{"id":45176,"date":"2024-10-01T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T18:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=45176"},"modified":"2024-10-01T14:36:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T18:36:02","slug":"sequoias-warning-when-turning-off-bluetooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/01\/sequoias-warning-when-turning-off-bluetooth\/","title":{"rendered":"Sequoia’s Warning When Turning Off Bluetooth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeff Johnson<\/a> (Mastodon<\/a>, Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Does this prompt appear monthly? No, that would be far too convenient. So how often? Every. Single. Time. You. Try. To. Disable. Bluetooth<\/em>.<\/p>

Have I mentioned that Apple re-enables Bluetooth on every OS update on purpose<\/a>? This behavior continues with macOS 15. Also, Bluetooth is notorious for security vulnerabilities; just google site:support.apple.com bluetooth “security content”<\/a>.<\/p>

The prompt warns that I “won’t be able to use a Bluetooth keyboard or mouse,” despite the fact my Mac mini already has a USB keyboard and mouse plugged in. Indeed, the Mac isn’t using any Bluetooth devices, and macOS knows<\/em> this but doesn’t care. Moreover, the Bluetooth prompt appears even when all Bluetooth-related features are disabled such as AirDrop and Handoff. There’s no “intelligence” to the prompt.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

The issue isn’t whether the existence of a warning makes sense. The issue is that the warning can’t be suppressed<\/em>. The prompt has no “Don’t ask me again” checkbox.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Phillip Cohen<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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thankfully, looks like you can still turn it off without a confirmation by using the shortcut action, but still ridiculous<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Jeff Johnson<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The prompt also appears on macOS 14.7 (but not macOS 13.7).<\/p>\n

The prompt does not appear on laptops.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n