Impressive new update of the already superb Near Lock. Whoever thinks Apple does a good job at automatically unlocking your Mac with the  Watch should take a look at this. It's brilliant. Words can not describe the power of this app. And with version 4 it's better than ever. No knocking on iPhones or watches, though you can set it to do so. This is auto-lock & unlock by walking away or entering the work area where your Mac is. It automatically pauses and resumes your iTunes in case you were listening to music. And it can automatically fill-in your password whenever your Mac needs your authorization. It's amazing. I can go on for hours here, but grab the free trial version and experience it yourself. And be amazed at the excellent new features that are too numerous to mention.

What about my iPhone battery life ? It is still a problem even with the iPhone 7 so I hope this does not consume too much battery ?

I've bought the pro version after successful testing with the standard version and I'm having some issues between my MacBook pro 2014 and iPhone SE. Unfortunately there seems to be some lag at times and at others just doesn't unlock and says it is disconnected and my phone is trying to find the mac according to the UI. And just had to hard restart the mac because it completely locked up my keyboard from logging in the normal way (keyboard worked but input from key press to screen was around 30-40 secs per key). Hopefully this is just some new version bugs that will get ironed out as I love the idea of this app.

Looks cool but how about a 'even more secure mode' which is tied to your iPhone's TouchID - since TouchID is fast - it would basically be something like: you unlock your iPhone with TouchID and that would trigger the Mac unlocking... that way even if someone gets your phone near the computer, it wouldn't unlock your Mac.

Tried and purchased yesterday! Finding a 1.5m distance is the best bet. 👍 What other features do you plan on including?

I used to love Near lock. It did exactly what I wanted: It locked my MacBook when I walked away from it. Since a few months the iPhone and MacBook don't connect most of the times. It is time for me to try an alternative.

A year ago the app worked like a charm. Since a few months it is hard to connect my iPhone to my MacBook. Unfortunately the developer does not reply to support emails.

Now I use Unlox and I dont experience connectivity issues

Pros:

The idea is simple and good

Cons:

There is a lot of connectivity problems. The app does not connect to my MacBook. This makes the app useless

This is the best app Ive tried in a while. It is truly amazing. I tried it once before i bought the pro version without hesitation. I have my iphone in my pocket while im listening to music and browsing the internet on my mac. I stand up and walk away and it automatically locks my mac and pauses the music. As soon as I sit back down again the mac is unlocked and music resumes playing. Amazing, truly amazing.

For some reason the mac app was in Portugese and not English when I opened it, but it fixed it self when i connected to my iphone.

10/10 would recommend!

Pros:

Unlocks you mac when you get close to it with your phone

Cons:

pro version (for background unlocks) costs 3.9gbp

Android support?

I can't run the Mac version of this app? It just wont run when I open the DMG file.

Been using Near Lock since it came out - it really is a great product.

Using stock photos with something that is not a mac probably is not the best idea for the mac app.

Whats the difference from MacID?

No pricing information. How much does the pro cost

It's working great! Instantly bought the pro version.