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Apple Watch does not unlock my MacBook Air M1

The unlock of Mac with Apple Watch does not work after update the Mac OS to version 12.3. I set the unlock option in system preferences and it works, however my Mac never unlock by Apple Watch. Before Mac OS update it used to work well. What is the problem?

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Mar 27, 2022 3:29 AM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2022 3:54 AM

Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch

  1. Make sure that your devices are set up as follows: ... 
  2. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
  3. Click Security & Privacy, then click General.
  4. Select “Use Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac” or “Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.”


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Mar 27, 2022 3:54 AM in response to marjag

Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch

  1. Make sure that your devices are set up as follows: ... 
  2. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
  3. Click Security & Privacy, then click General.
  4. Select “Use Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac” or “Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.”


Mar 27, 2022 5:44 AM in response to morinUSA

I just unselected the option "Use Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac" in settings, opened the padlock, selected again the option "Use Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac". Then I put my Mac to sleep. When awaked the Mac it was unlocked by Apple Watch. But when I did it again the unlock with Apple Watch does not work anymore.

Apple Watch does not unlock my MacBook Air M1

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