How to use Auto Unlock with Apple Watch on macOS Sierra beta 2.
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Good video but I thought it would faster
Agree totally
+BMW335DA beta
Beta
Beta
It is an awesome feature. I have loved the feature on Android (unlocking
Android phone with trusted Android Wear watch) but it is just that much
better to have your computer unlock without requiring the password to be
typed in.
Good demo, but the feature looks slow and unpractical. Without all these
magic gestures I would already typed my password and logged in. I think
this is just a poor substitute for the lack of touch ID.
It will probably be faster when it isn’t in beta anymore.
It’s beta
also probably checking to see if its on his wrist, seems much better than
the smart unlock with my nexus 6 and moto360
This, just like Knock, is not really that useful when it takes longer to
connect/detect your iPhone/Watch. I could have easily typed in my password
quicker than that…
Just like this., just like that….please Mate stop saying it!!!
+Gabor Legar ‘tís my trademark, sorry
the best trademark was “this is jeff from iDownloadBlog” ah how i miss
that, 9to5mac doesnt flow as well, but it is what it is, just like that 🙂
+Gabor Legar No it’s his Craig Stole it from him
Would be cool if you could unlock with iPhone using touch id
+BMW335DA are you saying in the future or present?
In my opinion there´s already an app (not from Apple!). If u wanna know the
name, let me know. I´ll check it out for you.
https://macid.co Have a look at this page or in the app store “MacID”
+BMW335DA thanks I’ll give it a look
I know right! Seeing in Mac OS Sierra they are allowing you to authenicate
Apple Pay purchases on your Mac with your iPhone i’m guessing it would be
very easy to implent and maybe it’s something coming in the near future?
What’s that apple watch band???
http://monoweardesign.com/shop/brown-leather-deployant/
The screen saver where can i find it?
On their site
its on the AppleTV only. duh!
Is there any way to lock the mac via the watch?
I don’t think so, but it could be something they implement before public
release.
Can anyone tell me why 9to5’s videos usually get a lot of dislikes? I
understand that not all videos are good but most videos get a pretty big
amount of dislikes even when they are just released.
Is there a distance limit so that you can wear your watch and say be like
one hundred feet away and your friend tries to open it will it work?
Yes, it will only work when you are close to your mac
Okay otherwise I wouldn’t do it.
How does it know if you are close to your mac?
I’m guessing bluetooth…
Not everyone want the stupid Apple Watch.
Not everyone likes spinach
It’s a feature that is supposed to make you want the Apple Watch. The Apple
Watch is the only thing that can make the process fast enough to be worth
while anyways. Also I love my Apple Watch and everyone I meat that has one
loves their Apple Watch. The reviews were negative at first because watchOS
one wasn’t that great but 2 and especially 3 brought new life to it and
make it more than it was. Apple didn’t leave it to die they made it better
and didn’t give up on the product they believe in. Unlike samsung who after
the next one comes out in 3 months gives up and won’t even update its
software.
I’d suggest you look into it, especially with the significant improvements
coming with watchOS 3, which will be out this Fall. I’m running the beta on
my Watch, and so far everything is going well. Even in beta 2, it’s already
quite stable — the only issue I’ve seen so far is the occasional bits of
lag, which I’m sure will be sorted out between now and September.
All of the inconveniences and issues present in watchOS 2 and prior have
been improved or changed to make for a better interface that is more
attuned to the way people ACTUALLY use their Watch, versus before, where
Apple had had to assume ways its common uses.
I understand that they’re expansive, but especially considering the
plethora of positive advancements to the way Apple Watch focuses in watchOS
3, it almost feels like a new product. Arguably, the way everyone *hoped*
it would work at initial release. Once you own one, you’ll find yourself
using it for a handful of small ways that add up to make a noteworthy
difference for convenience in your life.
Simply put, it’s not the kind of product that you NEED in life — you’ll
carry on just fine without it — but it’s one that you don’t know how much
you want it until you have it. Given a week or two after using it in your
daily life, you’ll probably find yourself missing it more than you expected
to if, say, you forget to put it on for whatever reason. Just like a
regular watch, you quickly get used to looking at your wrist for the time,
and it feels awkward when you forget to put it on and you constantly look
at your wrist expecting to see the time instead of your own skin. Except
here, you’ll get used to seeing not only the time, but the weather, your
music, alarms and timers, activity, map directions, notifications, calendar
events, reminders (once watchOS 3 is out), Apple Pay, phone calls and text
messages, emails, HomeKit functionality (once watchOS 3 is out), and more.
I could go on with third party functionality, which is actually made useful
with watchOS 3’s improved app launching.
Also, watchOS 3’s upcoming SOS feature, which allows you to subtly and
effectively alert the emergency services no matter where you are in the
case of an emergency or dire situation — functionality that you may never
use, until you need to use it. That could save your life. It also sends
whatever health information that you have down in your Health app to the
emergency services too, which is incredibly useful if you need medical
attention are not conscious to explain any health problems you may have.
And soon, having your mac unlock automatically.
That’s a lot to miss having on your wrist, if you forget it. You can see
how people grow attached to it. Again, it’s your decision whether or not
you want to purchase one, but you should at least acknowledge, if you
aren’t already aware, that is, that its functionality is about to see great
improvements this year.
I will add that not everyone likes boxer briefs. This game could take a
while
what watch face is that on your apple watch?
It looks like the simple watch face with no complications.
But what if someone takes your watch and unlocks it does that work?
No that wouldn’t work, because whenever you take the Apple Watch off your
wrist it prompts you to enter your password again, and then after that you
could unlock your Mac.
+RJ Graulich That’s good.
I was super excited about this feature, but I don’t use passcode on my
Watch, so I guess I won’t use that, unless Apple adds an option to unlock
your mac with the watch without having the passcode on… My watch doesn’t
get off my wrist except in the night, when it charges 50 cm away from my
head.
Hmm, I doubt they would do that. That woud kind of defeat the security of
the feature? Then anyone could pick up your watch and unlock your mac while
bypassing the password. I don’t see the password on the watch as an
inconveience at all since you only enter it when you put it on your wrist.
Sometimes when there’s a brief moment of the watch not touching the wrist
it asks for the password again. It is very frustrating and this is why I
don’t use a passcode.
Hope someone finds a hack to do this with Android phones.
I’m waiting on the next Apple Watch before I use that on my Mac
Jeff! I never knew you moved here! Good to have found you back, time to
subscribe here and unsubscribe from another channel I will not name. XD
It would be faster when Apple release the stable version…..
Hasn’t Apple heard about fingerprints? its easier than this feature..
supose that somebody stole your watch… then your files will be all under
simple attack
You need to have the passcode enabled on your Apple Watch
+James Noon even so dear, it is still inpractical and to some extent
dangerous
It’s obviously not dangerous though is it…