GUIDE How to Enable Broadcom Bluetooth on macOS

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How to Enable Broadcom Bluetooth on macOS [Clover/OpenCore]​

An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers implementation of Broadcom Bluetooth on macOS using Clover and OpenCore.

Overview

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There are several Broadcom WiFi cards which works OOTB. However, there are few cards which are fully supported but you need to use an injector kext to enable the Bluetooth.

To enable Broadcom WiFi, refer to the guide linked below.

GUIDE - How to Enable Broadcom WiFi on macOS [Clover/OpenCore]

How to Enable Broadcom WiFi on macOS [Clover/OpenCore] An EliteMacx86 Exclusive Guide - This guide covers implementation of Broadcom WiFi on macOS using Clover and OpenCore. Overview There are several Broadcom WiFi cards which works OOTB. However, there are few cards which are fully supported...

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Compatibility

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For more information on Broadcom WiFi and Bluetooth compatibility, refer to the thread linked below.

WiFi Compatibility List for Broadcom, Atheros and Intel for macOS [Sierra/High Sierra/Mojave/Catalina/Big Sur]

WiFi Compatibility List [Sierra/High Sierra/Mojave/Catalina/Big Sur] Following are the list of compatible and non-compatible WiFi models for Mac. For Broadcom https://www.elitemacx86.com/threads/how-to-enable-broadcom-wifi.606/ For Atheros...

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Requirements

WiFi Hardware	Supported Broadcom WiFi
Network Kexts	Original Network kexts in S/L/E
macOS Version	macOS Sierra and Later

Adding required kext

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To enable the Bluetooth support, you'll need to add BrcmPatchRAM kexts.

Kexts	Notes
BrcmBluetoothInjector*	For OS X El Capitan and newer
BrcmFirmwareData*	Can be injected via Bootloader and is preferred configuration.
BrcmPatchRAM2	For OS X El Capitan to macOS Mojave
BrcmPatchRAM3	For macOS Catalina or Later

Note:

• *Indicates mandatory kexts.
• Do not install BrcmPatchRAM2 and BrcmPatchRAM3 together.

The next step is to download the above required kexts to enable Bluetooth support.

For Clover:
If you're using Clover, copy the kexts to EFI/Clover/Kext/Others

For OpenCore:
If you're using OpenCore, copy the kexts to EFI/OC/Kexts. You'll also need to add the kexts entries in Kernel section of your config.plist

Restart your System

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After performing all the above steps, restart your system for the applied changes to take effect.
You can see a Bluetooth icon in the menu bar now. If not, you can enable it from System Preferences>Bluetooth>Show Bluetooth in menu bar.