As long as you do not have your System Settings > Bluetooth open, this should not happen. Make sure you forget any device that is not your’s, and keep your Bluetooth settings close, and you should not have this issue. - Brad -
On May 5, 2026, at 17:34, Estelita Clayton <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Brad, is my mac, I know one of our neighbors did it. This is the third times it happened. She paired her headset and apple TV, these appeared in my mac. My husband asked our closest neighbors, and one said she has apple TV and a headset, and can't understand why is connected to my mac book pro. Now, she has an apple watch and it happened again. I only assumed that she clicked my device to make it happen. My husband is sighted, he does the settings in my mac if I cannot do it myself. Nene On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM Bradford Snyder <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > What device are you receiving these request? > Is this on your Mac, or an iOS device? > > - Brad - > > On May 5, 2026, at 12:44, Estelita Clayton <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Yes, it's very annoying, I cannot do anything, voiceover keeps requesting. > I think, it will not happen if somebody didn't click our device, right? > For example, when I paired my player into my bose speaker, it scanned the > nearby devices, I just clicked mine, as I know it was the right one. > Nene > > > On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM Steve Matzura <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> In this day and age, this is a very common problem. I live in a large >> apartment building, with 500 apartments one on top of an other. My router is >> frequently flooded with requests to join my network from devices I cannot >> identify and which clearly belong to others. Sometimes, when I am in a taxi >> or other vehicle, somebody’s phone, or earpiece, or headset, or camera wants >> to connect to my phone. I just ignore it. I move out of range, and the >> connect requests go away. It is nothing to worry about. Bottom line: you did >> the right thing by not entering the requested code. If you did, it wouldn’t >> be a crime. Just an annoyance. >> >>> On May 4, 2026, at 9:17 PM, Estelita Clayton <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hello, just turned on my mac, and got this notification saying Bluetooth >>> pairing request, wanting me to enter a password. >>> >>> The name of the device is unknown to me and I am not pairing any device. >>> >>> Any idea why this is happening, how can I stop this please? >>> >>> The only devices paired in my mac are my magic keyboard and headset. >>> >>> Your help is very much appreciated, thank you in advance. >>> >>> Nene >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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