Enable or disable the Bluetooth device on your computer.
Jim Campbell
jwcampbell@gmail.com
शॅन मेक्केक्
shaunm@gnome.org
Michael Hill
mdhillca@gmail.com

# Turn Bluetooth on or off

The Bluetooth icon on the top bar

You can turn Bluetooth on to use Bluetooth devices and send and receive files, but turn it off to conserve power. To turn Bluetooth on, click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar and click Turn On Bluetooth.

You can turn Bluetooth on to use Bluetooth devices and send and receive files, but turn it off to conserve power. To turn Bluetooth on:

Open the Activities overview and start typing Bluetooth.

Click on Bluetooth to open the panel.

Set the switch in the titlebar to ON.

Many laptop computers have a hardware switch or key combination to turn Bluetooth on and off. If the Bluetooth hardware is turned off, you will not see a Bluetooth icon in the menu bar. Look for a switch on your computer or a key on your keyboard. The keyboard key is often accessed with the help of the Fn key.

Many laptop computers have a hardware switch or key combination to turn Bluetooth on and off. If the Bluetooth hardware is turned off, you will not see a Bluetooth icon in the top bar. Look for a switch on your computer or a key on your keyboard. The keyboard key is often accessed with the help of the Fn key.

To turn Bluetooth off, click the Bluetooth icon and click Turn Off Bluetooth.

To turn Bluetooth off:

Open the Activities overview and start typing Bluetooth.

Click on Bluetooth to open the panel.

Set the switch in the titlebar to OFF.

You only need to switch Visibility on if you are connecting to this computer from another device. See for more information.