**A Hands-On Look at iOS 14.7.1: Fixing the Unlock with iPhone Feature**

Jeff Benjamin with Nine to Five Mac here, and today we're going to take a closer look at the latest update to iOS, which is version 14.7.1. Now, you might be wondering why I'm using an iPhone SE (2nd generation) with Touch ID, and there's a reason for that particular choice. As it turns out, this update is particularly important for those users who have devices with Touch ID.

**The Unlock with iPhone Feature**

So, let's talk about the unlock with iPhone feature, which is a very useful feature that's been around since the first generation Apple Watch. This feature allows you to unlock your iPhone, and it will automatically cause your Apple Watch to unlock when it's on your wrist. It's a convenient feature that most Apple Watch users utilize, but unfortunately, it doesn't work on iOS 14.7 with Touch ID enabled iPhones.

To demonstrate this issue, I'm going to take my Apple Watch off my wrist and place it back on again. As you can see, it locks just fine. Now, let's try unlocking our iPhone while the watch is still on our wrist. We'll use Touch ID to unlock our iPhone, so let's check our wrist... no go! Unfortunately, this feature doesn't work at all on iOS 14.7. But don't worry, 14.7.1 fixes this issue.

**The Importance of Updating to iOS 14.7.1**

So, what's the big deal about updating to iOS 14.7.1? Well, not only does it fix the unlock with iPhone feature, but it also includes important security updates that are recommended for all users. As you can see on your eligible devices, Apple deems this update a "very important update". And why is that? Because there's a potential vulnerability in iOS 14.7 that could be used to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

**Security Fix and Memory Corruption**

The security fix addresses a memory corruption issue that was previously exploited by an application. Apple has already acknowledged the report of this issue being actively exploited, so it's essential to update to iOS 14.7.1 if you have eligible devices. The updated version includes improved memory handling to prevent such vulnerabilities.

**Installing and Testing iOS 14.7.1**

I've started downloading and installing the update on my iPhone SE (2nd generation) with Touch ID, as I'm using it myself. Let's see how it goes... Okay, the download is complete, and the update has been installed. Now, let's test out the unlock with iPhone feature again. I'll take my Apple Watch off my wrist, just like before, and place it back on. And... yes! It still locks. But now, let's try unlocking our iPhone while the watch is still on our wrist.

Using Touch ID to unlock our iPhone... and there we go! The Apple Watch unlocks automatically, which is exactly what this feature was meant to do. So, with iOS 14.7.1 installed, the unlock with iPhone feature is finally working as intended.

