Apple Watch Unlock Option Disappearing / Not Functioning

Thanks for the reply, GreyM1P, and the heads up, mixture. Like the poster in the other thread, it seems to sporadically correct itself, at least briefly—and then will randomly break again.

I should add for full clarity on the hardware situation that I am on a Mac Studio.

My suspicion is that it is actually macOS failing to “tell” the rest of the System the Watch is nearby and good to go. Which is odd, because I can lock the computer / screensaver and immediately unlock the Mac with my Watch, but the part associated with apps—deleting App Store apps, moving Library files, or unlocking 1P that would require an unlock—thinks no Watch is present, even though the “Use Apple Watch to unlock etc....” is active in System Settings.

I’ve tried all the usual troubleshooting, of course, but it does not seems to fix the intermittent breaking, though it will briefly fix it. I’m gonna assume this is just a Ventura bug for now and will file with Apple as well since it’s not just 1P that’s busting.

Thanks, folks!