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You can’t open the “Bluetooth” preferences pane because it is not available to you at this time.


I have MacBook Pro 2012 (mid) running on Catalina. I'm unable to use Bluetooth since the update, can't even debug. Any Solution?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 7:02 AM

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Posted on Mar 16, 2021 7:39 AM

navinsinghsays wrote:

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/a008b8dd-5a81-4297-a399-8d8cb66d151d

I have MacBook Pro 2012 (mid) running on Catalina. I'm unable to use Bluetooth since the update, can't even debug. Any Solution?


—Reboot and try again (?)


—From the bluetooth icon in the upper right menu bar, toggle on/off/on BT


—hold the Shift Option key and reset BT module



If your BT is not being recognized in the System Information you have a hardware issue.


>(Option key) System Information>Hardware>Bluetooth


ex:


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Mar 16, 2021 7:39 AM in response to navinsinghsays

navinsinghsays wrote:

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/a008b8dd-5a81-4297-a399-8d8cb66d151d

I have MacBook Pro 2012 (mid) running on Catalina. I'm unable to use Bluetooth since the update, can't even debug. Any Solution?


—Reboot and try again (?)


—From the bluetooth icon in the upper right menu bar, toggle on/off/on BT


—hold the Shift Option key and reset BT module



If your BT is not being recognized in the System Information you have a hardware issue.


>(Option key) System Information>Hardware>Bluetooth


ex:


You can’t open the “Bluetooth” preferences pane because it is not available to you at this time.

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