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Hi there,
Updated my OS a while ago (2 weeks?) and my Bluetooth isn't working ever since. Turned it on and off a few times, didn't work. So I decided to reset the Bluetooth module, that didn't work either. Neither did removing all connected devices.
The problem is that my Bluetooth keep searching for devices, but can't find any.
Any ideas on how to fix this? People with similar problems?
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2016), macOS High Sierra (10.13)
I'm having 2 issues with bluetooth since updating to High Sierra.
1) Similar to you I have connection issues and in the bluetooth section of system preferences the option to delete the device is unavailable. Restarting the OS brings back the option to delete the device in system preferences and then a re-pair get's me back up and running. Having to do this at irregular intervals. No idea what triggers the connection issue.
2) The balance for music is off when using headphones with iTunes. I have bluetooth headphones that can also be connected with an analog aux-in. With the aux-in the headphones work perfectly. When I use the bluetooth function to stream the music the left earphone is far louder than the right. What the heck.
Please read this and help apple!
I appear to have found a solution with my local store to my Bluetooth problem. The fault was that the Mac would drop the Bluetooth mouse and keyboard a few minutes after starting up. Sometimes it would re-establish itself, but sometimes I had to turn the Mac off at the rear button to get them working again.
The advisor at the store noticed that I had a lot of 3rd party programs that started automatically when the Mac was turned on. Although it was a brand new 2018 Mac, these had been transferred over from my last Mac by timemachine. The advisor stopped this long list of programs starting launching automatically and I haven’t had a problem since = 3 weeks ago.
As an aside, I have particular suspicions for the Garmin Connect program which caused my Bluetooth to drop almost immediately when I manually launched it a few days ago.
It's impossible to be sure, but I didn't have the problem of disappearing Bluetooth for several days, since I disabled the background application that was installed by https://www.android.com/filetransfer/.
A daemon shouldn't be able to crash the whole BT subsystem, but I hope that this was the actual cause.
After struggling a lot with what I think is a similar/the same issue that you guys faced. What actually helped me (because manually setting the Bt headphones as my output device and my built-in mic as input device and any other thing seemed to help) was getting into Audio MIDI Setup native-os app, which allows me to do the following:
Either you'll want to EQ your existing devices or you'll create another device, a multi one and an aggregate one. No much difference between them. Just create the one that fits you best and voi-lá! there you go...
Hope it helped!
What is version 10.13. for? I jut download high sierra a few days ago and when I ask "my mac" whether there are any more updates available it says there are none.
The current version is 10.13.1.
Thinking of upgrading to high sierra. Can you not just simply drag the photo onto the desk top.
You might find this worth reading:
https://michaelkummer.com/mac-bluetooth-issues-affect-keyboard-trackpad/
Take a look at the section titled "Last Resort"
Tried this "solution" this morning and so fare (6 hours) it is working as before the update. 🙂
Fingers crossed
I had same problem after upgrade to 10.13.2. Resetting bluetooth module as outlined by MacMiniMojo worked for me.
Hello Roy, have tried that solution and my system is still buggy.
So i think we need a fix from apple.
Yes, same question, also just at this moment.
Have to add any mouse with cables to continue working.
Hat has sometimes helped: switch off WIFI. try to connect Bluetooth device, then switch on WIFI.
Bluetooth not working High Sierra
