Should work fine on Sierra (10.12.1). Post any issues here!

[justineramos]

I'm currently on a mid-2011 MacBook Air on the Dev Preview of 10.12 and CAT is amazing! AirDrop and Continuity is perfect just like before. But have yet to find the toggle for auto-logins with my Apple Watch. Would be glad to help out in testing the feature. Looking forward to you having it working very soon! Thanks!

[mwoolweaver]

the only thing working for me is airdrop but i'm going to do a fresh install in the next day or so, so i'll report back with more information then

[ghost]

Another Apple Watch user here, would be happy to help test out auto login support when its ready. Otherwise yep, MBP early 2011 with a replaced wifi/bluetooth card works great, airdrop and handoff.

[justineramos]

A little follow up, the continuity clipboard does work too!

[ghost]

Heads up, no auto unlock in the current build of macOS. It's probably likely to start working properly once Apple adds in auto unlock in the coming DPs for Sierra.

https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/48823

[sysfloat]

@justineramos thanks for the info! Can't test the new features because I don't have any device on iOS 10 nor an Apple Watch..

[Casuallynoted]

Having issues with my usb dongle, running on a MBP 2010 15", the tool runs and installs, it says Continuity is on, but Handoff/Continuity Clipboard don't work. When I run a system diagnostic, it says:
"Verifying BT4 dongles compatibility... OK. Compatibility with BT4 USB dongles is not enabled, this tool can fix this if a dongle is plugged in"

This is on the latest beta.

Edit: Forgot to mention that the dongle is the IOGear dongle by Logitech.

Edit 2: I'm taking a look at the install log and I see a lot of "Read-only file system" errors when it's backing up the kexts, resulting I a "NOT OK. IOBluetoothFamily.kext backup failed. IO80211Family.kext backup failed."

Edit 3: Noticed there was a new beta up, so downloaded, uninstalled, and reran the install- handoff from my computer to my phone works!!! But unfortunately not the other way around, and it seems as though the copying and pasting features aren't there either. I also am getting constant and random pair notifications on my laptop from my phone and even surprisingly my Apple TV. 0.o

Edit 4: No more random pair notifications, interesting observation- iPhone to Mac works right when I log into my Mac after a reboot, but then stops working.

[sysfloat]

@Casuallynoted
Thanks for the detailed description.

Glad to hear it somewhat works for you with the newest beta.

Handoff stability has been really flaky for me too. It randomly starts and stops to work again. I'm currently attributing that to the fact that sierra is still in early beta and they made some changes to handoff which might made it less reliable for now. I will definitely keep an eye on that though.

[maciboy]

@sysfloat
I’m about to install CAT on my MacBook Pro 15’’ from 2010 using a Gmyle Dongle and Sierra.
What would you recommend to install/ testing of which version would help you more? Stable 2.3 from the master branch or the one from the beta branch?

[iPhonda]

Handoff not appear on my Mac mini mid 2011 with Mac OS sierra and Asus bt400, installation of CAT its all ok but after restart nothing changes....
Sorry my english ...

[ghost]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/68djyixkfuk3zyg/macOS%2010.12%20beta%202%20Release%20Notes.pdf?dl=0

Just installed the new developer preview, Auto Unlock doesn't appear to be working, apples documentation says it will only work on 2013 and above however handoff does appear to be enabled in some 2012 MacBooks (supported by apple) so this leads me to believe they may have added a secondary check for a 2013 model?

Otherwise latest DP everything else appears to be working

EDIT: Just wanted to add on to say I did also swap from Two-Step Authentication to Two-Factor Authentication so its not that.

[ghost]

I have a MacBookPro8,1 (Early 2011 13" - MC700LL/A).

I've just updated to Sierra b2, watchOS 3 b2, iOS 10 b2, CAT v2.3 and enabled 2 Factor Auth:

• AirDrop OK
• Handoff not working (working on El Capitain)
• Unlock with Apple Watch not working (the option that you can find on the attached screen is not available)

Video from 9to5Mac showing how unlock with Apple Watch works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHCSgdKHrPs

[justineramos]

Updated to Beta 2 on all my devices too today, I installed the latest beta of CAT and for me the unlock with Apple Watch option appears and activates successfully;

Although it doesn't continue to log in by itself-- But it does seem to try for a few seconds.

I activated the two factor authentication, and tired to toggle the settings on and off, restart my Mac and watch but to no avail.

Other than that, AirDrop and Continuity (including Continuity Clipboard in both directions) work.

I've attached a couple of screenshots so you could see my setup...

[lumaxis]

According to what I've heard at WWDC and my tests with a 2014 MacBook, the Auto Unlock feature is very time-sensitive and measures the time the signal takes to get from the Mac to the Watch and back again. Maybe this measurement does not work properly or the signal takes too long for you?

[ghost]

Interestingly Just following up with my previous comment. By completely removing CAT, rebooting and installing it again the option for Apple Watch unlock has now appeared in my Security pane. However, I have the same issue as above it just appears to say "unlocking with Apple Watch" then stops and asks for my password after several seconds. However this could equally be an apple bug possibly?

[nullpixel]

Actually this may be an apple bug. I've had reports of that happening with supported iMacs

[ghost]

Hmm, I do have to lean towards this too as CAT is actually doing its job as far as what it says it does, Continuity is there and so is Auto Unlock now.

As I initially thought, the tool most likely doesn't need any changes thus far as it appears to be working in activating it.

[dbartelmus]

Any possibility to get Auto Unlock feature to MBP Retina 2012? I'm pretty sure it's not hardware bottleneck but Apple choice :)

[michaellatman]

^ Same

[slvrscoobie]

also having issues with 'auto unlock' showing up in settings. Airdrop and Weblinks work fine, 2012 MBP 17" with newer card, but ive tried a couple times now with phone, watch, ect. Setting doesnt show. Upgraded to OS3 thanks to 'BasicGreatGuy'
Did enable 2FA instead of 2 step.. but still no love :(

[slvrscoobie]

Beta 3 didnt help. Did repair my iphone too, but nothing. I didnt get Handoff until I pasted my old copy of CloudPairD from Yosemite. Now handoff works, airdrop works, but watch unlock is no go

[justineramos]

-Beta 3 Update-
Updated my Mac to DP3 and as usual needed a reinstall of CAT, it successfully did but noticed I that Apple Watch Unlock became unavailable. So decided to uninstall and reinstall CAT (Although completely overlooking that system integrity was still enabled) nonetheless uninstallation completed but then the bluetooth setting in the menu bar became "Bluetooth Not Available",

I tried to manually delete the bluetooth plist file in \Library\Preferences thinking it may have been just corrupted. Also tried to reset PRAM and SMC. Even as far as opening my MacBook Air and disconnecting the battery for about 5min while pressing the power button but still no avail. Also "No Information Found" in system report.

Going to try reinstalling Sierra from Recovery HD but before that wanted to ask you guys first for any thoughts to try before going ahead. Any thoughts? Thanks.

[meteochu]

After trying for so long, I figured out the why Unlock with Apple Watch worked for some, but not for others (especially MacBook Pro 2010-2011 AirPort card replacements). It turns out Unlock with Apple Watch requires Wi-Fi 802.11ac capability, in addition to Bluetooth, which is why Apple locked it at Mid-2013 and newer Macs (which is when they started introducing Wi-Fi AC cards).
That's why people using dongles (with possibly 802.11ac) got it working without any workaround.

[slvrscoobie]

So the question then is this a hardware limitation or software? I dont think the apple watch was AC wifi on it, does it? so it should just be a wifi software issue. maybe we can figure it out and get it to work on 'older' macs

[georgeturnr]

So for unlock from Apple Watch to work you need to buy a wifi adaptor, or just a new card? Or can you software bypass this?

[meteochu]

Well, from what I've read, people with Early 2013 (and the Mid-2012) Retina MacBook Pro users have had successes in getting Unlock with Apple Watch after replacing their AirPort card with newer (AC-enabled) ones.

[ghost]

Presumably this will cut out any chance of support via AirPort card to anything older then 2012? Unless there is some magical way of fitting a 2013 card in a pre2012 machine but there would be a significant mobo change where the newer airports sit. Ultimately if this ends in a tough luck situation the alternative for pre2012 is upgrade or use Knock / macID although less slick then a native implementation it works without AC wifi cards

[AirDark]

anyone have tried this product, an airport card with wifi AC for macbook pro unibody NOT retina??
this is the link
(price must high!! :( )

http://www.quickertek.com/products/Ucard.html

[slvrscoobie]

wow, I would actually consider this just to unlock my 'desktop' work 2012 MBP.

[slvrscoobie]

@nextjet Man that stinks, but at least we know WHY its not working now.
Wonder if you could hack the drivers of the CAX card to support a wider packet timing so allow it to work.

[nextjet]

Confused so the Unlock feature works or it only works in the last release before Gm?

[nuts2that]

Hi,

Just upgraded my Mac Book Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) wireless card to Apple MacBook A1502 A1398 A1425 653-0029 BCM94360CSAX Wireless WiFi Card. Now I can use my Apple Watch Series 2 to unlock it.

