Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Tahoe
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Translate messages and calls
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright and trademarks
Unlock your Mac and approve requests with Apple Watch
When you’re wearing your Apple Watch and are near your Mac, you can use your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac or approve app requests—like viewing passwords or downloading an app—without having to enter a password.
Before you begin
Make sure of the following:
You’re signed in to the same Apple Account on both your Apple Watch and your Mac.
Your Mac has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, and two-factor authentication turned on.
You’re wearing your Apple Watch with your Mac nearby.
You have a passcode on your Apple Watch.
Both devices meet minimum system requirements for Auto Unlock.
Turn on or off Auto Unlock with Apple Watch
On your Mac, go to the System Settings app
.Click Touch ID & Password
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)Go to Apple Watch, then turn on or off the option next to the name of your watch.
This setting also allows you to approve requests on your Mac with Apple Watch.
Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch
To unlock your Mac when you’re wearing your watch, press any key on the keyboard or lift the lid on a laptop. Your Mac automatically unlocks.
Approve requests with your Apple Watch
After you turn on Auto Unlock on your Mac, you can approve requests with your Apple Watch.
Double-click the side button of your Apple Watch to approve the task request.
If Auto Unlock isn’t working
Make sure that your Mac has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Two-factor authentication turned on.
Make sure that you’re signed in to the same Apple Account on both your Apple Watch and your Mac.
For more troubleshooting tips, see the Apple Support article Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch.