iOS 15.1, MacOS Monterey: Bluetooth (Device Not supported)

MY MAC BOOK PRO HAS ALWAYS PAIRED WITH MY IPHONES. MY CURRENT MODEL IPHONE X. EVER SINCE I INSTALLED (MONTEREY MAC os 12.1), ON MY COMPUTER, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PAIR MY IPHONE X WITH MY MAC BOOK PRO. ALSO, IT WON'T PAIR WITH MY LG OLED 65" TV. WILL YOU PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? THIS IS QUITE FRUSTRATING AND CUMBERSOME NOT TO BE ABLE TO PAIR THESE DEVICES. WILL ONE OR MORE OF YOUR INCREDIBLY INTELLIGENT ENGINEERS OR TROUBLE SHOOTERS PLEASE PROVIDE A PATCH FOR THIS PROBLEM ASAP. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL APPLE CUSTOMER SINCE 2003, AND THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR FROM YOUR COMPANY. PLEASE DON'T LET US DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

01/01/2022

I’ve connected numerous iPhones to my Mac and never had a problem until this new 12.1 version came along and kaput. I don’t know if this directly to you or not with the 14” new Mac. Do you have the OLED screen as well? If you do how do you like it?

For people relying on the above, I feel for you. The problem doesn’t appear to have been acknowledged or addressed by Apple to my knowledge in the past few months even after several updates. So, without spoiling your day, don’t hold your breath. All I can say is find a reliable connection method. E.g. wires and cables.

Hi,

#me_too: Bluetooth coupling of macbook pro and ipad not supported although both on latest OS updates (12.2.1 and 15.4, resp.). So far, I didn't see anybody having any solution … am I correct in this?

I have exactly the same issue. My device is 2020 M1 MacBook pro.

I encountered a dead device earlier this month. That being said my MacBook pro can't get power on. So I send it back to apple customer service and ran diagnostic. I was told the device needs to replace logic board. So I have no other option but to replace the logic board, fortunately my device is still under warranty, which allows me to save more than $1000. But after the device was repaired, a couple of issues have been found in my daily use. Particularly for the bluetooth connection issue. I tried to connect my MacBook pro with my iPhone 11 and iPhone se via bluetooth. The devices can see each other in their bluetooth device menu. They could get connected for a few seconds and dropped connection immediately, ending up with the connection is not supportive.

Then I updated the operating system to the latest version, the issues still remain. Can anybody helped out?

I got hold of an Apple engineer and asked about this. He says that iPhone pairing is NOT SUPPORTED in MacOS Mojave or later. All file transfers (e.g. AirDrop) are handled by WiFi, which requires both devices to be on the same network (router). Bluetooth does need to be turned on, apparently because there's some low-level chatter going on, but there is no pairing. (I suspect it's being used for security checks of some sort.)

Apple advice that calls for pairing an iPhone with a Mac is only intended for High Sierra and earlier; sometimes this is not made clear.

I reported the same thing here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253309059 and through Apple feedback. Very annoying. Very consistent.

You can tell Apple if you wish, we're just users like you.

https://www.apple.com/feedback/

I just filed another bug report: https://www.apple.com/feedback/macos.html

It's disappointing. Hopefully we get a successful Monterey update for Christmas!

At this point that's all you can do ... increase awareness.

Ive talked to them too, I was told it was more than likely Monterey. Plus even when hard wired to my phone it drops. I can’t backup my phone without having an iCloud account big enough Ugh

Yep, trusting is a standard thing.

Thanks for the useless screed.

Anybody have actually useful advice?