Learn how to fix the issue ‘cannot connect MacBook to iPhone via bluetooth’. If you try for the first time to connect and pair your new MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or MacBook 12 inch to your iPhone (5, 5S, SE, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, iPad air, iPad Pro) or any iOS device via bluetooth tethering, you probably got the message ‘Connection unsuccessful’ and ‘‘your MacBook’s name‘ is not supported’ on your iOS device and ‘Network is unavailable’ on your MacBook. I bet, you had already set up a Personal Hotspot on your iOS device before. And that’s the source of the problem. I will show you the fix in the following.
The fix is working on Macs running on macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.12 Sierra, OS X 10.11 El Capitan, OS X 10.9 Mavericks and OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS devices running on iOS 11, iOS 10, iOS 9 and iOS 8.
Fix cannot connect MacBook to iPhone via bluetooth_01_iOS message connection unsuccessful
Fix cannot connect MacBook to iPhone via bluetooth_02_MacBook network is unavailable
Situation: My new MacBook 12” (Early 2016) was unable to make Bluetooth tethering with my iPhone 6. Weird, my MacBook Pro 13” (Late 2013) always connects to this iPhone 6 via Bluetooth without any problems. I will guide you through the solution I found.
Mount and blade warband graphics overhaul. First, you should check if you set up Bluetooth correctly both on your iOS device and on your MacBook.
How to connect MacBook to iPhone with Personal Hotspot via bluetooth
Here’s how to set up a Personal Hotspot via Bluetooth:
Notes:
If you still cannot connect your MacBook to your iOS device via Bluetooth, then follow these instructions:
How to fix ‘Cannot Connect MacBook To iPhone Via Bluetooth’
If you set up your user account of your new MacBook with your Apple iCloud account, you probably got the message ‘Connection unsuccessful‘ and ‘‘your MacBook’s name‘ is not supported‘. The fix is really simple:
You have to change the Wi-Fi Password on your iOS device (you can change it back later again).
I’ve check this on my new 12 inch MacBook (Early 2016) running on OS X 10.11 El Capitan and my iPhone 6 running on iOS 9.3.1. But the fix should also work on macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.12 Sierra, OS X 10.9 Mavericks and OS X 10.10 Yosemite and other iOS devices.
Here’s how to fix ‘Cannot Connect MacBook To iPhone Via Bluetooth’:
The work around to fix ‘Cannot Connect MacBook To iPhone Via Bluetooth’ is to change the Personal Hotspot password. Simple, but effective.
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I am trying to set up a bluetooth connection between my mobile (Nokia X6) and new Acer lap top whch is running windows 7. In the past when using Vista and my Samsung phone this was easy through 'control panel'. With this new Windows7 though, there doesn't appear to be an option for setting up bluetooth. There is however a 'help' topic 'how to set up bluetooth or other wireless connections, which starts by saying you can transfer information through bluetooth and other wireless means, it then goes on to describe these 'other' wireless methods adding a note that 'Bluetooth is not supported by any version of windows server. The lap top itself has a bluetooth button along side the Wi-Fi button, which doesn't 'light up' or switch on when I press it. I'm not very technically minded and just use the computer for organising my music and photo's and other such simple functions. Apologies if this seems silly, but I feel I'm getting conflicting info, is bluetooth still available to use with windows 7, if so what does it mean saying 'it is not supported by windows servers? Just want to know if I'm overlooking something really obvious or if I should stop trying altogether with the whole bluetooth thing and focuss on other methods of transferring files? Any advice written in plain terms or pointing me in the right direction will be so appreciated, many thanx Frances
Since 5.0-910, Dolphin has the ability to passthrough a Bluetooth adapter for emulated Wii software. This gives emulated Wii software full control of a Bluetooth adapter, which, provided a decent, working adapter, notably allows pairing Wii Remotes to Dolphin, third-party Wii Remote support, working Wii Remote audio and more accurate connectivity.
Limitations
Setting upLinux
A udev rule has to be installed so Dolphin can use a Bluetooth adapter without having to get root privileges.
Dolphin should be able to automatically unload the USB Bluetooth kernel module (assuming you have permission to; you typically need to be in the
plugdev group). If not, unload it with modprobe -r btusb .
