You knew that you can unlock any Mac with your Apple Watch? By simply walking over to your computer, whether it’s a 24-inch iMac or one of the latest 15-inch Macbook Airs or the latest Mac Studio, your device will unlock and you won’t have to enter anything. password, username or password. . even touch the device.
There are Apple users who simply own an iPhone and their relationship with the company goes no further. Some of you only have a Mac to work with but have never taken the plunge with another device. Others, however, have the complete ecosystem: an Apple Watch Series to follow sports activity, an iPad for reading, an Apple TV for watching series and an iPhone 15 Pro Max for everything else. Apple rewards these users with tools and functions like AirDrop or the unlock a Mac if you wear your Apple Watch.
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How to unlock your device in macOS Sonoma with your Apple Watch
Unlocking any Mac with the latest operating system available, macOS Sonoma, is quite simple.
To enable it, follow these steps:
- Enter the ‘System settings‘
- Now go down to the section ‘Touch ID and password‘, which you will see in the third group of icons.
- In this new window you will see that you can configure your Touch ID if you have a compatible device, such as one of the 2022 and 2023 Macbooks. At the end of the different fingerprint unlock options you will find the option to use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac.
- Activate the check mark and that’s it, you will have already configured this option. Now the device will automatically unlock when you approach it, provided your Apple Watch is properly turned on and unlocked on your wrist.
How to unlock your macOS Ventura device with an Apple Watch
However, not all users have the latest version of macOS. If in your case you are using Ventura or earlier, Monterrey or Big Sur, you can also unlock your device with an Apple Watch. The road that leads there is simply elsewhere. Follow these steps:
- Enter in ‘System settings‘.
- Now go down to the section ‘Password‘, with a padlock icon.
- Here you will see that you can use Apple Watch to unlock your Mac. Mark the checkmark as active and you will have configured it, you don’t need to do anything else.
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