Auto Unlock works when you're wearing your unlocked watch and are very close to your Mac. If necessary, move your watch a little closer.
How to automatically log in
Set up Apple Pay: You can set up Apple Pay for one user account on your MacBook Air during setup. Other users can still pay with Apple Pay, but they must complete the purchase using their iPhone or Apple Watch that's been set up for Apple Pay (see Use Apple Pay on your Mac). Follow the onscreen prompts to add and verify your card.
- Choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click Security & Privacy. Select 'Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac' or 'Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.'. If you're not sure whether your Mac supports Auto Unlock, press and hold the Option key while choosing Apple menu System Information.
- The MacBook Pro has an 802.11ac Wi-Fi adapter in it, so it should connect to any Wi-Fi router. (For more, check out How to Set Up and Optimize Your Wireless Router.). Migrate your stuff The.
This feature gives you instant access to your Mac when you're wearing your Apple Watch. Just wake up your Mac and you're ready to go—without typing a password.
The first time you log in after you turn on, restart, or log out of your Mac, you must log in by entering your password manually. After that, Apple Watch logs in for you.
How to approve other password requests
You can also use your Apple Watch to approve other requests to enter your administrator password. This feature requires watchOS 6 and macOS Catalina. It works anywhere you need to type your Mac password, such as when viewing passwords in Safari preferences, unlocking a locked note, approving an app installation, or unlocking settings in System Preferences.
For example, when you click the lock to make a change in System Preferences, your Mac prompts you to approve with Apple Watch or Touch ID:
To automatically enter your password without having to type it, just double-click the side button on your Apple Watch:
How to set up Auto Unlock
- Make sure that your Mac and Apple Watch meet the system requirements for Auto Unlock.
- Make sure that your devices are set up as follows:
- Your Mac has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.
- Your Mac and Apple Watch are signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID, and your Apple ID is using two-factor authentication.
- Your Apple Watch is using a passcode.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Security & Privacy. Select 'Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac' or 'Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.'
How to download apple apps on laptop. If you're not sure whether your Mac supports Auto Unlock, press and hold the Option key while choosing Apple menu > System Information. Select Wi-Fi in the sidebar, then look for 'Auto Unlock: Supported' on the right:
How to approve other password requests
You can also use your Apple Watch to approve other requests to enter your administrator password. This feature requires watchOS 6 and macOS Catalina. It works anywhere you need to type your Mac password, such as when viewing passwords in Safari preferences, unlocking a locked note, approving an app installation, or unlocking settings in System Preferences.
For example, when you click the lock to make a change in System Preferences, your Mac prompts you to approve with Apple Watch or Touch ID:
To automatically enter your password without having to type it, just double-click the side button on your Apple Watch:
How to set up Auto Unlock
- Make sure that your Mac and Apple Watch meet the system requirements for Auto Unlock.
- Make sure that your devices are set up as follows:
- Your Mac has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.
- Your Mac and Apple Watch are signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID, and your Apple ID is using two-factor authentication.
- Your Apple Watch is using a passcode.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Security & Privacy. Select 'Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac' or 'Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.'
How to download apple apps on laptop. If you're not sure whether your Mac supports Auto Unlock, press and hold the Option key while choosing Apple menu > System Information. Select Wi-Fi in the sidebar, then look for 'Auto Unlock: Supported' on the right:
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- In Security & Privacy preferences, deselect 'Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac' or 'Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.' Then restart your Mac and turn this setting back on.
- Make sure that your Mac isn't using Internet sharing or screen sharing.
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Apple Watch content backs up automatically to your companion iPhone, so you can restore your Apple Watch from a backup. When you back up your iPhone to iCloud or your computer, your iPhone backup also includes your Apple Watch data. If you've set up an Apple Watch for a family member, its data is backed up to iCloud directly.
Here's what your Apple Watch backup includes
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- App-specific data (for built-in apps) and settings (for built-in and third-party apps). For example, Maps, distance, units, and your settings for Mail, Calendar, Stocks, and weather.
- App layout on the Home screen
- Clock face settings, including your current watch face, customizations, and order
- Dock settings, including the order, whether you sort by favorites or recents, and available apps
- General system settings, such as brightness, sound, and haptic settings
- Health and Fitness data, such as history, awards, Workout and Activity calibration data from your Apple Watch, and user-entered data (To back up Health and Fitness data, you need to use iCloud or an encrypted backup on your computer.)
- Notification settings
- Playlists, albums, and mixes that are synced to your Apple Watch, and your Music settings
- The Siri Voice Feedback setting that controls when Siri speaks
- Synced photo album (To see which album syncs, open the Apple Watch app, tap the My Watch tab, then tap Photos > Synced Album.)
- Time Zone
Here's what your Apple Watch backup doesn't include
- Bluetooth pairings
- Credit or debit cards that are used for Apple Pay on your Apple Watch
- Passcode for your Apple Watch
- Messages*
Connect Apple Watch To Mac
When you unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone, your iPhone automatically creates a backup of your Apple Watch. Unpairing will erase all data from your Apple Watch. If your Apple Watch is unpaired while out of range of your iPhone, the backup might not have the latest data. When you're ready, you can pair your Apple Watch again and set it up from a backup.
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* If your devices use iCloud and Messages in iCloud, your iMessages and text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages are automatically stored in iCloud.
