I have it enabled on my 2013 Retina MacBook Pro, my Apple Watch is on the same wifi network, and bluetooth is enabled as well. When I wake up my Mac, it says “Unlocking with Apple Watch” for several seconds, then it times out and prompts me to enter my password. I don't receive any notification on my watch either. I tried disabling and re-enabling the feature, but that doesn’t have any effect. Any ideas?
MacOS – Unlock with Apple Watch on Sierra not working
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Best Answer
Uncheck "Unlock with Watch" box in System Preferences.
Then hold down both buttons on your watch until the Apple logo shows, then release. This will reset your device (no data or app loss).
Let your watch re-start.
Unlock the watch.
Then, back on your Mac, re-check "Unlock with Watch."