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Unlock my mac with my Apple Watch without wrist detection

Hello! Is it possible to enable this option without wrist detection?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 27, 2021 3:28 AM

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Quoted from support document;

Unlock your Mac

While wearing your watch, just wake up your Mac—no need to type in your password.

Tip: Make sure your Apple Watch is on your wrist and unlocked and you’re near your Mac.

For the watch to know it's on your wrist,wrist detection needs to be turned on.


Posted on Mar 27, 2021 4:18 AM

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Mar 27, 2021 4:18 AM in response to carlitos1994

Quoted from support document;

Unlock your Mac

While wearing your watch, just wake up your Mac—no need to type in your password.

Tip: Make sure your Apple Watch is on your wrist and unlocked and you’re near your Mac.

For the watch to know it's on your wrist,wrist detection needs to be turned on.


Unlock my mac with my Apple Watch without wrist detection

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