How to Voice Unlock IPhone (and Why You Probably Shouldn’t)
Want to unlock your iPhone with one voice? Yes, there is a way to do this, as we discovered on TikTok . And no, you don’t need to talk to Siri either. Embarrassed? We’ll show you how to unlock an iPhone with a voice command of your choice, and also why you should only treat it like a party trick.
Is it safe to unlock my iPhone using voice command?
To unlock iPhone using a voice command, you need to use an accessibility feature called Voice Control. This allows you to give a voice command to simulate touching the screen. This feature is intended for people who have limited motor control or who have difficulty tapping on the iPhone’s touchscreen. It’s an indispensable feature for a lot of people, but using it to unlock your iPhone might not always be the best idea.
There are three main caveats to this. First, your iPhone’s microphone will always listen to commands thanks to voice control, which can drain your battery much faster. Secondly, anyone who knows the voice command can use it to unlock your iPhone, which is better than using a passcode. And the last issue is that even if you turn off Face ID or Touch ID, you might have to swipe your iPhone once to get it to work, so it’s not fully touch-sensitive on its own.
If you’re trying to showcase a hidden feature at a party that’s great, but keep in mind that it compromises the security of your iPhone by making it easier to unlock. Most people should avoid using this for this reason alone.
How to unlock iPhone using voice command
To unlock your iPhone using a voice command, first make sure you have a four- or six-digit passcode. You can change your passcode by going to Settings> Face ID & Passcode > Change Passcode , which can be referred to as Touch ID and Passcode with Home button on iPhone. This is because you are going to simulate a set of keystrokes using voice control, so the longer your password, the more difficult it is to simulate it.
For convenience, you can turn off Face ID, because the moment you look at your iPhone, it unlocks. If you don’t want to do this, you may have to block the front camera with your fingers to use this trick.
Then go to Settings> Accessibility> Voice Control and turn on Voice Control .
Once that’s done, go to Configure Commands> Create New Command ….
In the ” Phrase” section , enter the desired unlock command. Try not to use common words like “Open” to avoid accidentally unlocking your iPhone, and remember that this phrase must be pronounceable, which means that fake words like aosidaoisd won’t work.
Once you’ve set the phrase, click Action and click Perform Custom Gesture .
A page will open where you can tap the screen to record the gesture. Now make an educated guess about where the password digits will appear on the screen and tap those parts in the correct order. For example, if your password is 1233, tap the area where 1 normally appears, then tap the area where 2 appears, and double-tap the area for 3. Finally, click the Save button in the upper right corner, and on the network page, click New command “ in the upper left corner and finally click” Save “ in the upper right corner.
Finally, everything is ready. Now lock your iPhone first and then wake up the screen and swipe up to make sure the passcode screen is displayed. Then say your command and you will see the iPhone automatically enters it.
You may need to repeat the gesture recording a couple of times to make sure the correct buttons are being pressed because you are recording a gesture on a blank screen and the best guesses may differ slightly from the actual location of the password digits.
How to turn off voice unlock on your iPhone
Finally, when you get bored or want to turn it off, head back to Settings> Accessibility and turn off voice control . You can also go to Settings> Face ID & Password to undo any changes you’ve made to those settings earlier.