How do I enable activation lock on M1 MacBook?

[ThemePro]

I tried the obvious like toggling Find My Mac off and checked the security policy to see that it's full security.

 

[deeddawg]

It's enabled on my M1 MBP.

Do you have two-factor authentication enabled for your AppleID?

About Activation Lock on your Mac - Apple Support

 

[DeltaMac]

The Activation Lock is a function of Find My.
If Find My is off, Activation Lock is also disabled ...
To turn on Activation Lock, turn on Find My.

Other information here - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210400

And, it does seem like you must have two-factor authentication to enable Find My.

 

[ThemePro]

Yes, just checked. Two-factor authentication is enabled.

 

[ThemePro]

yes, I checked the Find My Mac under iCloud settings - it's on. As I mentioned, tired toggling off and on but activation lock is still disabled.

 

[DeltaMac]

(?)

How to turn on Find My on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac - Apple Support

Learn how to turn on Find My so you can locate a lost Apple device or an item — such as your paired AirPods, Apple Watch, or a personal item with an AirTag attached.

support.apple.com

 

[deeddawg]

yes, I checked the Find My Mac under iCloud settings - it's on. As I mentioned, tired toggling off and on but activation lock is still disabled.

You've rebooted of course, yes?

Beyond that a call to Apple Support is your best next step since you should still be within phone support even if you didn't buy AC+

 

[ThemePro]

You've rebooted of course, yes?

Beyond that a call to Apple Support is your best next step since you should still be within phone support even if you didn't buy AC+

Thanks, that worked; I hadn't rebooted after toggling the Find My Mac.

 

[Fred Zed]

I had the same issue. Both find My Mac and two factor were enabled but activation lock status was disabled. Only one thing was disabled that needed enabling and it was the option called Find my network . Looks like this has to enabled as well?

 

[nsayer]

I have this issue with my new 16” M1 MBP. I am really, really sure that 2FA is on, Find My is on (including FMN), and that the boot security is set to “full.” Despite that, activation lock shows Disabled.

 

[nsayer]

It's the damnest thing. I spent the entire evening last night toggling FindMy, singing into and out of iCloud, even booting into boot options and toggling full/reduced security. Nothing changed the AL status. I went to bed convinced I was going to have to take it to a genius bar.

This morning, it's enabled. Literally nothing happened between then and now except time.

"It just works." 😒