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Title: You can finally unlock 1Password on your Mac using your Apple Watch
Post by: HCK on November 17, 2020, 04:05:16 pm
You can finally unlock 1Password on your Mac using your Apple Watch

What you need to know


1Password 7.7 brings support for macOS Big Sur.
But more importantly, it lets you unlock the app using your Apple Watch.


No more entering long Master Passwords all the time.

1Password released version 7.7 of its Mac app yesterday, adding support for macOS Big Sur. But that's by far the least interesting part of this update because you can now, #finally, unlock 1Password using your Apple Watch.

Unlocking 1Password previously required entering your Master Password which, if you've created a good one, can take a fair few keystrokes. Anyone using a fancy new Mac with a super-duper Touch ID sensor can use that, sure. But that's no good to those of us using desktop Macs. Now, we just need to double-press our Apple Watch Side buttons, and away we go.


  One of our most highly requested features, Apple Watch can now unlock 1Password on any Mac with a Secure Enclave. If you're using macOS 10.15 or later and using the latest devices, you'll now see an option in 1Pa...

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