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Bluetooth doesn't discover devices

I just got a new MacBook Pro M3 Max with Sequoia 15.1, After couple hours of setting it up. I realized that my MacBook just keeps on searching for nearby devices and doesn’t show the BLUETOOTH devices that are in range. NEED HELP!


I’ve tried going to the terminal and typing "sudo pkill bluetoothd” and restarting, but that didn’t work.

MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on Nov 1, 2024 8:30 AM

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Nov 1, 2024 3:37 PM in response to Jack_vand

How old blu-tooth are Bose headsets? I ask because over the years I noticed something wrong with Bluetooth. It always seem when new device with updated Bluetooth will only speak with devices with only one generation of older Bluetooth devices! If the device is more than three old you might never be able to use it again! That’s when I decided to go with only wired headphones now!

Nov 25, 2024 10:52 AM in response to bok12




bok12 wrote:

My MacBook Air (Sequoia 15.1) does not see my I-Phone 15 (iOS 18.1.1) (Bluetooth). It can see all other devices around!, e.g., my Bose headset but not my-I-Phone. My I-Phone can see my Mac but not the other way around - this sucks!

Macs and iPhones cannot pair over bluetooth. There is no reason or point to them seeing each other in bluetooth settings and it is fine if they do not.


Most things that require bluetooth between a Mac and an iPhone do not require they paired.

Bluetooth doesn't discover devices

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