Fix Guide: Tahoe Bluetooth "Not Available" Fix

Symptom: The Bluetooth icon in the menu bar has a line through it or says "Bluetooth: Not Available" after waking from sleep on macOS Tahoe.

Why this happens

The Bluetooth daemon (bluetoothd) can fail to re-initialize the firmware handshake on M2/M3 chips after a deep sleep state.

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Fix 1: Reset Bluetooth Module via Terminal

1. Open Terminal.
2. Run:

sudo pkill bluetoothd

1. Wait 5 seconds. The system will automatically restart the daemon.

Fix 2: Remove Bluetooth Property List

1. In Terminal:

sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist

1. Restart your Mac. You will need to re-pair some devices.

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