[http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121819860945?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT]

Straight swap with my 3 terminal wireless card.

[nextjet]

@nuts2that all the features working after the upgrade?

[nuts2that]

Appears to be, I have only done the upgrade about 10 mins ago but everything seems to be working.

Anything you want me to test specifically?

[slvrscoobie]

hmmm so this card would work in my work MBP. Any CAT required, or just drop in on the MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)

[nuts2that]

Not sure on other models. What is CAT?

[slvrscoobie]

Continuity Activation Tool..
Just bought one of these cards, do I need to run CAT, or is does it work out of the box?

[nuts2that]

works out of the box.

[nullpixel]

Quick question: is it possible to get auto unlock working on my Mac mini late 2012? I can't find any A/C cards for it

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[slvrscoobie]

dang it, didnt notice you said Retina Mid 2012. Mine is non-retina, mid 2012, so i have the old style card :P crap

[nextjet]

@slvrscoobie we need to identify cards that work on our older systems it seems.

[slvrscoobie]

@nextjet Yep! I heard from another forum that these guys are working on a custom solution for our systems, thats about 1/2 the cost of the current one. http://www.quickertek.com/products/QCard2.html

[fintail]

The feature "Instand hotspot" doesn't work on my MacBook Air 4,1 with Sierra, with El Capitan were no problems. Is this feature not activated by this CAT-Version vom June 2016?

[nullpixel]

Will repost.

Quick question: is it possible to get auto unlock working on my Mac mini late 2012? I can't find any A/C cards for it

[CCelik84]

@justineramos I also have mid 2011 MBA. All continuity features works except Unlock with Apple Watch. I have the Watch OS3 and tried both with CAT 2.3 and CAT 2.4beta. 2FA is confirmed, Wifi&BT are on. All devices on same iCloud and work fine. Handoff toggled on on all devices. However, I still don't see the toggle on / off option for Unlock with Apple Watch under Security&Privacy settings. Any suggestions?

[nullpixel]

It's a hardware issue...

[frizby66]

Apple Watch Unlock requires 802.11ac which is hardware dependant, MBA 2011 does not have 802.11ac. CAT can not fix this issue…it has been covered in previous posts.

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@justineramos https://github.com/justineramos I also have mid 2011 MBA. All continuity features works except Unlock with Apple Watch. I have the Watch OS3 and tried both with CAT 2.3 and CAT 2.4beta. 2FA is confirmed, Wifi&BT are on. All devices on same iCloud and work fine. Handoff toggled on on all devices. However, I still don't see the toggle on / off option for Unlock with Apple Watch under Security&Privacy settings. Any suggestions?

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[fintail]

@justineramos: works Instand hotspot on your MBA? With CAT 2.3?

[pipe89]

My MacBook air mid 2011 got broken after the install of the script. I'm on the latest OS X. Help!!! How do I fix this? How did I install it wrong?

https://postimg.org/image/wvxe2iwe5/

[Reddyzinho]

Problems here. Mid-2009, with "hack". All perfect but when install CAT last version, is freezes at login.

See image below. Can you help me please?

[nullpixel]

Quick question: is it possible to get auto unlock working on my Mac mini late 2012? I can't find any A/C cards for it

[xavierbaez]

I have a hackintosh and I have the exact same problem as @justineramos

I bought a card that was super compatible
BCM94360CD

and it TRIES to unlock but it doesn't unlock

I tried Continuity Activation Tool 2.4b4

This version is BETA for SIERRA.

Anybody else had this problem and was able to resolve it?

[slvrscoobie]

Tried the beta on 10.12.3 beta and works flawlessly :D

[leonshaw11]

Hi

I've downloaded the sierra beta version of the CAT app and tried the it on my 2011 27" iMac that has a broadcom chipset listed in the bluetooth section on about this mac. When I run the CAT app it tells me I have an Atheros Chip and is unable to continue ? I have ordered the bluetooth asus dongle but it hasn't yet arrived. How do i get past this if the app thinks i have an Atheros chip when i don't ?

Thanks

Leon

[RoadrunnerE87]

I Replaced my old Card with an New bcm94331pciebt4cax WLAN Ac works out of the Box
SysProfile Shows No Bluetooth Hardware
what Kind of Kext do i need on my MBP Early 2011 ?

[sammd]

Does anyone know if high Sierra will get support? Thanks to Dokterdok and all other contributors for creating this tool.

[skill83]

Bump Does anyone know if high Sierra will get support?

[RoadrunnerE87]

Im on high Sierra on my mbp early 2011
CAT works without any Problems.
Installed High Sierra, then CAT, Reboot and Done
Hand off, MACid ect. Works