


Tick the box to Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac.Īuto Unlock will activate this will take a few seconds. Select System Preferences from the drop-down menu.

You may not have thought it necessary to use a passcode with your Apple Watch when you first set it up, but if you want to use Auto Unlock, you'll need one. Make sure your Mac and Apple Watch both have a passcode How to log in and manage your iCloud account.Make sure you've signed in on both devices with the same Apple ID. To use Auto Unlock, your Apple Watch and Mac must be using the same iCloud account. Make sure your Apple Watch and Mac are signed in to the same iCloud account To enable two-factor authentication, your iPhone will also need to be running iOS 9 or higher. If you already use two-step verification, you'll have to disable it to start using two-factor authentication. Note that we said two-factor, not two-step - the latter was Apple's older enhanced security protocol, while the former is the company's most secure version. How to set up two-factor authentication for Auto Unlock.Enable two-factor authentication for your iCloud accountīecause you can use Auto Unlock to bypass your Mac's login password, Apple wants to make sure your computer is as safe as can be by enabling two-factor authentication on your iCloud account. Note: Your Mac must have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.
