Bluetooth
UPDATE
The forums have solved the missing on/off menu items, requires some terminal hacking (or there is a script available in the post) - interestingly after this modification, BTOff works!
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BTOn & BTOff 86kb
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I found that the Bluetooth would sometimes turn off when pairing with mobile phones or waking from sleep. The odd thing is that the BT menubar icon doesn’t have the usual ‘Turn Bluetooth On’ option and the Preference Pane’s On option is greyed out, meaning you have to restart to get BT back.
The forums mention re-activating BT using Bluetooth Setup Assistant, but that takes a few clicks. Looking for a one-step solution, I found a command-line utility that can control (on, off, status) BT called blueutil. Taking that and wrapping it in an Applescript gives us a one-click solution: BTOn — leave it on your Dock or Desktop for easy access:
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BTOn v1.0 43kb
* There’s a companion app for switching Bluetooth off, BTOff, but it doesn’t seem to work consistently on the Mini9 - feedback is appreciated.
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Bluetooth
UPDATE
The forums have solved the missing on/off menu items, requires some terminal hacking (or there is a script available in the post) - interestingly after this modification, BTOff works!
- BTOn & BTOff 86kb
—
I found that the Bluetooth would sometimes turn off when pairing with mobile phones or waking from sleep. The odd thing is that the BT menubar icon doesn’t have the usual ‘Turn Bluetooth On’ option and the Preference Pane’s On option is greyed out, meaning you have to restart to get BT back.
The forums mention re-activating BT using Bluetooth Setup Assistant, but that takes a few clicks. Looking for a one-step solution, I found a command-line utility that can control (on, off, status) BT called blueutil. Taking that and wrapping it in an Applescript gives us a one-click solution: BTOn — leave it on your Dock or Desktop for easy access:
- BTOn v1.0 43kb
* There’s a companion app for switching Bluetooth off, BTOff, but it doesn’t seem to work consistently on the Mini9 - feedback is appreciated.
