unlock Mac with Apple Watch option went away

All of a sudden the option in the security and privacy panel on my MacBook Pro to unlock the Mac with my Apple Watch went away

I unpaired my watch and repaired it but that didn't help

Anyone have any ideas?

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on May 30, 2019 5:32 PM

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needleman_mark Author

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May 30, 2019 6:41 PM in response to needleman_mark

I rebooted the macbook pro and the option to unlock the Mac with the Apple Watch came back

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