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Unlocking iPhone with Apple watch

I tried to turn on the unlock with Apple Watch and it keeps giving an error message saying it cannot get in contact with my Apple Watch, the watch is on my wrist and unlocked… don’t understand what’s wrong, I’ve restarted both devices already.

iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on May 11, 2021 3:23 PM

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Posted on May 12, 2021 5:12 AM

Are both your watch and iPhone updated to the latest Watch OS and IOS?

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Unlocking iPhone with Apple watch

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