On an iPad with Face ID, you can adjust Face ID and attention settings if you have physical or vision limitations. If you can’t move your head in a full circle during setup, you can use Accessibility Options. Face ID is attention-aware, too, and you can turn that check off.
Set up Face ID with Accessibility Options
To show all the angles of your face, setting up Face ID usually means gently moving your head in a circle. Can’t manage the full range of head motion? There’s still a way to set up Face ID without moving your head.
- Open Settings and then tap Face ID & Passcode.
- Tap Set Up Face ID and then tap Get Started.
- Position your face within the frame and tap Accessibility Options.
Face ID is still secure but requires more consistency when you unlock iPad.
Change attention settings
For additional security, Face ID is attention-aware, so iPad unlocks only when your eyes are open and looking at the screen. Attention awareness also lets iPad keep the screen lit while you’re reading, lower the volume of alerts, or reveal notifications and messages.
If you don’t want iPad to check for your attention, do the following:
- Open Settings and then tap Face ID & Passcode.
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Turn on or off any of the following:
- Require Attention for Face ID: Provide an additional level of security by unlocking iPad only when you’re looking at it.
- Attention Aware Features: iPad checks for attention before dimming the display, expanding a notification when locked, or lowering the volume of some alerts.
These settings are turned off by default if you turn on VoiceOver when you first set up iPad.
Note: Requiring attention makes Face ID more secure.
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