{"id":2267,"date":"2018-12-04T09:35:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T15:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macreports.com\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2022-04-26T09:54:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T14:54:17","slug":"mac-bluetooth-not-working-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macreports.com\/mac-bluetooth-not-working-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac Bluetooth Not Working? Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bluetooth has become an important part of our lives. It is a reliable technology. It is rare, but sometimes you may have Bluetooth problems. Several Mac users have reported that they occasionally&nbsp;encounter a random loss of Bluetooth functionality. When I say Bluetooth is not working, this can mean many things. Users further have said that the Bluetooth menu displays a <strong>Bluetooth: Not Available<\/strong> error (see image below). Sometimes, you may not be able to <strong>turn on Bluetooth<\/strong>. And lastly, you may run into problems <strong>establishing a Bluetooth connection<\/strong> or using a Bluetooth accessory; this will cause your Bluetooth devices and accessories to not connect or to stop working. And furthermore, several macOS and iOS services (<a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/airdrop-not-working-fix\/\">AirDrop<\/a>, Handoff, Continuity, <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-copy-paste-between-your-apple-devices-using-universal-clipboard\/\">Universal Clipboard<\/a>, etc.) will not work properly if you are having issues with Bluetooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bluetooth-not-available.jpg\" alt=\"Bluetooth Not Available\" class=\"wp-image-2271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bluetooth-not-available.jpg 506w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bluetooth-not-available-300x57.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bluetooth technology lets you wirelessly connect various hardware (keyboard, mouse, trackpad, headset, etc.) to your Mac by associating them with your computer (also called pairing). Once paired, your Mac connects to these tools if Bluetooth is working. This article explains what you can do to troubleshoot when Bluetooth is not working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here is what you can do when you are having Bluetooth issues on your Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bluetooth settings can be accessed by going to&nbsp;<strong>System Preferences<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Bluetooth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/fix-bluetooth-problems-in-macos-catalina\/\">How to fix macOS Catalina Bluetooth problems<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please try each step until your issue is resolved. After each step, check to see if Bluetooth is working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please also note that performing some of the methods below will cause you to&nbsp;temporarily lose connection to your connected devices (e.g., keyboard, mouse, etc.). So you may want to use a wired device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/ios-bluetooth-wont-turn-fix\/\">Unable to turn on Bluetooth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not see the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar, go to <strong>System Preferences<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Bluetooth<\/strong> and check the <strong>Show Bluetooth in menu bar<\/strong> option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong>You may think that Bluetooth seems to not be working because your Bluetooth device stopped working. It can simply be that your device battery is running very low if it uses battery. Make sure that your Bluetooth accessories have enough battery life. You may want to change the batteries or charge the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong>Make sure that the Bluetooth device is turned on. You can click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar to turn it on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bluetooth-icon.png\" alt=\"Bluetooth icon\" class=\"wp-image-25752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bluetooth-icon.png 602w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bluetooth-icon-400x303.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. <\/strong>Bluetooth has a range of up to 30 feet. Make sure that your Bluetooth device and Mac are close to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Ensure that your <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-keep-your-mac-up-to-date\/\">Mac is up to date<\/a>. Go to <strong>System Preferences<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Software Update<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Restart your Mac. Simply restarting your Mac may fix your problem. You can restart your Mac by selecting <strong>Restart<\/strong> from the <strong>Apple \uf8ff menu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Unpair the Bluetooth device and then re-pair. Here is how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Open Bluetooth preferences (<strong>System Preferences<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Bluetooth<\/strong>).<\/li><li>Hover your pointer over your Bluetooth device.<\/li><li>Click the (x) button. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pair-bluetooth-1024x662.png\" alt=\"Unpair and repair Bluetooth devices\" class=\"wp-image-25749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pair-bluetooth-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pair-bluetooth-400x259.png 400w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pair-bluetooth-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pair-bluetooth.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. <\/strong>Disable and enable Bluetooth. Disable Bluetooth and wait several seconds and then turn it on. You can do so by clicking the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar. As stated above, If you cannot see the Bluetooth icon, then go to <strong>System Preferences<\/strong>, click<strong> Bluetooth<\/strong>, then select \u201cShow Bluetooth in the menu bar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> Remove all USB devices (mouse, keyboard, etc.) and then reboot your Mac, and then reconnect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. <\/strong>Remove current Bluetooth preferences, then reboot your Mac. Here is how: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Close any app that is trying to use a Bluetooth device with your Mac<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\"><li>In Finder, press the&nbsp;<strong>Command<\/strong>+<strong>Shift<\/strong>+<strong>G<\/strong> keys together. This will reveal the &#8220;Go to the folder:&#8221; window, then enter the following and hit <strong>Go<\/strong>. Alternatively, you can click <strong>Go<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Go to Folder<\/strong> from the top menu bar. