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anthonya1999

macrumors member
Original poster
Aug 22, 2014
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Hello all,
I am making this thread because I really would appreciate your help with something - unlocking the Apple Watch companion app for anyone without a physical watch. I think it would be nice for people, including myself, to get familiar with it before they start using it with the watch. So, anyone who does own a watch, I would appreciate you doing this for me, and the community.

1.) Download iBackupBot for your computer (trust me, it's safe, I use it all the time).
2.) Plug in your iPhone, and make a backup of your iPhone that is paired with your watch to iTunes (locally).
3.) Open iBackupBot, and on the left sidebar, navigate to System Files --> HomeDomain --> Library --> Preferences, and find the file "com.apple.Bridge.plist".
4.) Right click on that file, and select export.
5.) Post a link (or PM me if you're not comfortable) to the file. Or, just copy the contents of it (double click, and click cancel when the registration window appears, you don't actually have to register).

Once I have that file, I will be able to add a key (BOOL) to other peoples', and therefore unlocking the app! The main problem here, is that I do not know what the bool is, but anyone who is paired with a watch, has it. Thank you!
 
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