If you're in Apple's ecosystem, you've probably already noticed how many ways the company's products synergize. Every product slots into that ecosystem to unlock new functionality and even to unlock ...

On Apple Watch, there's an option in watchOS that lets your iPhone unlock your watch as long as the ‌iPhone‌ is unlocked (Settings -> Passcode -> Unlock With iPhone). Enabling this option means you ...

Apple first announced Auto Unlock at WWDC back in June 2016. Users need to have two-factor authentication enabled for their devices. Once that’s set up, you can enable the feature in System ...

Apple's 2025 Apple Watch lineup will reportedly feature a few incremental changes, but future models in the years to come may introduce a compelling feature that the iPhone recently outgrew. Recently, ...

Continuity Camera is amazing. Since it was introduced in macOS Ventura, I’ve been using the feature almost daily. Continuity Camera is a native feature on macOS that lets you use an iPhone as your ...

If you're tired of re-entering your password every time you return to your Mac, you can use your Apple Watch to automatically unlock it whenever you are near. If you work a job where you're expected ...

You can unlock your iPhone with an Apple Watch, which is useful if you're wearing a mask or Face ID can't identify you. You need to make sure your watch has WiFi, Bluetooth, a passcode, and wrist ...

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You might know about Apple’s feature that lets you automatically unlock your iPhone using the Apple Watch (when you’re wearing a face mask, at least). But you may not have known that this feature has ...

If you own both an Apple iPhone and Apple Watch and are wondering how to unlock your iPhone with an Apple Watch when wearing sunglasses or similar face coverings. This quick guide will take you to the ...