They mentioned there are ways to access the ID in different ways if needed, i.e. you could allow NFC'ing the ID even if the phone battery is dead, so they will

They mentioned there are ways to access the ID in different ways if needed, i.e. you could allow NFC'ing the ID even if the phone battery is dead, so they will probably have a way to access the ID without unlocking your phone entirely. Kind of like how you double-tap the power button to turn on the phone camera, but you can't access the phone's photos without unlocking.