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My 27" iMac runs on Catalina does not show "Allow Apple Watch to unlock Mac" in my security settings and is also not showing "Auto Unlock Supported" in the System information listings. I want to used my Apple Watch watch to unlock it. How do I fix that?
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 13
Here is the Apple Support document on using the Apple Watch (series 1 and2) to unlock your Mac (mid-2013 or later running MacOS Sierra). If running MacOS High Sierra or later you’ll need Apple Watch series 3 or later.
https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/unlock-your-mac-with-apple-watch-apd4200675b8/watchos
Thank you Jeff, are your trying to say that I need to downgrade it to Sierra for it to work?
What series watch do you have? Have you updated it to the latest operating system for the watch?
It’s the 1st gen 😊, running version 4.3.2. You think that's why it won't connect?
How to Unlock my iMac Using my Apple Watch
