MacID

Problem 1. The devices would not find each other. Solution: Toggling Bluetooth on and off, resetting Bluetooth did not work, so I uninstalled MacID from both iPhone and Mac and then reinstalled after rebooting both devices. This resolved my Bluetooth connectivity issues. Problem 2. The app did not recognize that I’ve changed my login password. Solution: Go into Keychain and delete anything associated with MacID. Disconnect and forget device. Relaunch MacID Re add iPhone. It then asks you to enter your current login password. (For me, multiple times this failed as clicking continue to update my password just hung and did nothing) But this was because I did not relaunch the app after the keychain delete. 😑 so hopefully now it will go back to working the way it did before which was rather flawless. Definitely some bugs but great app otherwise. I’ve been using it for years. Dev doesn’t really respond to emails but it’s just him a one man army so it’s understandable. Thank you 🤓 this is this best of the bunch. Pretty much a must have.

I have tried all the solutions for proximity iphone-mac auto lock and unlock. This is about the closest ive come to an app that is worthy of being on my “essentials” list of apps that I install immediately on getting a new phone. But; the Bluetooth connection can be kinda wonky, and proximity-only locking/unlocking is in the menu and enabled, but doesnt seem to change the default behavior. The defeult behavior which includes opening an app, waiting a few seconds to see your macbook visible (sometimes 🙄), pressing it, then pressing the home button for touchid. It takes longer and is more of a disruptive process than just logging in. Well, if the proximity features worked I wouldn’t mind. But since it seems like once again there is no app that will let you say “unlock when im within 10 meters, lock when im further. The design is pretty good though, and its the best thing ive found in the market space 😫

Don't waste your time with this app until the developer becomes serious about its maintenance. I installed about two weeks ago and, for a while, it worked nicely. However, it has now died and restarting all devices/computers, reinstalling the app and it computer client fail to bring it back to life. Recent comments on the developer's web site are three months old. Clearly, this is a part time project that's not getting the attention it needs -- especially for a $4 app.