There’s something of a social media trend where people record the reactions of their friends and family after they shaved off their hair or beard. Well, as it turns out, your phone can freak out when you make drastic changes, too, as I've recently found out first hand.

Every November, I make sure to grow a mustache as part of the Movember charity drive — and that entails shaving off the beard I sport for the other 11 months of the year. But this around, my iPhone 15 Pro Max has a hard time recognizing me when I try to use the phone's Face ID feature.

And that's a problem, since I started using Apple Wallet as my bank card, which includes using Face ID to confirm purchases. With my phone seemingly forgetting what I look like, I've had to start entering my passcode to pay for items.

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