We can turn on the Bluetooth using adb command as below,
$ adb shell am start -a android.bluetooth.adapter.action.REQUEST_ENABLE
once you type this on your desktop/laptop, Android will prompt the user on Mobile / Android device for allowing permissions to turn ON the bluetooth, like below
![](https://i0.wp.com/lynxbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bluetooth.png?resize=960%2C309&ssl=1)
We can make the Bluetooth Discoverable using adb command as below,
$ adb shell am start -a android.bluetooth.adapter.action.REQUEST_DISCOVERABLE
This will prompt user on android device requesting permissions to make your device discoverable as,
![](https://i0.wp.com/lynxbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/android-bt.png?resize=951%2C336&ssl=1)
Reference : https://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/BluetoothAdapter#ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE