Apple Watch vulnerability

[zed2]

so I've just discovered that the watch will unlock it's self if you send it _ANY_ notification while on a wrist!

If you take the watch off your wrist it's set to auto lock and require a pin code to unlock it. So far so good.. However if you then put it back on a wrist and if the phone it's paired with sends a notification, the watch unlocks it's self and stays unlocked!

 

[ElctrcJellyfish]

so I've just discovered that the watch will unlock it's self if you send it _ANY_ notification while on a wrist!

If you take the watch off your wrist it's set to auto lock and require a pin code to unlock it. So far so good.. However if you then put it back on a wrist and if the phone it's paired with sends a notification, the watch unlocks it's self and stays unlocked!

I just tested this. It's not true.

I suspect you have your phone set to auto unlock your watch and you unlocked your watch and didn't realize it.

 

[asfalloth]

Put my watch on my wrist and it stays locked normally. Sent an email to myself from my phone to my phone the watch unlocked. This is a major flaw I would say and needs addressing asap!

DOH ! feel like a right idiot now

 

[Bryan Bowler]

As already stated, the setting to automatically unlock your watch when you use your iPhone is probably enabled. Check that setting...

 

[zed2]

Phew... Just found that setting and turned it off... All is well!

Sorry for the fire dill guys!

 

[Kahalu'u Bob]

It was a useful thread for me: I didn't know there was such a setting!

 

[danmart]

It's an interesting implication, too. If your watch was stolen but still nearby it would potentially unlock as you look for it.

Is there a 'ping' function from the watch app to make finding your watch easier if it is still within range?

(Still waiting on my watch)