Series 8 watch will not unlock my iMac no matter how many times I restart the iMac.

I have just set up a new Apple Watch Series 8 and I want to switch on the 'unlock with Apple Watch' setting but the iMac says it cannot connect with the watch! I make sure that the watch is active and iPhone is active, all on same Apple ID. my series 6 was working fine with this for the last 2 years but now this is happening, why!!??

iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021, 2 ports)

Posted on Sep 16, 2022 09:58 AM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2022 04:13 PM

I have the same issue.

With my Series 3 my new 16" MacBook Pro will unlock instantly! With my new Series 8 it takes ages to unlock the machine.


And I discovered another bug:

Series 8 Apple Watch will be recognized a… - Apple Community


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Series 8 watch will not unlock my iMac no matter how many times I restart the iMac.

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