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AW No longer unlocks my MBP
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1842655" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Yeah, what happens is that somewhere in the link something got un-linked. I've read elsewhere that the Auto Unlock of the Mac with Watch involved both WiFi and BT as the devices negotiate the unlocking. And the iPhone is the pivot of the whole thing, as it is the main tie between the watch and the rest of Apple infrastructure. Like all other kinds of electronic locks I've seen, it is possible for the links to get corrupted, in which case re-initializing the links restores the ties. So unpairing the watch, while a real PITA, then selecting and deselecting the option in System Preferences, together seems to reestablish the links. I usually try the power off, cancel routine on all three devices before I do the unpairing, but I seem to now remember unpairing as the "fix." Let us know what works so we can both remember for next time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1842655, member: 396914"] Yeah, what happens is that somewhere in the link something got un-linked. I've read elsewhere that the Auto Unlock of the Mac with Watch involved both WiFi and BT as the devices negotiate the unlocking. And the iPhone is the pivot of the whole thing, as it is the main tie between the watch and the rest of Apple infrastructure. Like all other kinds of electronic locks I've seen, it is possible for the links to get corrupted, in which case re-initializing the links restores the ties. So unpairing the watch, while a real PITA, then selecting and deselecting the option in System Preferences, together seems to reestablish the links. I usually try the power off, cancel routine on all three devices before I do the unpairing, but I seem to now remember unpairing as the "fix." Let us know what works so we can both remember for next time. :) [/QUOTE]
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