unlock with iPhone is grayed out (not a corporate watch or phone)

How can I use the new 'unlock with iPhone' feature? It is grayed out. This is not a corporate watch or phone. It is AT&T but unlocked. I just updated the phone to 14.4 and the watch is 7.3


Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 7

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 6:14 AM

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Posted on Mar 4, 2021 4:23 AM

Huh. Somehow my watch was turned off Bluetooth. Turned it back on and all is good now.

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Feb 4, 2021 8:25 AM in response to whippsa

Hi Whippsa,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. From our understanding, the options to "Unlock with iPhone" when you go to Settings > Passcode on your Apple Watch is greyed out, do we have that right? Is the Wrist Detection option turned on? Also, are you able to turn on the "Unlock with iPhone" options using the Watch app > Passcode on your iPhone?


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