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What's Bluetooth?

Bluetooth is a wireless technology that makes short-range connections between devices (like your Mac, and a mouse or keyboard) at distances up to 10 meters (approximately 30 feet).

And with Bluetooth, your iPhone or iPad can create a 'Personal Hotspot' to provide Internet access for your Mac through your wireless service provider. Learn more about creating a Personal Hotspot with your iOS device.

Find out if your Mac has Bluetooth

Most Mac computers come with Bluetooth technology built-in. You can check to see if your computer supports Bluetooth:

• Look for the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar. If the Bluetooth icon is present, your computer has Bluetooth.
• Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, then click Bluetooth. If the Bluetooth preferences lists options for enabling Bluetooth and making your device discoverable, Bluetooth is installed.
• From theApplemenu, choose About this Mac, then click More Info. Select Bluetooth from the Hardware section. If the Hardware Setting section shows information, your system has Bluetooth installed.
  

About Bluetooth menu bar icons

The Bluetooth menu bar icon in the upper-right of your display gives you information about the status of Bluetooth and connected devices:

Bluetooth is on, but there are no devices connected to your Mac. If you expect a wireless device to be connected, make sure it's turned on.

Bluetooth is on and at least one wireless device is connected.

At least one wireless device has a low battery. Click the Bluetooth icon to identify the affected device, then replace its batteries.

Bluetooth is off. Click the Bluetooth icon using a wired mouse or trackpad or the built-in trackpad on your Mac notebook and select Turn Bluetooth On.
Mac computers without built-in trackpads won’t allow Bluetooth to be turned off unless a USB mouse is connected.

Bluetooth is offline and unavailable. Doom open beta fatal error. Restart your Mac. If the Bluetooth status doesn’t change, disconnect all USB devices and restart your Mac again. If Bluetooth continues to show as unavailable, you might need to get your Mac serviced.

Pair your Mac with a Bluetooth device

Bluetooth wireless devices are associated with your computer through a process called pairing. After you pair a device, your Mac automatically connects to it anytime it's in range.

If your Mac came with a wireless keyboard, mouse, or trackpad, they were pre-paired at the factory. Turn on the devices and your Mac should automatically connect to them when your computer starts up.

If you purchased your Apple wireless devices separately, learn how to pair them with your Mac.

After you pair a Bluetooth device with your Mac, you should see it listed in Bluetooth preferences:

Remove a Bluetooth device from your Mac

If you want to remove (unpair) a Bluetooth device from your Mac's device list, follow these steps:

1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Bluetooth.
2. Hover the pointer over the device you want to remove, then click the button that appears next to the device's name.

After you remove a Bluetooth device, you'll have to repeat the pairing process if you want to use it again.

Connect to Bluetooth devices after wake or startup

Bluetooth devices are usually available a few moments after your Mac completes its startup process. After waking from sleep, your Mac should find Apple wireless devices right away. Other wireless devices can take up to 5 seconds to be recognized. You might need to click a button on your wireless mouse to wake it up.

Some Bluetooth devices, such as audio headsets, might disconnect to conserve the device's battery power after no audio or data is present for a certain amount of time. When this happens, you might need to push a button on the device to make it active again. Check the documentation that came with your device for more information.

Wake your computer with Bluetooth devices

You can click your paired Bluetooth mouse or press a key on your paired Bluetooth keyboard to wake your Mac. You might need to press the space bar on the keyboard.

If clicking the mouse or pressing a key doesn't wake the computer, you might need to allow wireless devices to wake up your computer:

1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Bluetooth.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Select the checkbox next to Allow Bluetooth Devices to wake this computer.
   

Connect multiple Bluetooth devices to one computer

The official Bluetooth specifications say seven is the maximum number of Bluetooth devices that can be connected to your Mac at once.

However, three to four devices is a practical limit, depending on the types of devices used. Some devices require more Bluetooth data, so they're more demanding than other devices.t perform reliably, try turning off devices you aren't using or unpair them from your Mac.

Fix interference from other household devices

Bluetooth shares the 2.4 GHz ISM band with other household devices such as cordless telephones, wireless networks, baby monitors, and microwave ovens. If you see issues with your Bluetooth devices that you suspect might be due to frequency congestion, see AirPort and Bluetooth: Potential sources of wireless interference for further information.

Press startup keys on a Bluetooth keyboard

You can press keys immediately after startup to have your Mac perform functions like selecting a startup disk, using the recovery partition, or resetting NVRAM.

Learn more at Startup key combinations for Mac.

Bluetooth keyboards like Apple's Magic Keyboard keep getting better and better. Some Bluetooth keyboards are designed specifically for iPhone and even more for iPad. You can use any Bluetooth keyboard you like, though. All you have to do is set it up!

How to pair a Bluetooth keyboard to your iPhone and iPad

To set up a Bluetooth keyboard on iPad and iPhone, you have to go through Bluetooth setting.

1. Turn the Bluetooth keyboard on if it isn't already. Otherwise, switch it off and then on to make it discoverable. (Some keyboards might have other procedures for putting them in pairing mode — check with the manufacturer for details.)

2. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
3. Tap on Bluetooth.
4. Make sure Bluetooth is set to On, then let it search for devices.

5. Tap on a Bluetooth keyboard, when it appears, to pair.

Depending on the keyboard, you might have to enter an authorization code. Otherwise, you'll be good to go.

How to check the battery charge level for the Magic Keyboard on your iPhone or iPad

If you're using Apple's Magic Keyboard, you can check the power level at any time using Notification Center.

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen to bring down Notification Center.
2. Scroll down to the Batteries sections.

3. Read the charge level for Bluetooth UPS.

   
   

How to disconnect or un-pair a Bluetooth keyboard from your iPhone or iPad

If you want to revert back to the virtual keyboard, you can simply turn your Bluetooth keyboard off. If you want to disconnect it, or have your iPhone or iPad forget about it entirely, you can do that in Settings.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap on Bluetooth.

3. Tap on the Info button to the right of the a Bluetooth keyboard entry.

   1. Tap on Disconnect to temporarily stop your iPhone or iPad from detecting a Bluetooth keyboard. (You have to reconnect later to use it again.)
   2. Tap on Forget This Device to sever the pairing between your iPhone or iPad and a Bluetooth keyboard. (You'll have to re-pair later to use it again.)

How to discover keyboard shortcuts on iPad

Apple has given iPad better keyboard shortcut handling. It doesn't work — yet! — on iPhone, but once you're connected, you can quickly and easily find all available keyboard shortcuts on iPad.

1. Launch the app you want to use.
2. Hold down the modifier key—shift, alt, or command keys— you want to see the shortcuts for.
   

How to quickly switch apps using the keyboard on iPad

When using your iPad by itself, double-clicking the Home button is how you bring up the fast app switcher. Once you're connected to a keyboard, however, you can switch apps without your fingers ever leaving the keys.

1. Hold down the command key and hit the tab key.
2. Keep hitting the tab key until you get to app you want to switch to.
3. Let go of the command key.
   

If you're thinking that's exactly like command-tab on the Mac, and alt-tab on Windows, you're thinking right!

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