If you use your Mac at work, you lock that thing pretty hard. It’s not just your work stuff or personal details at risk, it’s your browser with all the important sites logged in. You really don’t want an angry, or worse, a mischievous coworker to get their hands on such a gold mine, do you?
But then you need to enter a password every time you want to unlock your Mac. Wouldn’t it be great if when you were near your Mac it would disable the lock screen and when you’re away, it would be password protected again? If your Mac is relatively new, and you have an iPhone, this is possible.
With this iPhone passcode bypass software, you can unlock your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, in three easy steps. First is to download the software to your Windows (or Mac) computer and install, after installation, connect your mobile device to the computer and select the firmware version of your mobile device, and finally unlock the device. Whether you’re staring at an iPhone lock screen, unlock Apple ID or Touch ID not working, AnyUnlock can do the trick. It’s a complete software that can also remove iTunes backup and Apple ID password (when you need a clean wipe). AnyUnlock Features Bypass iPhone Passcode. You won’t have to fear getting locked out of your iPhone or iPad.
If you have an iPhone 5S or newer you can even use your iPhone’s Touch ID to unlock your Mac. Using your own fingerprint to unlock your computer? Doesn’t get much more secure than that.
Installing and Setting Up Near Lock
Near Lock is the app we’ll be using to automatically disable the lock screen when you’re carrying your iPhone with you and you approach your Mac. First, let’s check if your Mac is compatible or not. Near Lock uses Bluetooth LE to determine the iPhone’s location in relation to the Mac. This means both devices need to be running Bluetooth LE.
Here are the compatible devices:
- iPhone 4S or later
- iMac late 2012 or later
- MacBook Air 2011 or later
- MacBook Pro 2012 or later
- Mac mini 2011 or later
- Mac Pro late 2013 or later
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Pick up the iOS app and enable background monitoring for the app. Bitmedic antivirus malware & adware security 2 6. You’ll also need to enable Bluetooth on both devices. Now, from the Mac app, authenticate the connection with your iPhone.
Then the iOS app will ask you to enter the password for your Mac. This is the same password that you use to unlock your Mac right now, the password you set up when you first got your Mac. The app assures you that it will only store the password locally in an encrypted manner.
Click the Near Lock menu bar utility and you can turn Near Lock on and off from here. You can also see how far the iPhone is from the Mac right now. You can specify the range in which the iPhone will automatically unlock your Mac.
The Near Lock app is free but if you want background monitoring you’ll need to pay $3.99 to upgrade to the Pro account. That will automatically unlock the Mac when you walk up to it with the iPhone. When you’re using the free app you’ll need to open it on the iPhone for the Mac to unlock (which kind of defeats the purpose).
Using Touch ID to Unlock Your Mac
If you’re so security conscious that you can’t allow only physical proximity to unlock the Mac. Install FingerKey ($1.99). It will unlock your Mac using the thumb print on the iPhone 5S and higher.
The FingerKey app includes the ability to unlock multiple computers from a distance, 256-bit AES encryption, and a Notification Center Today widget for quick access.
The developer says that support for logging into Windows and Linux computers is coming soon as is a Pattern Unlock feature for logging in via touchscreen gestures. – 9 to 5 Mac
Check out the video below to see how the app works.
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