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« on: December 23, 2019, 04:05:20 pm »

Can't unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch? Here's how to fix it!

If your Apple Watch has stopped unlocking your Mac, here are some fixes you can try!

When the Apple Watch's Auto Unlock works, it's magical. You open or approach your Mac while wearing your Apple Watch and, instead of having to type in your — hopefully long, strong — password, it just logs you in. No fuss. No muss.

But when it's not working, you might feel anger, frustration, blame, recriminations, along with having to type in that — hopefully long, strong — password. Not so much fun.

So what can you do when Auto Unlock doesn't work? Here's an in-depth guide to help you out.


Some basic Auto Unlock troubleshooting
Is Automatic Login enabled?
Is your Apple Watch paired correctly?
Reset the radios
Reboot everything
Check for updates
Re-pair your Apple Watch
Contact Apple


Some basic Auto Unlock troubleshooting

If you can't enable Auto Unlock (or it was working, but stopped), here are a few of more obvious problems we've run across:


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