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Email SupportWearlo allows you to designate specific WiFi networks (such as your home network) as Safe Networks. When your Mac is connected to one of these networks, the proximity auto-lock feature is completely bypassed—your Mac will stay unlocked even if you walk away or your watch disconnects. Note: Due to macOS security requirements, you must grant Wearlo "Location Services" permissions for this feature to work, as it is the only way the app can read the name of the WiFi network you are connected to.
The Lock Delay gives you a customizable grace period (between 0 and 60 seconds, defaulting to 3 seconds) before your Mac locks when you walk away. If your watch drops below the signal threshold or disconnects, Wearlo starts this countdown. If your watch reconnects or comes back into range before the timer expires, the lock is canceled. This prevents accidental locking caused by brief Bluetooth signal dips.
Wake Distance controls how close you need to be for the Mac's screen to automatically turn on as you approach. You can configure this threshold between 0.1 and 1.0 meters. When your Mac is asleep and your watch crosses into this radius, Wearlo automatically wakes the display so it's ready for you to unlock. To save power, there is a built-in 10-second cooldown between wake commands.
By default, if the Bluetooth link drops entirely (e.g., your watch dies or restarts), your Mac will not automatically lock. However, you can enable the "Lock on Disconnect" setting in the app. If enabled, your Mac will lock itself the moment the watch connection is lost. To prevent frustrating lockouts when turning on your computer, Wearlo will never trigger an auto-lock on a fresh launch unless the watch has successfully connected at least once during that session.
No. The Wearlo Mac app's secure storage system is designed to retain the cryptographic pairing credentials for exactly one watch at a time. If you pair a new watch, it will securely overwrite the previous watch's data. However, a single watch can be paired to multiple different Macs, as the watch stores a unique Mac Identifier for each computer it pairs with.