I have problems connecting my bluetooth keyboard and my bluetooth mouse to my MacBook Pro (Retina). Just clicking on either device does not establish a connection as it happened in Mavericks. Neither helps clicking on the "Connect" submenu in the bluetooth menu. Finally, I had to open the bluetooth preferences to get the devices connected.
Try resetting the PRAM.
Barry
Try resetting the PRAM.
Barry
Thanks for your hint that seems to work so far.
🙂
I have problem connecting to my BeatsPill. Sound is not clear sometimes and when I press Stop/Play button from my keyboard, it literally takes 2 mins to show its effect! Resetting PRAM does not help either.
Any help in resolving this issue?
I am unable to bring your solution up. Will you please re-post or respond to my plea for Bluetooth / Yosemite connection help?
Look at my first post in the thread (reset PRAM).
Barry
Bluetooth Problems on Yosemite (Solution: 'Turn Wifi Off' then on again)
If you can not connect/reconnect your bluetooth devices, try "Turn Wifi Off". It seems to 'wake up' the bluetooth and then my devices reconnect.
In my case, after sleep/wake of my MacBook, my bluetooth keyboard & speaker would NOT reconnect. When I 'Turn Wifi Off" my bluetooth starts working again and my bluetooth keyboard & speaker immediately reconnect. I also read on some non-Apple.com forum that sometimes 'Turn Wifi Off' on yosemite makes bluetooth start working again. Other times, 'Turn Wifi Off' followed by 'Turn Wifi' On makes bluetooth start working again.
In my case, whenever I can not get my bluetooth devices to connect/reconnect to my MacBook, I simply "Turn Wifi Off" and it immediately connects.
Please REPLY to the following post if 'Turn Wifi Off' fixes your bluetooth connect/reconnect problems!
>>> Reply here >>> Bluetooth Problems on Yosemite (Solution: 'Turn Wifi Off' then on again)
Thank You.
P.S. I'm guessing that with the 'Handoff a.k.a. Continuity' enhancements to Yosemeti, which uses Bluetooth to dynamically enable iOS devices to coordinate workflows with MacBooks, that Handoff's dynamic explolitation of bluetooth behind the scenes, which introduces a somewhat new style of load/usage on Bluetooth, that it has messed up the way Bluetooth is managed in Yosemite. I'm guessing that Apple is aware of this and will fix it eventually. Until then, "Turn Wi-Fi Off" seems to do the trick for me when I want to 'wake up' my MacBook's bluetooth and get my external devices connected again.
Bluetooth Problems on Yosemite (Solution: 'Turn Wifi Off' then on again)
Bluetooth Problems on Yosemite (Solution: 'Turn Wifi Off' then on again)
If you can not connect/reconnect your bluetooth devices, try "Turn Wifi Off". It seems to 'wake up' the bluetooth and then my devices reconnect.
Any idea when this will be fixed with a software update ?
I'm guessing millions of people have this issue.
DeadmouseunlessIrecycleWifi Guy
I don't want to sound stupid, but after my Yosemite upgrade on my Airbook, Bluetooth isn't even in my System Preferences anymore. The icon on my toolbar at upper right hand of screen is greyed out and, if you click it, says Bluetooth: Not available. I tried the Wi-fi on and off thing, and the PRAM reset, but nothings changed. There's not even a window for me to select something to connect, never mind whether it connects. Did I miss something? Thanks
merci pour cette information. problème résolu! I had to do it using a Windows keyboard. Thanks for the information!
Yosemite: Problems connecting mouse and keyboard via Bluetooth
