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In my OnePlus 6 running Android 9.0, changing the value for the system key (for Settings) bluetooth_default_scan_mode toggles the discoverability of bluetooth. Value 21 to disable, 23 to enable.

MacroDroid has a trigger named System Settings under Device Settings category, and after selecting System in the list there, you can set the key-value. Unfortunately, for some reason I didn't investigate into, MacroDroid failed to work in this case. In turn, I resorted to Tasker which also allows changing custom settings.

In Tasker, the action under a task should be: Settings → Custom Setting:

  • Type: System
  • Name: bluetooth_default_scan_mode or pick a related one using lens icon and test it out
  • Value: 21 or 23 or whatever you found

Save the task and assign it to a profile of your liking. A profile is a trigger in MacroDroid terms.


I used to find out the key-value corresponding to the discoverability of bluetooth. You can use it if you fail to find the key-value for your device. Here's what I did:

adb logcat  SettingsProvider:V *:S -v long   # to find the key
adb settings get system KEY                  # to obtain the value of the key. You would have to get the value for both cases

In my OnePlus 6 running Android 9.0, changing the value for the system key (for Settings) bluetooth_default_scan_mode toggles the discoverability of bluetooth. Value 21 to disable, 23 to enable.

MacroDroid has a trigger named System Settings under Device Settings category, and after selecting System in the list there, you can set the key-value. Unfortunately, for some reason I didn't investigate into, MacroDroid failed to work in this case. In turn, I resorted to Tasker which also allows changing custom settings.

In Tasker, the action under a task should be: Settings → Custom Setting:

  • Type: System
  • Name: bluetooth_default_scan_mode or pick a related one using lens icon and test it out
  • Value: 21 or 23 or whatever you found

Save the task and assign it to a profile of your liking. A profile is a trigger in MacroDroid terms.

In my OnePlus 6 running Android 9.0, changing the value for the system key (for Settings) bluetooth_default_scan_mode toggles the discoverability of bluetooth. Value 21 to disable, 23 to enable.

MacroDroid has a trigger named System Settings under Device Settings category, and after selecting System in the list there, you can set the key-value. Unfortunately, for some reason I didn't investigate into, MacroDroid failed to work in this case. In turn, I resorted to Tasker which also allows changing custom settings.

In Tasker, the action under a task should be: Settings → Custom Setting:

  • Type: System
  • Name: bluetooth_default_scan_mode or pick a related one using lens icon and test it out
  • Value: 21 or 23 or whatever you found

Save the task and assign it to a profile of your liking. A profile is a trigger in MacroDroid terms.


I used to find out the key-value corresponding to the discoverability of bluetooth. You can use it if you fail to find the key-value for your device. Here's what I did:

adb logcat  SettingsProvider:V *:S -v long   # to find the key
adb settings get system KEY                  # to obtain the value of the key. You would have to get the value for both cases
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Firelord
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In my OnePlus 6 running Android 9.0, changing the value for the system key (for Settings) bluetooth_default_scan_mode toggles the discoverability of bluetooth. Value 21 to disable, 23 to enable.

MacroDroid has a trigger named System Settings under Device Settings category, and after selecting System in the list there, you can set the key-value. Unfortunately, for some reason I didn't investigate into, MacroDroid failed to work in this case. In turn, I resorted to Tasker which also allows changing custom settings.

In Tasker, the action under a task should be: Settings → Custom Setting:

  • Type: System
  • Name: bluetooth_default_scan_mode or pick a related one using lens icon and test it out
  • Value: 21 or 23 or whatever you found

Save the task and assign it to a profile of your liking. A profile is a trigger in MacroDroid terms.