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\/Library\/Preferences\/           <em>(<strong>NOT<\/strong> ~\/Library\/Preferences\/)<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"216\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2276\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LibraryPreferences.png\" alt=\"library preferences bluetooth preferences\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LibraryPreferences.png 501w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/LibraryPreferences-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\"><li>Try to find the&nbsp;\u201ccom.apple.Bluetooth.plist\u201d and \u201ccom.apple.Bluetooth.plist.lockfile\u201d files. Delete these files. These files could be corrupted and cause problems. You may be asked for an admin password. (If you want, copy these files to somewhere else as a backup before removing).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bluetooth-plist-1024x671.png\" alt=\"Bluetooth Plist\" class=\"wp-image-25747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bluetooth-plist-1024x671.png 1024w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bluetooth-plist-400x262.png 400w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bluetooth-plist-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/bluetooth-plist.png 1312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\"><li>Restart your Mac. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> Reset your Mac&#8217;s SMC. This is done differently depending on the Mac models. <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT201295\">Apple&#8217;s documentation<\/a> explains how this is done. We also have an article about that: <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-reset-smc-system-management-controller-on-your-mac\/\">How to Reset SMC (System Management Controller) on your Mac<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11.<\/strong> Reset your Mac&#8217;s Bluetooth module. Here is how: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you have a Mac running macOS Big Sur or earlier:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Press and hold the <strong>Shift<\/strong> +<strong> Option (Alt)<\/strong> keys.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>While holding these keys, in the menu bar, click the <strong>Bluetooth icon<\/strong>, click <strong>Debug<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Click <strong>Reset the Bluetooth module<\/strong> (see the image below).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"865\" height=\"479\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2274\" src=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/reset-bluetooth-module.png\" alt=\"reset the Bluetooth module\" srcset=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/reset-bluetooth-module.png 865w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/reset-bluetooth-module-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/macreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/reset-bluetooth-module-768x425.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Then reboot your Mac. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you are running macOS Monterey and later:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple removed this <strong>Reset the Bluetooth module<\/strong> option with macOS Monterey and later. Here is how you can <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-reset-bluetooth-in-macos-monterey\/\">reset Bluetooth<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Open Terminal (<strong>Applications<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Utilities<\/strong>).<\/li><li>Enter the following command and hit enter:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo pkill bluetoothd<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong> Restart your Mac in Safe Mode. Safe Mode may fix your problem. <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-start-your-mac-in-safe-mode\/\">To boot your Mac in Safe Mode<\/a>, follow the steps below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step to restart in Safe Mode is to know if you have a Mac with <strong>Apple silicon<\/strong> or an <strong>Intel processor<\/strong>. Go to <strong>Apple \uf8ff menu<\/strong>  &gt; <strong>About This Mac<\/strong> to get this information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Intel processor Mac:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Turn off your Mac.<\/li><li>Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold the Shift key.<\/li><li>Release the Shift key when you see the login screen.<\/li><li>Login.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Apple silicon Mac:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Turn off your Mac.<\/li><li>Press and hold the power button until the startup options windows appear.<\/li><li>Click your startup disk, e.g., <em>Macintosh HD<\/em>.<\/li><li>Press and hold the Shift key and click <strong>Continue in Safe Mode<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Login. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Mac is now in Safe Mode. If you are not sure if <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-know-if-your-mac-is-started-in-safe-mode\/\">your Mac is in Safe Mode, see this article<\/a>. Test your Bluetooth now. Is it working?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In either case (working or not), restart your Mac normally. Doing so will <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-exit-safe-mode-if-stuck\/\">exit Safe Mode<\/a>. Restart your Mac, but do not press and hold any key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When your Mac is turned on, test Bluetooth again. Is it working now? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If none of the methods above work, you may want to <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-contact-apple-online-live-chat-support-team\/\">contact Apple support<\/a>. You may also want to make <a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-make-a-genius-bar-reservation\/\">a Genius Bar reservation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/macreports.com\/iphone-not-connecting-car-stereo-using-bluetooth-fix\/\">iPhone Not Connecting To a Car Stereo Using Bluetooth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Article history<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>This article was updated on April 26, 2022.<ul><li>Details and screenshots have been added to reflect new macOS changes. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bluetooth has become an important part of our lives. It is a reliable technology. It is rare, but sometimes you may have Bluetooth problems. 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