Keeping Bluetooth enabled on Macs

Hi,

For keeping Bluetooth enabled on macOS 26, the recommended approach is to use a Configuration Profile to restrict Bluetooth modification — this is officially supported by Apple.

Solution

Deploy a Restrictions Profile with allowBluetoothModification set to false:

• The Bluetooth toggle will be grayed out in both System Settings and Control Center
• Students won't be able to disable Bluetooth, keeping Apple Classroom functional

Requirement: macOS 14 or later (Supervision is not required)

Reference: Device management restrictions for Mac computers - Apple Support

Can you post a screenshot of what this looks like? I have only been able to ever accomplish this on iPads.

You're right — the "Allow Bluetooth modification" option exists in Mobile Device Configuration Profiles, but not in macOS Computer Profiles.

For macOS, you'll need to deploy a Custom Configuration Profile with the allowBluetoothModification key manually.

Here's a ready-made signed profile shared by GabePPS: https://community.jamf.com/general-discussions-2/enable-bluetooth-for-bluetooth-headset-pairing-and-block-rest-29123

(Requires macOS 14+ and the profile must be signed before uploading to Jamf Pro)

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security/blob/main/rules/system_settings/system_settings_bluetooth_disable.yaml

You can also create a configuration profile to straight force disable or enable Bluetooth. 

I have been trying to apply this on a mac device in my network but I can’t achieve the outcome defined here. Here is the payload I am using.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>PayloadContent</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
			<string>Device Restrictions</string>
			<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
			<string>com.apple.applicationaccess.E7957296-379D-4458-850B-CBC1241B46D3</string>
			<key>PayloadType</key>
			<string>com.apple.applicationaccess</string>
			<key>PayloadUUID</key>
			<string>E7957296-379D-4458-850B-CBC1241B46D3</string>
			<key>PayloadVersion</key>
			<integer>1</integer>
			<key>allowBluetoothModification</key>
			<false/>
		</dict>
	</array>
	<key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
	<string>Device Restrictions</string>
	<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
	<string>Restriction.3B211818-0347-4E4A-AFD7-2A0BB61F89E8</string>
	<key>PayloadType</key>
	<string>Configuration</string>
	<key>PayloadUUID</key>
	<string>44F0EA33-3A5D-4FB5-BDF6-65EB4DE6CDFC</string>
	<key>PayloadVersion</key>
	<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>

The mac machine in which I an trying to apply this profile is in version 14.7 (Sonoma) and I am also signing this profile and applying it as it becomes a verified profile in mac settings pane. Here is the outcome which is displayed in the macOS settings window.
 

After all these outcome, I can still enable or disable Bluetooth settings in my mac. Has anyone experienced the same behavior like this ? Or does it only have effect on standard users alone ?