I could not reconnect my A1016 keyboard after replacing the batteries. It was working fine and dandy prior to that after when I turned it off/on for cleaning.
I've tried previous method of connecting described here with manually entering pairing command with mac address.
Is there new way to connect it under Sequoia? I'm on MacStudio M1 if it matters.
Thank you!
Mac Studio
Here is the solution from wmbauer
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist EnableLegacyPairing 1
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist EnableClassicDiscovery 1
sudo pkill bluetoothd
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
or
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.bluetooth.plist
get blueutil latest https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/blueutil
Enter pairing mode on the keyboard (toggle on/off a couple of times until the green light flashes)
Run blueutil with full path to make sure we're using the current one (blueutil --version should read 2.12.0 atm)
blueutil --inquiry --format json; sleep 10; done
Get the MAC address from the output (00-0a-95-3b-95-65)
[{"address":"00-0a-95-3b-95-65","recentAccessDate":"2024-11-13T20:08:24+01:00","favourite":false,"name":"Wireless Keyboard","connected":false,"paired":false}]2024-11-13 20:08:24.255
Get the log while pairing
log stream --predicate 'subsystem == "com.apple.bluetooth" AND eventMessage CONTAINS "00:0A:95:3B:95:65"' --level debug
Open a 2nd terminal and start pairing
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist ClassicPairingEnabled 1
or
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.bluetooth.plist ClassicPairingEnabled 1
Start pairing
blueutil --pair 00-0a-95-3b-95-65 0000
CRITICAL
Wait a couple of seconds. Enter 0000 on the A1016 keyboard and press enter on the A1016 keyboard. This will finish the pairing process.
User level:
Level 1
Here is the solution from wmbauer
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist EnableLegacyPairing 1
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist EnableClassicDiscovery 1
sudo pkill bluetoothd
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
or
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.bluetooth.plist
get blueutil latest https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/blueutil
Enter pairing mode on the keyboard (toggle on/off a couple of times until the green light flashes)
Run blueutil with full path to make sure we're using the current one (blueutil --version should read 2.12.0 atm)
blueutil --inquiry --format json; sleep 10; done
Get the MAC address from the output (00-0a-95-3b-95-65)
[{"address":"00-0a-95-3b-95-65","recentAccessDate":"2024-11-13T20:08:24+01:00","favourite":false,"name":"Wireless Keyboard","connected":false,"paired":false}]2024-11-13 20:08:24.255
Get the log while pairing
log stream --predicate 'subsystem == "com.apple.bluetooth" AND eventMessage CONTAINS "00:0A:95:3B:95:65"' --level debug
Open a 2nd terminal and start pairing
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist ClassicPairingEnabled 1
or
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.bluetooth.plist ClassicPairingEnabled 1
Start pairing
blueutil --pair 00-0a-95-3b-95-65 0000
CRITICAL
Wait a couple of seconds. Enter 0000 on the A1016 keyboard and press enter on the A1016 keyboard. This will finish the pairing process.
User level:
Level 1
A1016 Apple Wireless Keyboard - pairing with bluetooth (macOS Sequoia)