Windows
WARNING: While a libusb driver is installed, other programs/devices will not be able to use your Bluetooth device. This can be easily reverted in Windows Device Manager and instructions are provided below.
Download and open Zadig as Administrator, then:
If you wish to return your Bluetooth back to normal, start 'Device Manager' and locate 'libusbK' devices in the list. Right click the device you wish to restore and uninstall device. Upon plugging it in next time, Windows will install the default Bluetooth driver and it will continue functioning per normal. NOTE: If you used the winUSB driver instead, it will be located under 'Universal Serial Bus Devices.' Same instructions apply otherwise.
If Dolphin is unable to use your Bluetooth device after doing this, it may not have the necessary hardware features. You can attempt to use the 'winUSB' driver from zadig as a last ditch effort.
usbdk
Some users who wish to maintain use of their Bluetooth Device and use it in Dolphin without swapping drivers have opted to use usbdk. When Dolphin starts up, you will lose control of your Bluetooth Device and regain it when Dolphin is shutdown. While this cuts down on the work if you need to use your Bluetooth device across many controllers, usbdk has many bugs. The worst of which is that any ES_Launch will immediately crash freeze the game due to usbdk losing control of the Bluetooth.
macOS
There is currently no way to use this feature on versions newer than 10.9, because Apple removed the ability to unload the Bluetooth kernel module.
A potential solution would be to force the OS to ignore the adapter with a codeless .kext, but this hasn't been tried yet.
Android
This feature is not supported on Android.
Using passthrough mode in Dolphin
In Dolphin, open the Controller Configuration dialog, then select the 'Passthrough a Bluetooth adapter' option in the Wii Remotes section.
While a game is running:
Advanced usageSync button hotkey
It is possible to use the 'Press Sync Button' hotkey as an alternative to the buttons in the controller configuration dialog.
You will need to map 'Press Sync Button' to a key or combination of keys. This can be done within Dolphin by left clicking on the 'Hotkey Settings' tab under 'Options' to bring up the appropriate configuration menu. You must then left click on the 'Wii and Wii Remote' tab and left click on the box for 'Press Sync Button' to map this hotkey.
'Press Sync Button' is designed to work just like the Wii's red sync button:
Forcing a specific adapter
If you need to use a specific adapter, instead of using the first Bluetooth adapter that is found, you can force Dolphin to use it by editing Dolphin's configuration file (Config/Dolphin.ini). In the BluetoothPassthrough section, set 'VID' and 'PID' to your adapter's vendor ID and product ID. These values should be converted from hex to decimal, for example a VID of '057E' should be inputted as '1406'.
Troubleshooting'Failed to open Bluetooth device: LIBUSB_ERROR_ACCESS'
Vice city san andreas cheats pdf. This error means that Dolphin doesn't have permission to use the Bluetooth adapter.
If on Linux, make sure the udev rule is set up correctly.
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'Failed to open Bluetooth device: LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED'Bluetooth Device Not Supported
On Windows, this typically means that the libusb/WinUSB driver was not installed for the adapter.
'Failed to detach kernel driver for BT passthrough'
Dolphin tried to automatically unload the Bluetooth USB kernel module and failed to. Unload the module manually before starting a game to avoid this issue.
Wii Remotes do not stay paired after closing the game
This means that your adapter is likely broken and does not remember Wii Remote link keys properly. Use a different adapter to avoid this issue.
This may also happen if your SYSCONF is corrupted or if you changed to a Dolphin version which doesn't have BT passthrough. If your adapter is listed as working with pairing or if you're sure it supports pairings (by having checked the HCI command replies), you can try deleting Wii/shared2/sys/SYSCONF and Wii/btdinf.bak.
Black screen on boot
Games send a reset command to the Bluetooth adapter when they start and wait for it to be acknowledged. If you are getting a black screen for a long time (more than 10 seconds), your adapter may be stuck in a broken state and is unable to respond to any commands. Unplug the adapter and try again.
Dolphin Supported Bluetooth Device Not FoundNo usable adapter found
This can happen with some adapters. You'll need to force your adapter to be used.
Adapter test results
Stability
Pairing
Bluetooth Device Not Supported Iphone
Other
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