Unlox
Unlock your Mac with your face
$3.99
3.0.4for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
Unlox Screenshots
About Unlox
Requires a Mac with Bluetooth LE running macOS High Sierra or newer, and an iOS device with Bluetooth LE running iOS 11.2 or newer.
Please make sure your devices fully support before purchasing Unlox.
––––––––––––––––––––––––––
FEATURES
• Works with multiple Macs, iOS devices and Apple Watches at once.
• Unlock your Mac using Touch ID, Face ID, passcode, or Apple Watch..
• Interactive notifications – you don't even have to unlock your iOS device!
• Control your Mac's audio and volume – works with iTunes & Spotify!
• Manually lock your Mac or start screensavers.
• AutoLock when your iOS device moves away from your Mac.
• AutoWake & automatic unlocking when returning to your Mac.
• 3D Touch shortcuts.
• Notification Center widget – unlock your Mac from anywhere on your iOS device.
• See your MacBook's battery level in the widget.
• Share clipboard text to and from your Mac.
• Choose from beautiful colour schemes and change the app icon.
• Use to authorise tasks that require your macOS admin password. (Admin accounts only)
• Never connects to the Internet without your consent.
• Your macOS password is never broadcast and never leaves your Mac.
• Incredibly simple to use but packed full of features and options.
INTERACTIVE NOTIFICATIONS
You don't need to open the app to unlock your Mac. Unlox Intelligently sends notifications when one of your connected Macs is woken up, which you can action directly from your iOS lock screen using either your fingerprint, face or passcode.
AUTHORISE
Action notifications when tasks require your macOS admin password, like moving protected files to Trash or changing a setting. (Admin accounts only)
AUDIO CONTROLS
You can also play, pause and skip iTunes & Spotify on your Mac remotely. Audio controls work anywhere the physical keys would on your Mac. Now you can even control your Mac's volume level!
3D TOUCH
Press hard on the app icon to quickly access settings or to lock and unlock your Macs.
URL SCHEMES:
Create URL schemes to lock and unlock your Mac from other apps like Shortcuts.
CLIPBOARD SHARING
Clipboard sharing is built right in – share any piece of text quickly and reliably.
AUTOLOCK
Enable AutoLock and your Mac will automatically lock when your iOS device moves away from it. You will even get notified when your Mac locks itself.
AUTOWAKE
Enable AutoWake and your Mac will wake its display when your iOS device gets near, with the option to automatically unlock it.
WIDGET
Includes a handy Notification Center widget, which will show all your currently connected Macs and give you quick access to lock and unlock them from anywhere on your iOS device.
iPad HARDWARE KEYBOARD SUPPORT
Great support for hardware keyboards so you can zip about the UI really quickly and intuitively.
The iOS app needs to be paired with the free Unlox for macOS companion app, which you must download from unlox.it/get
Pairing Unlox for iOS with Unlox for macOS will enable Tap to Unlock, an exclusive way to unlock your Mac by tapping a custom tap pattern into your Magic Trackpad or Magic Mouse. Exclusive to Unlox.
Unlox is not compatible with MacID.
Please make sure your devices fully support before purchasing Unlox.
––––––––––––––––––––––––––
FEATURES
• Works with multiple Macs, iOS devices and Apple Watches at once.
• Unlock your Mac using Touch ID, Face ID, passcode, or Apple Watch..
• Interactive notifications – you don't even have to unlock your iOS device!
• Control your Mac's audio and volume – works with iTunes & Spotify!
• Manually lock your Mac or start screensavers.
• AutoLock when your iOS device moves away from your Mac.
• AutoWake & automatic unlocking when returning to your Mac.
• 3D Touch shortcuts.
• Notification Center widget – unlock your Mac from anywhere on your iOS device.
• See your MacBook's battery level in the widget.
• Share clipboard text to and from your Mac.
• Choose from beautiful colour schemes and change the app icon.
• Use to authorise tasks that require your macOS admin password. (Admin accounts only)
• Never connects to the Internet without your consent.
• Your macOS password is never broadcast and never leaves your Mac.
• Incredibly simple to use but packed full of features and options.
INTERACTIVE NOTIFICATIONS
You don't need to open the app to unlock your Mac. Unlox Intelligently sends notifications when one of your connected Macs is woken up, which you can action directly from your iOS lock screen using either your fingerprint, face or passcode.
AUTHORISE
Action notifications when tasks require your macOS admin password, like moving protected files to Trash or changing a setting. (Admin accounts only)
AUDIO CONTROLS
You can also play, pause and skip iTunes & Spotify on your Mac remotely. Audio controls work anywhere the physical keys would on your Mac. Now you can even control your Mac's volume level!
3D TOUCH
Press hard on the app icon to quickly access settings or to lock and unlock your Macs.
URL SCHEMES:
Create URL schemes to lock and unlock your Mac from other apps like Shortcuts.
CLIPBOARD SHARING
Clipboard sharing is built right in – share any piece of text quickly and reliably.
AUTOLOCK
Enable AutoLock and your Mac will automatically lock when your iOS device moves away from it. You will even get notified when your Mac locks itself.
AUTOWAKE
Enable AutoWake and your Mac will wake its display when your iOS device gets near, with the option to automatically unlock it.
WIDGET
Includes a handy Notification Center widget, which will show all your currently connected Macs and give you quick access to lock and unlock them from anywhere on your iOS device.
iPad HARDWARE KEYBOARD SUPPORT
Great support for hardware keyboards so you can zip about the UI really quickly and intuitively.
The iOS app needs to be paired with the free Unlox for macOS companion app, which you must download from unlox.it/get
Pairing Unlox for iOS with Unlox for macOS will enable Tap to Unlock, an exclusive way to unlock your Mac by tapping a custom tap pattern into your Magic Trackpad or Magic Mouse. Exclusive to Unlox.
Unlox is not compatible with MacID.
Show More
What's New in the Latest Version 3.0.4
Last updated on Dec 18, 2019
Old Versions
Hello, everyone! Thank you for your continued support. Independent developers like me truly appreciate everyone's support and patience while working on updates. The best thing you can do to continue to support us is to leave a review in the App Store. Thank you!
Unlox 3.0.4:
- Provides a fix to stop Unlox for iOS' underlying database file from growing way too large, eventually crashing the app.
- Provides a fix for people who's database files were too large to load into the app, causing the app to crash before Unlox for iOS could apply the regular fix added. Unfortunately the only fix for this once it's crashing is to delete the underlying database file, so you'll need to set up again if this affects you. Apologies!
- Fixes the widget not working correctly with Dark Mode.
- Improves Unlox for watchOS, but I would like to completely re-write the Apple Watch app to make it faster and more useful..
Unlox 3.0.4:
- Provides a fix to stop Unlox for iOS' underlying database file from growing way too large, eventually crashing the app.
- Provides a fix for people who's database files were too large to load into the app, causing the app to crash before Unlox for iOS could apply the regular fix added. Unfortunately the only fix for this once it's crashing is to delete the underlying database file, so you'll need to set up again if this affects you. Apologies!
- Fixes the widget not working correctly with Dark Mode.
- Improves Unlox for watchOS, but I would like to completely re-write the Apple Watch app to make it faster and more useful..
Show More
Version History
3.0.4
Dec 18, 2019
Hello, everyone! Thank you for your continued support. Independent developers like me truly appreciate everyone's support and patience while working on updates. The best thing you can do to continue to support us is to leave a review in the App Store. Thank you!
Unlox 3.0.4:
- Provides a fix to stop Unlox for iOS' underlying database file from growing way too large, eventually crashing the app.
- Provides a fix for people who's database files were too large to load into the app, causing the app to crash before Unlox for iOS could apply the regular fix added. Unfortunately the only fix for this once it's crashing is to delete the underlying database file, so you'll need to set up again if this affects you. Apologies!
- Fixes the widget not working correctly with Dark Mode.
- Improves Unlox for watchOS, but I would like to completely re-write the Apple Watch app to make it faster and more useful..
Unlox 3.0.4:
- Provides a fix to stop Unlox for iOS' underlying database file from growing way too large, eventually crashing the app.
- Provides a fix for people who's database files were too large to load into the app, causing the app to crash before Unlox for iOS could apply the regular fix added. Unfortunately the only fix for this once it's crashing is to delete the underlying database file, so you'll need to set up again if this affects you. Apologies!
- Fixes the widget not working correctly with Dark Mode.
- Improves Unlox for watchOS, but I would like to completely re-write the Apple Watch app to make it faster and more useful..
3.0.0
Jul 31, 2019
Unlox v3 is here! Please note v3 is not compatible with v2 and you will need to update Unlox for macOS to v3 as soon as possible to keep using Unlox. Unlox v3 is a free update for all existing Unlox users.
Here's what's changed:
NEW!
- Unlox for iOS can now control your Mac's volume level.
- Unlox for iOS has an option to manually start the screensaver from the context menu.
- Unlox for macOS can now connect to multiple iOS devices, meaning you can connect one or more iOS devices to one Mac, and one or more Macs to one iOS device. I recommend adding no more than two iOS devices per Mac (an iPhone and iPad work nicely!), but you're welcome to add as many as you like.
- Each iOS device you add to Unlox for macOS has independent AutoLock and AutoWake controls.
