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No "auto unlock with Apple Watch" option

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Gjwilly

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I had the check box in my settings and it successfully paired with my watch but it still wouldn't unlock.
I then tried signing in and out of iCloud on my Mac and after I did I no longer even have the check box to make it try again.
 
iMas70

iMas70

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I tried to follow what was done in the video but I don't have the box that says allow Apple Watch to unlock my Mac. I have three options -

Require Password
Show a message when the screen is locked
Disable Auto Login

Nothing at all about the Apple Watch.

I have a late 2012 Mac mini.
 
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iTom17

iTom17

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iMas70 said:
I tried to follow what was done in the video but I don't have the box that says allow Apple Watch to unlock my Mac. I have three options -

Require Password
Show a message when the screen is locked
Disable Auto Login

Nothing at all about the Apple Watch.

I have a late 2012 Mac mini.
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Auto Unlock requires at least a Mac from 2013, so yours isn't supported I'm afraid.
 
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oftheheavens

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So I repaired my watch due to b2 having so many problems for me. After repairing, and then logging into my computer for the first time of the day, I was immediately given a notification that my watch could be used to unlock my computer. I clicked enable (even though the checkbox is already checked) and I still have no luck getting it to unlock the computer. It asks for my password every time without fail.
 
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Gjwilly

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Mine didn't work for two days and then today when I came home and opened my MacBook it unlocked via the watch. My MacBook had been left on and plugged in so it unlocked when it woke from sleep state.
I rebooted after that and it did not work to actually login to my MacBook. That still asked for a password.
 
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mariusignorello

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iTom17 said:
So this is what I'm seeing when trying to enable Auto Unlock, not sure if anyone else had this?? Anyway, I'm not getting any code to see on my watch... But the window does go away after 10 seconds or so.

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Excuse me for the language by the way, it is Dutch. Basically says:

"Link request from: Apple Watch of Tom

Enter passcode that is displayed on the external Bluetooth device."

Again, not receiving any code. Even more strange, earlier today after doing this it didn't do anything. But then, after a minute or two a new window showed up out of nowhere with a code. This is just really weird. Hope that there'll be a quick fix or Apple at least releases a new beta next week or so... xD

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EDIT: So guys, I finally got it working! Had to sign out of iCloud and then log back in.

Made a short video:

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You know what's funny... I saw the the same pop up for my iPhone after I reinstalled Sierra last night.
 
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oftheheavens

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Gjwilly said:
Mine didn't work for two days and then today when I came home and opened my MacBook it unlocked via the watch. My MacBook had been left on and plugged in so it unlocked when it woke from sleep state.
I rebooted after that and it did not work to actually login to my MacBook. That still asked for a password.
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mariusignorello said:
You know what's funny... I saw the the same pop up for my iPhone after I reinstalled Sierra last night.
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So came downstairs this morning and it just worked out of no where! Yesterday I did see it attempt to open using the watch but then it came up with the password anyways.
 
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bluechair1984

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oftheheavens said:
So came downstairs this morning and it just worked out of no where! Yesterday I did see it attempt to open using the watch but then it came up with the password anyways.
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I think it asks for a password on the first attempt after being restarted, just like the phone.
 
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bluechair1984

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oftheheavens said:
I don't shut down my computer it was asleep. The whole point of that post, if you had read it and the rest of this thread, was that it wasn't working at all. Now it is.
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Apologies, I didn't see the other part of the conversation.

I'll refrain from trying to be helpful in this thread because apparently, I'm not entirely welcome here. Good luck with your issue.
 
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fenderbass146

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Brammy said:
Thanks!

I'm assuming it's an easy-peasy replacement?
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Yea, as long as your semi comfortable opening up a laptop. You need a pentalobe to remove the back panel, then a hex to remove the wireless card. Trickiest part is snapping the little antenna sockets back on but even that isn't bad.
 
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Brammy

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Yah. I have a 2011 MBP. I need to find a similar card that works with auto-unlock.
 
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np1389

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Loismustdie1 said:
I have an early 2013 MacBook Pro and I don't even see the option. I'm going to be really irritated if they restrict this to the mid 2013 models and forward. There is no reason why this function couldn't have worked on all of the Retina models.
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I've got the same issue (Early 2013 MBPr), just updated to MacOS Sierra and have 2-Factor Authentication on on my iP 6+ and apple watch OS3. This is what my security panel looks like: Any suggestions how I can get AppleWatch Unlock to work? And my Bluetooth looks like it's 4.0 so wheres the Option in the panel?
 

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np1389

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Thanks, you're right, just checked and mine's just N Wifi, just read a bit more about this and "time of flight" wireless connectivity on the Apple watch requires AC Wifi like you said. Unfortunate, the quick unlock is a nice convenience feature... but would it mean that if i got an internal or external wifi module upgrade then it'll work do you think? http://www.quickertek.com/products/QCard2.html
 
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