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Control Bluetooth Daemon through Command Line OSX
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bluetooth.sh
#read the current pref, returns '0' for off and '1' for on.
defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist ControllerPowerState
#set bluetooth pref to off
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist ControllerPowerState 0
#set bluetooth pref to on
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist ControllerPowerState 1
#kill the bluetooth server process
sudo killall blued
#unload the daemon
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.blued.plist
#reload the daemon
sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.blued.plist
#start the daemon
sudo launchctl start com.apple.blued
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pradeepb28 commented Apr 16, 2022 •
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defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist ControllerPowerState

it seems like it returns always 1 on monterey

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