84 Macworld • January 2022

MACOS MONTEREY

B

luetooth can be a useful

technology for short-range

connections, sometimes

known as personal area

networks (PANs). We use Bluetooth

for fitness bands, earbuds and

headphones, hotspot tethering and

input peripherals. But sometimes

If your Bluetooth set up appears messed up beyond repair, hit reset.

Glenn Fleishman reports

How to reset a Mac’s

Bluetooth settings

your Mac seems to get the wrong idea

about one or more devices. Even after

unpairing and re-pairing, you can’t

make a connection. Or, worse, macOS

won’t let you remove a paired device

from the Bluetooth preference pane.

Apple hides Bluetooth reset options

in the Bluetooth menu: