Nothing was ever found to be conclusive and I still have the problem today. I have since reinstalled those apps and the watch works to unlock the MacBook, until someone else logs in. We even screen shared and he had me delete applications that could be interfering with the unlock commands. He had me install software that recorded when I logged in, logged off and back in, switched users and so on. I have found that my watch stops working when another person logs onto the computer.Īn Apple specialist and I worked for probably three months, a few times each month to find a fix. I have a fairly new MacBook Pro and Apple Watch series 5. Good thing, because letting my Apple Watch automatically unlock my Mac is wonderfully convenient. That’s worked consistently for me, and it worked for my friend, too. Once your Mac and Apple Watch are back up and running, go to the Security & Privacy preferences on your Mac again and turn on Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac. Use the long button next to the Digital Crown to turn off your Apple Watch After your Apple Watch finishes powering down, press the long button again to turn it back on. On your Apple Watch, press and hold the long flat button next to the Digital Crown, then swipe Power Off. On your Mac, go to the Apple menu and choose Restart. The option for unlocking your Mac with Apple Watch is in Security & Privacy settings Uncheck Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.If you turned on the “Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac” feature, but it stopped working, here’s how to fix it: Read on to learn the fix that’s worked reliably for me.
A friend recently had a problem where his Apple Watch stopped unlocking his Mac, and it’s something I’ve experienced, too.
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