Apple Watch purely for ApplePay in store purchases?

[kimjongbill]

Apple literally says on their site mask mode is not supported with sunglasses.

End. Of. Story.

... yet it does work, so what is the problem?

 

[Parowdy]

You can use FaceID with a mask.

I thought new iPhones don’t need a watch to unlock without the mask? Didn’t they change that with the iPhone 12 or 13?
I needed my AW with my 11 Pro but not anymore with my 15 Pro

 

[Parowdy]

Apple literally says on their site mask mode is not supported with sunglasses.

End. Of. Story.

Maybe they say that so people don’t get mad when it doesn’t work, but that doesn’t change the fact that it does work for many users. It worked for me, too.

 

[Parowdy]

What? The watch doesn’t care about that at all. It doesn’t need skin contact, you can hold it against any surface. Many other features like heart rate do depend on skin.

I’ve tried tying and unlocking my AW on multiple things and I can confirm it doesn’t work on „any surface“.
Bold thing to claim anyway.

 

[Night Spring]

... yet it does work, so what is the problem?

I think their concern is that if it stops working at some point in the future, there won't be any recourse because it's an unsupported feature.

 

[brilliantthings]

... yet it does work, so what is the problem?

I think OP is also concerned that their financial institution will not authenticate transactions if biometrics that are contrary to Apple's nominally supported biometrics are used. I don't think that's true. If biometric authentication works, it works.

 

[MacBookPro88]

ApplePay is one of the only reasons I wear my Apple Watch. It's so much easier to use than ApplePay on your phone.

 

[wilderkun]

I'm guessing the sensor isn't actually biometrically identifying the skin itself - ie you could put the watch on someone else, authenticate it with your phone, and it would work with all the same functions, because what the sensor is monitoring is an unbroken chain of contact, not the actual unique structures in / beneath the skin?

Or does it do a blood vessel map or similar of the location you wear it?

There’s no biometrics. You have to know the passcode and set it up with your phone. When you’re wearing it on your wrist, you have to double press the side button, like you use the wake button in iPhone. It assumes because it’s unlocked, and connected to your phone that you’re you