Shortcuts App & Manage Bluetooth State & Connected Device

Bugs or Unexpected Behavior
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In the Shortcuts app, the action "Manage Bluetooth State & Connected Device" does not do anything when run. More specifically, when you hit the run button in the
Shortcuts app, it will give a checkmark, indicating that it's run—but it never successfully connects to the bluetooth device. I've tried several different devices and permutations of selecting the device and/or using the name, address, etc.: none would connect to the device.

The problem appears to be specific to the "Manage Bluetooth State & Connected Device" action. For instance, if I select "Disable Bluetooth" or "Toggle Bluetooth on/off" those don't work either. When testing, I also tried a few other BTT actions (not related to bluetooth) in the Shortcuts app (e.g., sending shortcuts to other apps) just to make sure that BTT and the Shortcuts app didn't have an issue with each other, and they all worked fine.

Oddly enough, however, I can run BTT's related "Connect Bluetooth Device" directly in BTT without any problems. For instance, in BTT's Keyboard Shortcuts, I attached the action "Connect Bluetooth Device" and was able to pair with every device I tested.

In the Shortcuts app, its privacy details look fine. MacOS's privacy settings with regard to BTT also look fine (pictured below). When it comes to running BTT actions in the Shortcuts app, are there specific settings I should be looking for? The Shortcuts app and BTT have been granted access to everything they've requested.

Assuming it's not a Privacy & Security permissions problem, any other ideas what might be causing the problem? Thanks!

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Device information:

  • Type of Mac: MacBook Pro, M3 Pro
  • macOS version: 15.0.1
  • BetterTouchTool version: 4.734
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@Andreas_Hegenberg Am I the only person with this issue (Re:Shortcuts app & bluetooth connections)?

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@Andreas_Hegenberg Would it be helpful for me to email you directly about the issue with Shortcuts.app and BTT’s action “Manage Bluetooth State & Connected Devices”?

At this point, I’ve read tried several different things, and I just can’t seem to get this particular action’s options to work (e.g., enable, disable, toggle, connect or disconnect). After reading numerous posts on this forum and others, I’m stuck and would be grateful for any troubleshooting reccomendations that you or others might have.

If I accidentally left out any important information in my initial post above, please let me know. I’m happy to send you a video or any other documentation of the issue that you might find helpful. Since my initial post, I think the only thing I’d add is that I’m now running your most recent regular update (BTT Version 4.765).

Also, if the Shortcuts/bluetooth problem is a known bug or something that you’re working on, it’s no big deal. I just wanted to make sure that the problem wasn’t just on my end. Or, to see if there was anything else that I could do to help dig into the issue further?

As always, thanks for any help you can lend!

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Sorry I haven’t been able to look into this yet. I’ll check it out soon

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Thanks, @Andreas_Hegenberg! I really appreciate it. And, if there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask.

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same issue

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Should now be fixed in v4.779 (uploading now)

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You rock, @Andreas_Hegenberg ! Thanks a ton. Everything works fine on my end now with 4.779. Much appreciated.