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Unlock with Apple Watch not working after updating to Monterey and WatchOS 8.1

Anyone else having an issue with Apple Watch not unlocking Mac after updating to Monterey? On M1 MBP. Have already tried toggling Unlock w/ watch on and off and restarting MBP, confirmed all settings and reset watch.

Was working fine before update. TIA.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Oct 28, 2021 4:57 AM

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steezey

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Posted on Nov 12, 2021 5:23 AM

I managed to fix this issue without repairing my watch. Steps were:

Open settings, privacy & security, general and uncheck open with apple watch.
Open Keychain Access, under View menu make sure 'show hidden items' is enabled.
Search for 'auto unlock' select all the auto unlock entries, right click and delete them.
Search for 'autounlock' select all the autounlock entries, right click and delete them (some will instantly reappear).
Restarted Mac.
Open settings, privacy & security, general - then make sure your apple watch is unlocked and your iphone is unlocked and both near the mac. Then check open with apple watch.

Sorted!

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