I have tried many times to "draw" my iCloud password in my Apple Watch so I can use watch to open my iMac, but it always says "wrong password." It is very difficult to draw the letters and numbers and characters correctly. Can't there be a better way to do this? Very Frustrated!
iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 13.3
While I was also looking for solutions to this problem on my iPhone 13, I tried entering the password on my watch once more and was then prompted (on the phone) to use the keyboard on the phone. I did that instead and my password was accepted.
Hi uisherry, I have watch 6 also and both devices are up to date with software. The first couple of times I didn’t have that option, but I may not have had the phone near enough. The time it offered the keyboard (or that I noticed anyway) they were with 10cm of each other. Try a few times I guess and good luck.
Thank you for your reply Watzman! I have learned that there is a swipe up keyboard that can be used but that only works on Watch 7 and later. Alas, I have Watch 6. May be time to upgrade :-)
Thanks again "trcypmls" for your help. I will definitely keep that in mind for next time this happens to me.
Thing is, during the night, somehow my watch magically connected to my iMac, and now I am golden.
I have no explanation for how this happened unless someone at Apple is looking at this thread and helped me out. Or, maybe "Steve" was "watching" out for me :-) <3
I know the numbers are a bit small, but that is the only way to enter a passcode on your Watch.
Thank you for your reply "trcypmls"! See my reply to Watzman. I will try your solution, but I never received a prompt to use the phone. I may need to buy a newer watch. Thanks again.
using finger to "draw" password for apple iCloud
