Q: Unlock with Apple Watch S2 fails with no reasone

Hi!

For some reasones my Apple Watch S2 sometimes won't unlock Macbook Pro (15" Mid15). The text "Unlocking with Apple Watch..." hangs for 5-10 seconds and then password field appears. Both my iPhone7plus and the watch are right next to the macbook. No errors shown.

Restarting Macbook helps, but not for long.

Any ideas whats happening and how to fix this?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12), Iphone 7 Plus & Apple Watch S2

Posted on Sep 29, 2016 2:31 AM

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Ella Fitzgerald Sep 29, 2016 2:33 AM in response to VenoMKO
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Sep 29, 2016 2:33 AM in response to VenoMKO

Hello, take a look at these articles Automatically unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch - Apple Support
http://www.cultofmac.com/441405/how-to-use-apple-watch-to-unlock-your-mac-in-mac os-sierra/
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VenoMKO Sep 29, 2016 2:41 AM in response to Ella Fitzgerald
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Sep 29, 2016 2:41 AM in response to Ella Fitzgerald

Hi! Thanks for your response. I already turned on this feature with out any issues. The problem is that sometimes autounlock feature fails without explanations.
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Ella Fitzgerald Sep 29, 2016 2:44 AM in response to VenoMKO
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Sep 29, 2016 2:44 AM in response to VenoMKO

In this case try
Try these general steps.
1. Reset your Apple Watch.
2. Sign out from your iCloud account and sign back in again.
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