Why does macOS hide the Bluetooth "Connect" button for disconnected non-Apple mouse?

I have a problem. When a non-Apple mouse loses connection to my Mac, macOS for some unexplainable reason hides the "Connect" button for that device. I really can't understand this logic: if a Bluetooth device clearly isn't connected, why hide the "Connect" button from me in macOS System Settings? Also, clicking on the Bluetooth icon in the macOS menu bar doesn't help since the option is just greyed out there? I really can't understand this safeguard: why does macOS decide that I shouldn't be allowed to try to connect to a Bluetooth device that isn't currently connected to my Mac? The only way to reconnect the Bluetooth device is to make macOS forget it, go into another page in macOS System Settings, then go back into the Bluetooth page, scroll down to Nearby Devices, and connect it from there. It's unnecessary that I have to go through the whole Bluetooth pairing process every time. Why hide the "Connect" button from me?


(I'm using a Razer Pro Click Bluetooth mouse with my Mac on macOS Tahoe, but this behavior also occurs with other non-Apple computer mice.)


GIF demonstrating that the "Connect" button is hidden from me.


The Bluetooth device is greyed out from me in the macOS menu bar also!

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 26.2

Posted on Jan 5, 2026 7:02 AM

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Why does macOS hide the Bluetooth "Connect" button for disconnected non-Apple mouse?

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