bluetooth connection fails iOS 8.0.2 OS X yosemite

Hi, I'm facing connection problems trying to create a bluetooth connection between my iphone (iOS 8.0.2) and MacBook Pro with the new OS X Yosemite.

I'm not able to pair the two devices


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marco

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 4:38 AM

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Oct 17, 2014 10:38 AM in response to marcovela

Under About this MAC, click "System Report" under the Hardware tab select Bluetooth. Find the "LMP Version" if its under 0x6 you do not have a Bluetooth (BT) 4.0 adapter and for now it looks like these devices are incompatible with the handoff/continuity feature. Although my Air which does have a BT 4.0 adapter (and worked in the beta) does not work in the final Yosemite release - it keeps dropping the BT pair.


Fingers crossed, this features gets updated to WIFI and recognize when the devices are on the same network.

Oct 17, 2014 11:32 AM in response to stevenuscg

I have the LMP V 0x6 and am still having the problem. Won't pair consistently and when it does it fails again. While paired Handoff to iPhone6 will not work.


Apple Bluetooth Software Version:4.3.0f10 14890

Hardware, Features, and Settings:

Name:Dads Mini
Address:28-CF-E9-0A-1A-A2
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported:Yes
Handoff Supported:Yes
Instant Hotspot Supported:Yes
Manufacturer:Broadcom
Transport:USB
Chipset:20702B0
Firmware Version:v99 c8863
Bluetooth Power:On
Discoverable:On
Connectable:Yes
Auto Seek Pointing:On
Remote wake:On
Vendor ID:0x05AC
Product ID:0x828A
HCI Version:0x6
HCI Revision:0x229F
LMP Version:0x6
LMP Subversion:0x4163
Device Type (Major):Computer
Device Type (Complete):Mac Desktop
Composite Class Of Device:0x380104
Device Class (Major):0x01
Device Class (Minor):0x01
Service Class:0x1C0
Auto Seek Keyboard:On

Oct 18, 2014 6:13 AM in response to marcovela

Exact same issue. Installed Yosemite yesterday on Late 2012, 27" iMac and cannot pair it with my brand new iPhone 6 running iOS 8.02. I had previously not tried pairing my iMac and iPhone as there was really no point. But now this ability is a major new feature of the Apple ecosystem, supposedly. Bluetooth works on my iMac and it sees both my Trackpad and my iPhone. Bluetooth on my iPhone sees my iMac but on both devices the other is in a state of "Not Connected". Attempts to pair the devices fail, though both see the PIN code that is generated for pairing. Connectivity seems to last for an instant and then evaporates.


My iMac has Apple Bluetooth Software Version 4.3.0f10, 14890, Firmware Version v99 c8865, and LMP Version 0x6, Subversion 0x4163.

Seriously Apple, fix this.

Oct 18, 2014 1:29 PM in response to marcovela

Same issue here, with an iPhone 5 on the latest iOS 8 build, and 2013 MacBook Air 13" on yesterday's Yosemite release build; when I try to pair both together, my iPhone says "Connection Unsuccessful - 'Robert's MacBook Air is not supported."


No idea what's wrong with it, as restarting them doesn't seem to fix anything. They're not even pairing, which is odd. Hopefully we see some sort of bug fix soon.

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