How to Unlock Your Mac With Your Apple Watch

Good for you. You keep on enjoying that kool-aid.

 

Please let us know if you get it working I have an early 2013 15" MBP as well.

 

The historical brand that gave rise to that catch-phrase wasn't kool-aid. You're just parroting that line because everyone else makes the same mistake.

 

I believe this is the key. If you had 2 step on with an AW already paired to your phone and then changed over to 2 factor, I think it breaks something between the two and you have to un pair and repair it to make the new 2 factor connection. Otherwise, nada.

 

lol, does anyone actually believe it's in reference to the actual kool-aid drink?

 

Maybe not, but it's ironic that people blindly follow others in using the wrong brand when trying to call someone else out for being blind followers (usually because that person doesn't agree with them).

 

holy **** man. you're still on this?

 

Yeah, trying to kill time till the new MacBookPros are released lol.

 

After previously having 2-step verification on, changing it to 2-factor verification only worked to allow the Apple Watch unlock to happen once I'd unpaired and re-paired my Apple Watch to my iPhone again. Prior to that I'd signed out of iCloud on the MacBook, which didn't do it. So anyone stuck the unpair to re-pair did the trick.

 

Got it working on my 'hacked' 2012 rMBP (I have a 2013 rMBP Airport Wireless AC card installed)

 

hi @magbarn ! Which Card do you use on MBP 2012 now?
Thanks

 

Any solution to stop getting the notifications on your Watch every time you unlock your Mac?

 

I don't find the notification to be a major issue. After one wrist raise it disappears - no need to dismiss.

 

Well this sucks, both of my Macs don't support it. Argh. Fully into the Mac ecosystem - Mac, MacBook, iPhone, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and CarPlay... and no fun for me because my Mac is a few months too old. Very disappointing.

 

Late iMac 2012 doesn't appear the unlock with Apple Watch option in preference panel.
What a pity ...

 

Look up BCM94360CSAX at amazon or your favorite auction site. Read ifixit guides, be gentle with the little antenna wires, and get good quality screwdrivers

EDIT: OOPS! I didn't catch you had a regular MBP and not a rMBP. Sorry, the MBP use a totally different form factor. Some enterprising individuals have tried to make an adapter so you can sue rMBP wireless cards in a regular MBP, but I don't think they were successful. Sorry!

 

I tried to set this up, I had it working prior to the last GM version of Sierra, now I can't set it up. The option to unlock with your apple watch magically disappeared from settings, too!

Any ideas?

 

Would "modifying" the About information make the option appear?

 

Thanks, I must try. I have a late 2012 MBP and would love to have this feature if the card will work for a non-rMBP. There must be something on the BLE chip itself that will allow it to listen while the computer is sleeping ,I can't think of any other reason a BLE MBP would not work otherwise.

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Nevermind, the connector is completely different, dang.

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What is special about the auto unlock feature with the watch / iPhone? Hardware wise if I have BLE why wouldn't it work? I am just curious what the 2013- limit is from. Here is my Bluetooth info, it supports handoff and stuff, just not the auto unlock:

Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes

Handoff Supported: Yes

Instant Hot Spot Supported: Yes

Manufacturer: Broadcom

Transport: USB

Chipset: 20702A3

Firmware Version: v154 c5903

Bluetooth Power: On

Discoverable: Off

Connectable: Yes

Auto Seek Pointing: On

Remote wake: On

Vendor ID: 0x05AC

Product ID: 0x821D

HCI Version: 4.0 (0x6)

HCI Revision: 0x170F

LMP Version: 4.0 (0x6)

LMP Subversion: 0x229A

Device Type (Major): Computer

Device Type (Complete): Mac Portable

Composite Class Of Device: 0x38010C

Device Class (Major): 0x01

Device Class (Minor): 0x03

Service Class: 0x1C0

Auto Seek Keyboard: On

 

This was my most anticipated feature of macOS Sierra, and just found out it'll only work on 2013 or newer macs!?! both of mine are from late 2012... FFS...

 

Using my MBr on macOS Sierra, iPhone 7 on 10.0, Apple Watch on watchOS 3.0, and iPad Pro 9.7" on iOS 10.0.

I have two factor verification set up.

I do not even see the "Unlock with Apple Watch" option in the general tab of the Security & Privacy section of system preferences.

Anyone have any idea why?

 

My fault! i have a rMBP late 2012! Amazon order done! I will try!

 

It works as mentioned on my 12" MacBook.

However I disabled the features, as it required me to have a passcode on watch and I dislike having a passcode on watch, as its a hindrance to quick use.

Hopefully the future updates, will give an option to have it on watch without passccode.

 

OOPS! please dis

why don't you use your iPhone to unlock your watch? Works for me. I almost never have to put in the passcode. Considering Apple's recent security mindset I highly doubt they'll give you that feature as they even require you to do 2 step verification just to enable the watch unlock.