iPhone voice unlock feature.
This is everything you need to know about unlocking your iPhone using voice. I hope this post offered something new and different.