**Conclusion**

And that's it for today's hands-on look at iOS 14.7.1. If you're using an iPhone SE (2nd generation) or any other eligible device, be sure to update to this version of iOS ASAP. Not only will you get the fix for the unlock with iPhone feature, but also important security updates that will keep your device and data safe. Leave a comment below if you've already updated, and let us know what you think about this update in the comments section.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enin this video we consider why iphone sc second generation owners among others will be very interested in the ios 14.7.1 update but really all iphone users should be interested watch my brief hands-on video for the details how's it going guys jeff benjamin with nine to five mac we are here with ios 14.7.1 you're probably wondering to yourself jeff why are you using an iphone se 2nd generation with touch id well there's a reason for that particular choice you can see right now i'm actually running 14.7 uh the prior version here on my iphone sc but notice the release notes and this really kind of tells you why i've decided to use the 2020 iphone se you see that ios 14.7.1 fixes an issue where iphone models with touch id cannot unlock a paired apple watch using the unlock with iphone feature and i'll show you that in just a second but also notice this update also provides important security updates and is recommended for all users so we'll talk about that as well but first of all let's talk about the unlock with iphone feature so basically what this does is that unlocking your iphone will automatically cause your apple watch to unlock when it's on your wrist so this is a very useful feature that's been around since the first generation apple watch and i think most apple watch users utilize this feature but on 14.7 with touch id enabled iphones notice what i have here so i'm going to take my apple watch off my wrist as you can see there and it and it locks as you can see so now we're just going to place it back on the wrist just like this it's a little bit tight but that's all right all right so it's still locked but the point of this feature is is that when you unlock your iphone while this thing is on your wrist which i'm going to do right now it should automatically cause your apple watch to unlock which is super convenient meaning you don't have to put the passcode of your apple watch in because it knows you've authenticated with your iphone the paired iphone but as you can see here on 14.7 no go it doesn't work at all so that's what 14.7.1 fixes and this update is not just for touch id enabled iphones of course but really if you're running any eligible iphone you want to update to ios 14.7.1 because of the aforementioned security features that we spoke about so here it is ios 14.7.1 we're going to go ahead and download and install this update right now on the iphone se second generation with of course touch id so let's do that now all right so we've started that download now let's talk about those security fixes as you can see here 14.7.1 and ipad os 14.7.1 feature this security fix for the i o mobile frame buffer and apple deems this a very important update so you definitely if you're running 14.7 or below you're going to want to update your eligible device and you can see all the eligible devices right here now what was the impact of this vulnerability well an application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges and apparently apple is already aware of a report that this issue may have already been actively exploited so apple implemented improved memory handling to address a memory corruption issue that was used in this exploit so obviously you definitely want to update to ios 14.7.1 own your eligible iphone or in the case of ipad ipad os 14.7.1 okay so that update was actually downloaded and installed on my iphone se 2nd generation as you can see here i'm running 14.7.1 on our iphone se2 so this of course includes that important security fix but it also includes what we mentioned at the outset the solution for the unlock with iphone feature for apple watch users so i have this enabled let's go ahead and test it out again so i'm going to take my apple watch off my wrist and it will automatically lock as you can see there all right so now i'm going to place the apple watch back on my wrist and now we're going to test out whether or not the unlock with iphone feature works so it's still locked now let's go ahead and unlock our iphone to see if it will unlock the apple watch along with it so we use touch id unlocked so let's check our wrist and bam yes it is fixed so 14.7.1 does fix the unlock with iphone issue for those using iphones like the iphone sc second generation with touch id so ladies and gentlemen that has been a look at ios 14.7.1 have you already updated yet if not be sure to go ahead and do so so you have those latest security fixes if you appreciated this video leave me a thumbs up and let me know what you guys think down below in the comment section this is jeff with nine to five mac youin this video we consider why iphone sc second generation owners among others will be very interested in the ios 14.7.1 update but really all iphone users should be interested watch my brief hands-on video for the details how's it going guys jeff benjamin with nine to five mac we are here with ios 14.7.1 you're probably wondering to yourself jeff why are you using an iphone se 2nd generation with touch id well there's a reason for that particular choice you can see right now i'm actually running 14.7 uh the prior version here on my iphone sc but notice the release notes and this really kind of tells you why i've decided to use the 2020 iphone se you see that ios 14.7.1 fixes an issue where iphone models with touch id cannot unlock a paired apple watch using the unlock with iphone feature and i'll show you that in just a second but also notice this update also provides important security updates and is recommended for all users so we'll talk about that as well but first of all let's talk about the unlock with iphone feature so basically what this does is that unlocking your iphone will automatically cause your apple watch to unlock when it's on your wrist so this is a very useful feature that's been around since the first generation apple watch and i think most apple watch users utilize this feature but on 14.7 with touch id enabled iphones notice what i have here so i'm going to take my apple watch off my wrist as you can see there and it and it locks as you can see so now we're just going to place it back on the wrist just like this it's a little bit tight but that's all right all right so it's still locked but the point of this feature is is that when you unlock your iphone while this thing is on your wrist which i'm going to do right now it should automatically cause your apple watch to unlock which is super convenient meaning you don't have to put the passcode of your apple watch in because it knows you've authenticated with your iphone the paired iphone but as you can see here on 14.7 no go it doesn't work at all so that's what 14.7.1 fixes and this update is not just for touch id enabled iphones of course but really if you're running any eligible iphone you want to update to ios 14.7.1 because of the aforementioned security features that we spoke about so here it is ios 14.7.1 we're going to go ahead and download and install this update right now on the iphone se second generation with of course touch id so let's do that now all right so we've started that download now let's talk about those security fixes as you can see here 14.7.1 and ipad os 14.7.1 feature this security fix for the i o mobile frame buffer and apple deems this a very important update so you definitely if you're running 14.7 or below you're going to want to update your eligible device and you can see all the eligible devices right here now what was the impact of this vulnerability well an application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges and apparently apple is already aware of a report that this issue may have already been actively exploited so apple implemented improved memory handling to address a memory corruption issue that was used in this exploit so obviously you definitely want to update to ios 14.7.1 own your eligible iphone or in the case of ipad ipad os 14.7.1 okay so that update was actually downloaded and installed on my iphone se 2nd generation as you can see here i'm running 14.7.1 on our iphone se2 so this of course includes that important security fix but it also includes what we mentioned at the outset the solution for the unlock with iphone feature for apple watch users so i have this enabled let's go ahead and test it out again so i'm going to take my apple watch off my wrist and it will automatically lock as you can see there all right so now i'm going to place the apple watch back on my wrist and now we're going to test out whether or not the unlock with iphone feature works so it's still locked now let's go ahead and unlock our iphone to see if it will unlock the apple watch along with it so we use touch id unlocked so let's check our wrist and bam yes it is fixed so 14.7.1 does fix the unlock with iphone issue for those using iphones like the iphone sc second generation with touch id so ladies and gentlemen that has been a look at ios 14.7.1 have you already updated yet if not be sure to go ahead and do so so you have those latest security fixes if you appreciated this video leave me a thumbs up and let me know what you guys think down below in the comment section this is jeff with nine to five mac you\n"