Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch is not working

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robertfromch Author

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Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch is not working

Since last update(s), MacOS, WatchOS, iOS, the Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch is not working

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Posted on May 27, 2021 5:02 AM

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Matthew.S81

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May 28, 2021 10:49 AM in response to robertfromch

Hi robertfromch,

Thank you for reaching back out. When you restarted, did you restart both devices? If not, we would recommend following those steps again and restart both.

If you need further assistance with this after following those steps, you can Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support

Best Regards.

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SnickZ.

Community Specialist

May 28, 2021 7:57 AM in response to robertfromch

Hi robertfromch,

Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

We see from your post that you are unable to unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch. We want to help. Please look at this article that talks about how to Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Please look towards the bottom under the “Learn more” section for the steps to take.

Reach back out with any questions.

Best Wishes!

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robertfromch Author

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May 28, 2021 8:27 AM in response to SnickZ.

Thanks for following up.

I had this all working, so I know how to set this up. After the last MacOS and WatchOS updates (beginning of this week), the unlock with my watch stopped working. I did deactivate the setting, rebooted and activated again, but it‘s still not working…

Any help is appreciated.

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