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Necromis Author

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19 points

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

Products I own:

iPhone SE 2020

MacBook Pro M1 13"

Installed the latest operating systems, and have run into the problem where the iphone and macbook can see each other in the bluetooth discovery menu. The pairing handshake works, then once connected, the connection immedietly drops. When I try to connect again, Iphone says the macbook is not a supported device, and the only option I have is to forget the device.

Apple Support states that this is not an isolated issue, but it would be nice to use my hotspot instead of having to rely on public wifi. I have tried to delete the bluetooth history files but that option did not work. Is there any work around, or will I need to wait for Apple to provide a patch?

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Oct 28, 2021 9:53 PM

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SirenDipity

Level 1

28 points

Posted on Dec 4, 2021 6:05 AM

Oops... Both points taken and you are right of course. I apologise to all for venting my recurring frustration.

Part of reason I invested in apple was for air drop and bluetooth connectivity between devices. As the options are there I wish them to work. However, I have to restart, disconnect/reconnect, re-install, every time I use them. I have tried different combinations of wi-fi, router and bluetooth. To the point of despair and have run dry of ideas. I do not want to use the cloud, I live in a very remote area and connection is not always a reliable option. For me, I found the only temporary solution, until Apple can solve it, I could find was to use Parallels Desktop from the App Store on MacBook with Windows10. But, not every one has that option or would even wish to go down that route. I have not reverted to Windows. I am still on Mac. I would really like Apple to work seamlessly. I understand we are talking macOS, IOS, iPadOS and compatibility is not as straight forward as you would always think. But, was I wrong in believing these devices were intended to be used in conjunction and connect to each other?

My apologise again for blowing my top. I feel ashamed of letting it get to me in that way. I understand that this is no way to behave or respect people who are here to help and seek help from others and I am sincerely sorry.

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