bluetooth connection fails iOS 8.0.2 OS X yosemite

same here, mac pro late 2013 and iphone 5 os 8.1

After numerous logging in and out of the icloud account this finally worked for me after another mac reboot. Pure magic.

I had/have the same problem but it doesn't actually matter. It seems you cannot actually pair iPhone and Mac devices in the usual way. You just need to have Bluetooth active on both devices then any app that needs them paired does it on the fly. So, Handoff, SMS, Calls, Airdrop etc. work OK without you having to manually pair the devices - just carefully follow the instructions in MAC Help. You need IOS 8 (maybe IOS 8.1 - not sure) on your phone and Yosemite on your Mac and Bluetooth active on both.

I wish the iMac Help actually explained the Bluetooth part It would have saved me a lot time playing around.

I had/have the same problem but it doesn't really matter. It seems you cannot actually pair iPhone and Mac devices in the usual way. You just need to have Bluetooth active on both devices then any app that needs them paired does it on the fly. So, Handoff, SMS, Calls, Airdrop etc. work OK without you having to manually pair the devices - just carefully follow the instructions in MAC Help. You need IOS 8 (maybe IOS 8.1 - not sure) on your phone and Yosemite on your Mac and Bluetooth active on both.

I wish the iMac Help actually explained the Bluetooth part It would have saved me a lot time playing around.

Yes, my iPhone 5 and MacBookPro (mid 2009) will pair, connect, then disconnect right away. MBP has BT LMP 0x4. Can't connect via WiFi either; get a message that the two devices aren't on the same network, but they are. I have restarted everything: router, mac, iPhone. Same results after doing so.

I downloaded Yosemite yesterday. Before then, it was no problem to bluetooth send photos to my MB Pro from my Samsung Note 2. Now it's a total fail. However, my JBL Charge speaker still works via Bluetooth. I hope they fix the problem.

Same here. Mac Book Pro (early 2013) Yosemite, iPhone 5 (iOS 8.1) - both BT4.0. Can't pair these devices. They connect and loose connection after 2 seconds. Before upgrading to Yosemite / iOS 8.x everything was working well. Tagged keywords: bothering, frustration, apple.

For anyone that's still having this issue, I just fixed it on my macbook air by:

1. Resetting the SCM

2. Resetting the PRAM

3. Turning off bluetooth on my laptop

4. Turning off my bluetooth speakers

5. Turning the speakers back on and reconnecting the bluetooth

Instructions on the SCM and PRAM here:

https://gigaom.com/2011/07/26/when-to-reset-your-macs-pram-and-smc/

Having the same issue. Mac shows iPhone and I go to connect and nothing happens. Pops up with make sure device is on and in range handoff seems to work though.

I think I have figured out what is causing this problem, although I don't know a solution.

I am able to pair my device, but connecting to it is the problem for me. When I have both devices bluetooth-enabled and I select my phone from the bluetooth menu on my MBP, the only option is to "connect to network" instead of just "connect" which is an option for all of my other BT devices that are paired with my MBP.

My conclusions are that the MBP is only attempting to connect to the Hotspot feature of the iPhone, and not the iPhone itself. This is the reason why the notification that reads "Make sure the network access is enabled" is appearing when I attempt the connect to network option which is disabled on my phone. It seems that the new hotspot via BT feature is showing a major priority over normal BT connection in the OS.

Is what I'm saying making sense to everyone?

Thank you Ryancook, it worked with the PRAM resetting, I had issues with my bluetooth speaker. 😉

I'm having the same issue connecting my bluetooth Jawbone headset to my Macbook Pro. The problem only started after installing Yosemite. I have to have my MBP "Forget" the Jawbone and re-Pair and it works - but only until I disconnect. Then I have to "Forget" and re-Pair again the next time I want to connect. I hope Apple puts out a fix for this soon!

Paul

Found the problem!!

I realy tried everything, icloud on/off, PRAM, turnd the iPhone on and of, and much more and nothing helpd.

I had to change the SIM card, I had du change my old SIM to a secure SIM, and noe everything works perfect.

I hva have to say that I live in switzerland and my provider is swisscom

Ryan,

I did these steps (except the resetting SCM step) and it seems to have fixed my issue with my Jawbone bluetooth earpiece connecting to my Macbook Pro. So far the Jawbone has been able to connect to my MBP every time since I reset the PRAM.

Thanks!

Paul

FIX / SOLUTION TO END ALL MISERY

Same problem with Android S4

The solution is simple after you have done all the recommended resets you have to go to the Sharing folder under System Preferences and select Bluetooth sharing option. After that all will work.