I am trying to pair my macbook air (M1 2020) monetery with my iphone 13. I get the same message after trying sudo kill, restarting, changing password. Not pairing not supported. Help please!

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I am trying to pair my macbook air (M1 2020) monetery with my iphone 13. I get the same message after trying sudo kill, restarting, changing password. Not pairing not supported. Help please!

How do I pair my macbook air (Mi 2020) with my iphone 13 using bluetooth. I have tried starting and restarting. I have tried the sudo kill bluetoothd in the terminal. I get the same error message not supported. The macbook pairs with bose earpods. The iphone pairs with watch earpods well everything but my laptop. I am running Monterey

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 25, 2023 8:59 AM

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FoxFifth

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Jun 25, 2023 9:04 AM in response to sinkpen

Bluetooth pairing an iPhone and a Mac is not supported.

If you are attempting to use Handoff/Continuity or AirDrop, that does involve Bluetooth but the devices are NOT paired; Bluetooth just needs to be on and the devices in range of each other. The following may help with Handoff/Continuity issues: Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - Apple Support

Also see Share files between your Mac and Bluetooth devices - Apple Support

And see the information in: Bluetooth: Why can't I pair my iPhone or … - Apple Community

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Axel Foley

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Jun 25, 2023 9:03 AM in response to sinkpen

There is no way to pair an iOS device (iPhone) with a macOS device (MacBook Air) through a Bluetooth connection.

What are you trying to accomplish as an end result?

There are several ways to share data and sync information between your iPhone and your MacBook Air, however, a direct Bluetooth pairing is not one of them.

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I am trying to pair my macbook air (M1 2020) monetery with my iphone 13. I get the same message after trying sudo kill, restarting, changing password. Not pairing not supported. Help please!

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