- Added logging to the iOS app that will never leave your iOS device unless you want it to. If you're ever experiencing issues with Unlox, you can share those logs with me by tapping on the option in Settings and then sharing over email etc. Your privacy and trust has always been Unlox's top priority and it always will be.
- Unlox for iOS is now more power-efficient. Unlox has always been one of the most power-efficient apps on your phone, but now it's even better, and you'll likely never even see it show in the battery usage section of your phone settings for a lot of the time.
- Some small tweaks to text used in the app, like saying "Unlock" instead of "Okay" when being asked to confirm if Unlox should unlock your Mac. This makes it clearer what confirming will actually do, which is great for everyone but even better for accessibility.
- Confirmation alerts for unlocking/entering your password now automatically dismiss if your Mac is unlocked from another device or Tap to Unlock etc.
FIXED!
- Unlox for iOS and macOS have been re-written to fix the missing name bug on Mojave.
- For some people, Unlox for macOS would see their iOS device as a "new" device periodically. This should be fixed in v3 by using a more robust system pairing when setting up your Mac. If you see a system pairing popup during setup, make sure you accept so that Unlox for macOS can securely connect to your phone as a trusted device.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support. I know this update took much longer than people expected, including me! There have been some issues to work around but I think it's mostly there now. Let me know how you get on by tweeting me @UnloxHelp!
Here's what's changed:
NEW!
- Unlox for iOS can now control your Mac's volume level.
- Unlox for iOS has an option to manually start the screensaver from the context menu.
- Unlox for macOS can now connect to multiple iOS devices, meaning you can connect one or more iOS devices to one Mac, and one or more Macs to one iOS device. I recommend adding no more than two iOS devices per Mac (an iPhone and iPad work nicely!), but you're welcome to add as many as you like.
- Each iOS device you add to Unlox for macOS has independent AutoLock and AutoWake controls.
- Added logging to the iOS app that will never leave your iOS device unless you want it to. If you're ever experiencing issues with Unlox, you can share those logs with me by tapping on the option in Settings and then sharing over email etc. Your privacy and trust has always been Unlox's top priority and it always will be.
- Unlox for iOS is now more power-efficient. Unlox has always been one of the most power-efficient apps on your phone, but now it's even better, and you'll likely never even see it show in the battery usage section of your phone settings for a lot of the time.
- Some small tweaks to text used in the app, like saying "Unlock" instead of "Okay" when being asked to confirm if Unlox should unlock your Mac. This makes it clearer what confirming will actually do, which is great for everyone but even better for accessibility.
- Confirmation alerts for unlocking/entering your password now automatically dismiss if your Mac is unlocked from another device or Tap to Unlock etc.
FIXED!
- Unlox for iOS and macOS have been re-written to fix the missing name bug on Mojave.
- For some people, Unlox for macOS would see their iOS device as a "new" device periodically. This should be fixed in v3 by using a more robust system pairing when setting up your Mac. If you see a system pairing popup during setup, make sure you accept so that Unlox for macOS can securely connect to your phone as a trusted device.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support. I know this update took much longer than people expected, including me! There have been some issues to work around but I think it's mostly there now. Let me know how you get on by tweeting me @UnloxHelp!
2.0.4
Aug 16, 2018
Changes in v2.0.4
- Fixes an issue where Unlox would say "Unlox Beta" on your home screen.
Changes in v2.0.3
- Fixes an issue where unlocking using the 3D Touch home screen quick actions or URL schemes would require Face/Touch ID, even if it's disabled in Unlox settings.
- Fixes an annoying notification incorrectly being sent when Unlox reconnects while the screensaver is showing (even if you have Proximity Wake disabled).
- Fixes an issue where Unlox would say "Unlox Beta" on your home screen.
Changes in v2.0.3
- Fixes an issue where unlocking using the 3D Touch home screen quick actions or URL schemes would require Face/Touch ID, even if it's disabled in Unlox settings.
- Fixes an annoying notification incorrectly being sent when Unlox reconnects while the screensaver is showing (even if you have Proximity Wake disabled).
2.0.3
Aug 15, 2018
Hello!
Thanks for supporting independent developers like myself. I know some of you had to pay again for Unlox even though you owned MacID before.
Those of you who paid for an upgrade helped support future development of Unlox going forward. Thank you.
Changes in v2.0.3
- Fixes an issue where unlocking using the 3D Touch home screen quick actions or URL schemes would require Face/Touch ID, even if it's disabled in Unlox settings.
- Fixes an annoying notification incorrectly being sent when Unlox reconnects while the screensaver is showing (even if you have Proximity Wake disabled).
Don't forget to update Unlox for macOS by selecting [Unlox menu] > [Updates] > [Check for update now...]
Look out for smaller, more frequent releases going forward. I know there are things people miss like volume controls and the Apple Watch complication, so these are high on the list.
