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impossible to unlock the Mac with the new Watch series 4. This works perfectly with the Version 1 ... I tried everything already, up to logging in and out of iCloud ... WiFi and BLUETOOTH settings. Pairing and unpairing ... I read also already that it could have to do with the Watch is version. Who can help me Eric
MacBook Air 11″, macOS 10.15
Check out this thread on fixing Apple Watch unlocking Mac
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251803595?answerId=253458029022#253458029022
Then follow with this thread
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251826134?answerId=253504359022#253504359022
And
I also found that it took awhile for the iCloud Keychain records to propagate and merge on all the systems. More so when you have multiple devices sharing the keychain (I have 4 Macs, the iPhone, and the Apple Watch). I followed both of the above threads, but it was not reliably working until the next day, when I tried again. And I did have to click the enable check box twice the next day, but then it stuck.
And this thread says they also had to toggle the Apple Watch -> Settings -> Siri -> Listen for "Hey Siri" option off then on
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251803595?answerId=253782332022#253782332022
Check out this thread on fixing Apple Watch unlocking Mac
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251803595?answerId=253458029022#253458029022
Then follow with this thread
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251826134?answerId=253504359022#253504359022
And
I also found that it took awhile for the iCloud Keychain records to propagate and merge on all the systems. More so when you have multiple devices sharing the keychain (I have 4 Macs, the iPhone, and the Apple Watch). I followed both of the above threads, but it was not reliably working until the next day, when I tried again. And I did have to click the enable check box twice the next day, but then it stuck.
And this thread says they also had to toggle the Apple Watch -> Settings -> Siri -> Listen for "Hey Siri" option off then on
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251803595?answerId=253782332022#253782332022
It took me some searching to find the right files, but the result is impressive. It finally works! A big big thank you Bob for the quick answer. Thank you!
UnlockingvMac with Apple Watch 4
