#Macbook lock screen android
#Macbook lock screen password
#Macbook lock screen Bluetooth

(You can have your USB device name be whatever you want, and it would work if you have an Android device, etc.) Instead of this… Someone mentioned Knock which is hugely out-of-date, not to mention that it was meant to be used to unlock your Mac, not lock it.

#Macbook lock screen Bluetooth

The problem with Bluetooth solutions is that all of them I have used are incredibly unreliable. That being said, it would be less annoying that buying pizza for the entire office. However, what I actually use at my desk is a Qi-charger, so I don’t have to plug/unplug it ever, and I would find using a USB connection annoying. I would never leave my iPhone on my desk, so this would be a completely effective way for me to make sure my MacBook was locked when I left my desk. Keyboard Maestro can do this very easily… under certain circumstances.įor example, if I was in such an environment, I would use a macro like this:Īnd the “trigger” would be unplugging my iPhone from my MacBook… which obviously means that in order for this to work, you have to plug your iPhone into your MacBook when you are sitting at your desk. 'after sleep or screen saver begins' is selected.

#Macbook lock screen password

under the 'General' tab, ensure that the option to require password.

Interacting with the keyboard, your screensaver may engage while You're reading something of length, and not moving the mouse of

choose the screensaver of your liking, and set it to come in withingĪ comfortable amount of inactivity.

You can also set the hot corner to 'Start Screen Saver', but then you will need to set the following as well:Īlso under Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver I use the lower right, for example, and just sweep my mouse to that corner whenever I am about to stand up and walk away from my desk.

chose the corner of your liking, and set it to 'Lock Screen'.

Go to Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Hot Corners I find it helpful to set a 'Hot Corner' for this. It's a good habit to get into to lock your screen whenever you leave it unattended, and soon you won't be on the hook for buying anymore pizza. it's ruthless, so I know where you're coming from. Keep in mind that caffeinate only works when running on AC power.We have the same culture in one of the environments in which I work. You MUST run sudo pmset -a disablesleep 0 if you want to restore normal sleep.įor more usage info use man pmset and man caffeinate in your terminal. ❗️❗️❗️ WARNING: After you disable sleep with sudo pmset -a disablesleep 1 your mac will stop sleeping and the Sleep option under the apple menu will stay greyed out even after a reboot and even on battery power. Pmset -a disablesleep 1 & sleep 3600 & pmset -a disablesleep 0 # prevent sleep for 1 hour while on battery (this must be run under a root session with `sudo -i`) # after running this command you'll notice that the Sleep option

# disable sleep (while plugged in or on battery)

# by typing `sudo -i` followed by your password) # (prefix the command with `sudo` or get a root session There is no need for external utilities - you can do it using the ootb Apple command line utilities: # prevent idle sleep while plugged in