How do I prevent this device from attempting to connect to my MBA?
Everyday I open the laptop to find around 10 of these and they popup many times during the day.
Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.
NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following;
• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed
• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)
• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically
• Disables user-installed fonts
• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files
Sherlock Holmes investigate required in the house, apartment for any Bluetooth enable Device
Search results for "48:6D:BB:9A:F8:EE" - Bluetooth MAC Address Lookup
OUI PrefixCompany48:6D:BBVestel Elektronik San ve Tic. A.Ş.
Anything the house look familiar to this vendor
It would appear this is the same Bluetooth enabled device within about 10 Meter / 30 feet of the computer broadcasting to this computer.
What happens of the user ( you ) enables Ignore ?
Have seen similar from a 60 Inch Smart TV from my Neighbour in next door condo appear and enable Ignore
It will clear out temp system and app caches and may fix your problem. Just give it a try and if it doesn't we can try something else.
Have you installed and run any "cleaning", "optimizing", "speed-up", anti-virus or VPN apps on your Mac?
topfloordjs wrote:
I've checked the devices connected to the router and none of them have this MAC address.
Device connected to the Router has nothing to do with Bluetooth Enable Devices.
Bluetooth devices broadcast their Mac Address independent from Routers
Devices connect to Router be it via Wifi or Ethernet Cable - yes would appear in the Router and can be identified by Mac address.
Bluetooth devices broadcast their mac address directly into the space around the device and thusly make it recoverable by a receiving device.
In you case, your computer, which is seeing the devices' mac address as per you original pictures.
Exactly. I tried to locate the MAC address from devices connected to my router (which will be all the devices i own) and no matches found therefore the device is not owned by me (maybe it's a neighbour) so back to my original question of how do i block this device from attempting to connect?
Use Bluetooth devices with Mac
Bluetooth lets you make short-range wireless connections (up to 30 feet) between your Mac and devices such as mobile phones and peripherals.
Use the Bluetooth pane of System Preferences to connect to other Bluetooth devices. On your Mac, choose Apple menu 
> System Preferences, then click Bluetooth 
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Open Bluetooth preferences for me
With Bluetooth you can:
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Not helpful - good luck with this computer issue
What is the device and why is it trying to connect to your Mac repeatedly?
I don't know what device it is, maybe a neighbours?
Nothing happens when i ignore. It still keeps trying to connect, despite seeing it as apparently blocked within the plist.
I've checked the devices connected to the router and none of them have this MAC address.
I assumed i could locate the device from the MAC address therefore if 48:6D:BB:9A:F8:EE was connected to my router i would be able to find which device it was.
I can read the user guide. If you do not know the answer to my question please do not reply.
Block bluetooth device from attempting to connect
