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If Unlock with Apple Watch isn't working on your iPhone 13

Apple has identified an issue where Unlock with Apple Watch may not work with iPhone 13 devices. You may see "Unable to Communicate with Apple Watch" if you try to unlock your iPhone while wearing a face covering, or you may not be able to set up Unlock with Apple Watch.

To fix this issue, update your iPhone 13 device to iOS 15.0.1.

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