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How to Display the Bluetooth Icon in the Menu Bar for Computers using Jamf Pro

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Description

This article provides steps for displaying the Bluetooth icon in menu bar for computers using a custom configuration profile in Jamf Pro. This setting is immediate and doesn't require a reboot.

Deploying Bluetooth Icon to Your Menu Bar

Push a custom configuration profile to computers to display the Bluetooth icon:

  1. In Jamf Pro, navigate to Computers > Configuration Profiles and click + New.

  2. Configure "General" tab as required for the environment.

  3. Click the Application & Custom Settings payload and select Upload.

  4. Click Add.

  5. Set the preference domain to: com.apple.controlcenter

  6. Add the plist below.

    <?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>Bluetooth</key> <integer>18</integer> </dict> </plist>

  7. Click Scope and add desired computers or smart groups. We recommend testing one or two devices first.

  8. Click Save.

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