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Re:macOS command-line tools you might not know about by comprev on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @12:24PM (#36495043)
Integration is the primary reason I enjoy using Apple ecosystem. My phone, laptop, tablet and watch all work seamlessly together.

I use most of Apple's "built in" applications like Mail, Notes, Photos, etc. with Firefox (instead of Safari) probably the only exception to that.

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Re:macOS command-line tools you might not know about by devilbunny on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @05:51PM (#36499151)
It’s wonderful when it works. For reasons beyond my comprehension, the Watch unlock for my Mac only works ~10% of the time.
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Re:macOS command-line tools you might not know about by pram on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @09:12PM (#36501016)
There’s a fix for it where you remove all the unlock entries in Keychain, and then re-enable it. Only thing that worked for me long term (but it did fix it 100%)

https://georgegarside.com/blog/macos/fix-apple-watch-auto-un...

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Re:macOS command-line tools you might not know about by devilbunny on Friday June 30, 2023 @05:48PM (#36542828)
I tried this yesterday. It... helped. But what I've now found is that if I escape out of the password prompt (which will turn the screen off again) and then try to unlock it a second time, the watch unlock will be triggered. I wonder if it's something about waking from sleep. (I also wonder if it would have worked before to do the same thing, but it never occurred to me to try.)
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