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by xoa 624 days ago
So there's multiple comments already saying this, but I don't understand how what you wrote jives with the paragraph of that post:

>"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 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."

macOS, like Linux, Windows, FreeBSD or whatever, knows what the device tree looks like. It knows whether there are any BT devices paired, what their capabilities are, whether the input peripherals are USB or not. Can you explain why making a prompt conditional on whether it'd disconnect the last input devices or not would not have reduced support calls perfectly well? Why do you think that paragraph is wrong, and macOS must be stupid and generic with a warning regardless?

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Some devices report as keyboards in macOS but are not. My Logitech mouse for whatever reason shows as both. I’m assuming it’s the way Logi handles the extra buttons.