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   Unlock with Apple Watch Broken for Some iPhone 13 Owners, Fix Coming Soon

   Adam Engst

   Many iPhone 13 owners, including me, have run into a problem that
   prevents them from enabling the Unlock with Apple Watch feature that
   automatically unlocks your iPhone using your watch if a mask foils
   FaceID.

   After I migrated from my iPhone 11 Pro to my new iPhone 13 Pro,
   Settings > Face ID & Passcode > Unlock with Apple Watch was disabled.
   When I tried to enable it, I got an 'Unable to Communicate with Apple
   Watch' error. Boo!

   [1]Apple has now acknowledged this problem and promises a fix in an
   upcoming software update. It will be welcome'the Unlock with Apple
   Watch feature is a godsend when wearing a mask in public situations,
   something that's once again a necessary precaution even for those who
   are fully vaccinated.

References

   1. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212828

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