Disable the bluetooth menu on macOS with a mobileconfig .plist file

I don't have a ton of time, but I do have a blue tooth.

What we have here is a plist for let's say a MDM (JAMF Pro?) which will disable the bluetooth menu on macOS.

<?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>Label</key>
    <string>com.example.disablebluetoothmenu</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/bin/defaults</string>
        <string>write</string>
        <string>com.apple.controlcenter</string>
        <string>Bluetooth</string>
        <string>-bool</string>
        <string>false</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>
      

This plist file, when deployed through a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution like JAMF Pro, will disable the Bluetooth menu in the macOS control center. It does this by setting the Bluetooth key in the com.apple.controlcenter domain to false using the defaults command.

Here's a breakdown of what the plist does:

• It sets a label for the task: com.example.disablebluetoothmenu
• It specifies the program to run: /usr/bin/defaults
• It provides arguments to the defaults command to write the Bluetooth setting
• It sets RunAtLoad to true, which means this will run when the configuration profile is loaded

This can be useful in environments where you want to restrict Bluetooth usage or simplify the user interface by removing unused options.