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Q: macbook air won't pair with bluetooth speakers

macbook air won't pair with my bluetooth speakers (jambox is one).  but my iphone does it fine so I know it must be the computer.  Any thoughts on how to fix? I've already deleted the bluetooth list in the library folder once and no luck.  It's a brand new macbook air (six weeks old) with the latest OS.  It worked the first few times but now doesn't work at all, possibly coinciding with the last software update

MacBook Air

Posted on Oct 20, 2012 10:23 AM

by gadget13,Apple recommended
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A:

I too was having problems with BT pairing on all my devices after Lion update - here's how to fix- shut down your computer, power up and immediatly hold cmd option "r" and "p" (all at the same time) your screen will flash a few times but you want to keep holding the buttons through two cycles of start-up. Release the keys after the second start-up. Then re- pair your BT device and it will work.

 

I had to do this on my macbook air and mac mini. On the Mac Mini - the system restarted said it was recovering from internet, once it was done all my BT devices worked just fine.

 

Good luck.

Posted on Oct 20, 2012 4:06 PM

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  • by FilippoRotolo,

    FilippoRotolo FilippoRotolo Apr 22, 2015 5:17 PM in response to rightcoast
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    Apr 22, 2015 5:17 PM in response to rightcoast

    Easiest solution and worked with me.  Once I approached the speakers the computer connected with the speakers and from there I could then move away from the speakers and the connection did not drop.

  • by Trvm56,

    Trvm56 Trvm56 Jun 17, 2015 5:25 PM in response to gadget13
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    Jun 17, 2015 5:25 PM in response to gadget13

    Worked for me.  Thanks!

  • by pankaj bagri,

    pankaj bagri pankaj bagri Nov 12, 2015 10:11 AM in response to gadget13
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    Nov 12, 2015 10:11 AM in response to gadget13

    It worked for me in Mac air.. Thank you champs for this great support.

  • by pankaj bagri,

    pankaj bagri pankaj bagri Nov 12, 2015 10:15 AM in response to gadget13
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    Nov 12, 2015 10:15 AM in response to gadget13

    it worked. thank you champs

  • by hchakim7,Apple recommended

    hchakim7 hchakim7 Feb 8, 2016 5:32 PM in response to sjc229
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    Feb 8, 2016 5:32 PM in response to sjc229

    I had an issue where my Macbook Air and iHome said they were connected to each other, but when I played sound on my laptop, it would not go through the iHome. Scared to reset my computer, I decided to investigate further.

    If you go to "Bluetooth" in your menu bar, then under devices slide your mouse over your desired device. A side menu should pop up with an option being "Open Sound Preferences." From there go to "Output" and click on your desired device!
    I hope this works. It's pretty silly this process in necessary, though. I was able to connect yesterday without doing this process...

  • by Bfreeky,

    Bfreeky Bfreeky Mar 1, 2016 6:08 PM in response to sjc229
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    Mar 1, 2016 6:08 PM in response to sjc229

    Okay so i just had this problem and it's much simpler than previously stated

    1) Go to your bluetooth settings

    2) Scroll over the device that has been connected

    3) Go to "Open Sound Preferences..."

    An additional Tab should open up

    4) Then, towards the top of the tab there should be three things you can click on "Sound Effects" "Output" and "Input"

    5) Select the "Output"

    6) Once you have selected that, there will be 2 options under Name "Internal Speaker....Built-In" and "The name of the device connected....Bluetooth"

    7) Select the "Bluetooth" and Bam it worked for me

  • by xokyu,Apple recommended

    xokyu xokyu Apr 21, 2016 6:21 PM in response to sjc229
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    Apr 21, 2016 6:21 PM in response to sjc229

    ive figured out the answer..lol

     

    the speaker only pairs one device at a time, so if youve already paired your iphone into it,it will not pair with your mac..

    solution:

    turn off the speaker first, once completely powered off, hold power button at least 5 secs so that it enter into pairing mode (meaning it will pair to a new device that is on range). now check on the macbook for available bluetooth devices, your BT speaker should now be visible, then connect..

    Taddaaaahhhh...

  • by edwarda909,

    edwarda909 edwarda909 Jun 4, 2016 8:43 PM in response to sjc229
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    Jun 4, 2016 8:43 PM in response to sjc229

    This worked for me and my macbook air and BTH220 bluetooth headset

  • by jmonroe91,

    jmonroe91 jmonroe91 Aug 3, 2016 11:48 AM in response to sjc229
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    Aug 3, 2016 11:48 AM in response to sjc229

    EDIT: Apologies, I see now this fix was mentioned earlier.

     

    I had this problem and found a different solution, so wanted to share: Go into Sound preferences, choose Output, and click the name of the speaker, rather than the auto-selected option.

     

    It seems obvious, sure, but a more intuitive system would be for the laptop to switch to the speaker output automatically, once you've connected via Bluetooth.

  • by julsand ,

    julsand julsand Aug 31, 2016 8:31 AM in response to xokyu
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    Aug 31, 2016 8:31 AM in response to xokyu

    Thank you, Xokyu -

    Turned off my iPhone (which was paired to BT), then turned on the BT headphones, holding down the button long enough for it to search for mac - that finally worked!   I was starting to think my older model mac just wasn't going to pair to BT, but this seems so easy now!   THANK YOU!!  THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!

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