The increasing number of wireless headphones, speakers, and mice makes connecting them to your Mac more difficult. While easier said than done, managing Bluetooth devices on your Mac can be simple. In this article, we'll show you how to add, disconnect, and forget Bluetooth devices on your Mac.
When using your Mac, you can connect Bluetooth headphones, external keyboards, and more.
You can connect up to seven Bluetooth devices to your Mac at any one time. You'll learn how to add, disconnect, and forget these devices. The steps we've outlined here will work regardless of your Mac model—iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro.
How to Add a Bluetooth Device to Your Mac
If you want to add a device, you'll first need to turn on Bluetooth on your Mac. To do this, click the icon at the top of the screen and turn it on.
Alternatively, open System Preferences and select Bluetooth. When it opens, select Turn Bluetooth On.
Once your Mac is able to recognize devices in range, follow these steps.
Step 1: Go to your Bluetooth preferences. You can find them either by going to the Bluetooth logo in the toolbar or through System Preferences.
Step 2: Turn on your Bluetooth device and move it within range of your Mac.
Step 3: In the large white box, your Bluetooth device should appear. In this example, we're connecting wireless headphones. Click the "Connect" button next to it.
After completing the last step, your Mac should connect to the Bluetooth device almost immediately.
How to Disconnect a Bluetooth Device on a Mac
To remove a Bluetooth device from your Mac by disconnecting it, all you have to do is turn it off. Alternatively, you can toggle Bluetooth from the toolbar; the steps are similar to those above, only you're turning the button off instead of on.
You can also manually disconnect a Bluetooth device from your Mac. Doing so is straightforward. All you have to do is follow the steps below.
Step 1: Open Bluetooth preferences from the System Preferences app.
Step 2: Highlight the device you want to disconnect. Right-click on the device you want to disconnect.
Step 3: From the list of options that appears, choose Disconnect.
You can also disconnect a Bluetooth device from your Mac's toolbar.
Step 1: Click on the Bluetooth icon, where you will see your device(s).
Step 2: Next to the device you want to disconnect, tap the Bluetooth logo. It will turn from blue to gray, indicating it's no longer paired.
How to Forget a Bluetooth Device on a Mac
Once your Mac and Bluetooth device are connected, they will automatically pair whenever you turn on Bluetooth and they're nearby. This can be confusing when you're on a call and can't hear the other person. If you don't want this to happen, or if you've upgraded and won't be using that particular item again, you can manually forget the device.
مثل Forget Wi-Fi network on iPhone Or Mac, doing the same thing with a Bluetooth device is easy. All you have to do is follow the steps below.
Step 1: Go to your Mac's Bluetooth preferences.
Step 2: Next to your device, you'll see a small x in a gray circle. Click this.
Step 3: A pop-up window will appear on your screen with a warning. From the two options presented to you, select Remove.
Once you remove a Bluetooth device from your Mac, you'll have to reconnect it manually if you want to use it in the future.
The steps above are the easiest way to remove a Bluetooth device from your Mac, but they're not the only option. You can also follow these steps to achieve the same result:
Step 1: Go to your Bluetooth preferences.
Step 2: As you would when disconnecting a device, click on everything you want to remove while holding down the ctrl key.
Step 3: Click Remove. Select the button of the same name when the warning message appears.
Using Bluetooth with your MAC is easy.
While wired devices still have a place when using a Mac, you may want to use wireless devices in some situations. When that happens, connecting these devices is a straightforward process.
When you're done using them, disconnecting them is easy—and the same applies if you want to forget the device entirely. After reading this post, you'll learn how to add, disconnect, and forget Bluetooth devices on your Mac.
