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by travem 871 days ago
> For years I’ve been complaining that I can’t easily use my private iPad with my company Mac because they have separate Apple IDs.

I have a similar complaint with my Apple Watch and my corporate issued laptop. When I am using my own computer (mac mini) I love how easy it is to use my watch to login, use it to approve actions, etc. However when it comes to my company laptop I have to type my password in repeatedly. It would be awesome if the watch could be linked to both IDs to make this much more seamless.

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Apple’s solution is that your corporate should buy you a second watch.
On the upside, once somebody figures out how to use smartwatches for VR haptic feedback, nerds will have a reason to wear six watches.
Four limbs, two nipples. Math checks out.
No security-conscious corporation is going to allow you to approve any actions with security implications using an Apple Watch secured by a four-digit passcode, rather than an alphanumeric password on a Mac.
MDM is supported by the watch. My organization requires a 10 digit code for watches plus requires biometrics to be resolved on the primary device prior to the watch being able to control that device or interact with apps on that device