What does a crossed or dimmed AirBuddy icon in the menu bar mean?

A crossed or dimmed AirBuddy icon means that Bluetooth is unavailable, so AirBuddy can’t discover nearby accessories.

Check Bluetooth

Open Control Center and make sure Bluetooth is on. The crossed or dimmed icon can appear briefly while the Mac wakes from sleep and Bluetooth becomes available again.

Check Bluetooth permission

Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Bluetooth, then make sure AirBuddy and AirBuddyHelper are allowed. Restart AirBuddy after changing permission.

If Bluetooth remains unavailable to AirBuddy even though it works in macOS, restart the Mac. Persistent Bluetooth failures can indicate a system or hardware issue.