Thanks again!
Kane
Thanks for supporting independent developers like myself. I know some of you had to pay again for Unlox even though you owned MacID before.
Those of you who paid for an upgrade helped support future development of Unlox going forward. Thank you.
Changes in v2.0.3
- Fixes an issue where unlocking using the 3D Touch home screen quick actions or URL schemes would require Face/Touch ID, even if it's disabled in Unlox settings.
- Fixes an annoying notification incorrectly being sent when Unlox reconnects while the screensaver is showing (even if you have Proximity Wake disabled).
Don't forget to update Unlox for macOS by selecting [Unlox menu] > [Updates] > [Check for update now...]
Look out for smaller, more frequent releases going forward. I know there are things people miss like volume controls and the Apple Watch complication, so these are high on the list.
Thanks again!
Kane
2.0.2
Feb 20, 2018
Please remember to update Unlox for macOS by clicking [Unlox menu] > [Updates] > [Check for update now...]
This is just a small update to add the ability to refresh your user account image. Tap the three dots on a connected Mac to find the option!
As ever, thank you to everyone who has supported Unlox. Your unwavering support is extremely motivational and I am truly thankful.
Kane.
This is just a small update to add the ability to refresh your user account image. Tap the three dots on a connected Mac to find the option!
As ever, thank you to everyone who has supported Unlox. Your unwavering support is extremely motivational and I am truly thankful.
Kane.
2.0.1
Jan 28, 2018
Please remember to update Unlox for macOS by clicking [Unlox menu > Updates > Check for update now...].
***
Unlox for iOS 2.0.1 is a minor update fixing a few little issues such as:
- Fixing a bug with version checking which could cause the "incompatible companion app" notification to appear
- Re-adding background app refresh as requested by users
- Making notifications much shorter text, which means less scrolling on watchOS to action the notification and less duplicated information for VoiceOver users
- Making it clearer which notifications will open the iOS app, and which will authenticate in the background (you can find out more about why this happens at unlox.it/faqs)
- Stopping the watchOS complication from showing up in the available list until it's actually been re-added properly (coming in a future update)
***
Unlox for macOS 2.0.1 fixes issues such as:
- Fixing a horrible issue where having multiple keyboard inputs enabled would cause Unlox to enter the wrong password into the lock screen
- Adding clearer messaging that you have to click your iOS device once it appears in the setup window
- Checking for updates on launch of the app if you have automatic update checking enabled
- Fixing an issue where Unlox could lose access rights to its own keychain items making it impossible to re-pair a device later on
- Re-adding URL schemes which allows you to use unlox://lock etc with apps like Alfred
- Showing a progress indicator while pairing a new device
- Better handling being logged into multiple accounts with Unlox connected
- Fixing the Autolock disabled message showing when Autolock is actually not enabled at all
***
Thank you to everyone who has submitted feedback and helped me fix stuff.
Thanks also to everyone who has supported independent developers such as myself.
By supporting the app you're helping future development of cool stuff like Unlox.
Thanks!
Love, Kane.
@UnloxHelp on Twitter
***
Unlox for iOS 2.0.1 is a minor update fixing a few little issues such as:
- Fixing a bug with version checking which could cause the "incompatible companion app" notification to appear
- Re-adding background app refresh as requested by users
- Making notifications much shorter text, which means less scrolling on watchOS to action the notification and less duplicated information for VoiceOver users
- Making it clearer which notifications will open the iOS app, and which will authenticate in the background (you can find out more about why this happens at unlox.it/faqs)
- Stopping the watchOS complication from showing up in the available list until it's actually been re-added properly (coming in a future update)
***
Unlox for macOS 2.0.1 fixes issues such as:
- Fixing a horrible issue where having multiple keyboard inputs enabled would cause Unlox to enter the wrong password into the lock screen
- Adding clearer messaging that you have to click your iOS device once it appears in the setup window
- Checking for updates on launch of the app if you have automatic update checking enabled
- Fixing an issue where Unlox could lose access rights to its own keychain items making it impossible to re-pair a device later on
- Re-adding URL schemes which allows you to use unlox://lock etc with apps like Alfred
- Showing a progress indicator while pairing a new device
- Better handling being logged into multiple accounts with Unlox connected
- Fixing the Autolock disabled message showing when Autolock is actually not enabled at all
***
Thank you to everyone who has submitted feedback and helped me fix stuff.
Thanks also to everyone who has supported independent developers such as myself.
By supporting the app you're helping future development of cool stuff like Unlox.
Thanks!
Love, Kane.
@UnloxHelp on Twitter
2.0.0
Jan 3, 2018
Unlox FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Unlox in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Unlox.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.2 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.2 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 4.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.2 or later.
Unlox supports English
