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AirPods disconnect after Catalina update

Since updating to Catalina, my AirPods won't stay connected to my MacBook Pro. To try troubleshooting I've:

Reset my AirPods
Connected/Disconnected from Bluetooth
Turned Bluetooth on/off
Reset PRAM
Reset SMC
Restarted the laptop
Turned laptop on/off
Trashed the audio and Bluetooth preferences
Signed out/back in to iCloud
Reinstalled Catalina

I figured a reinstall would get it working, but alas it did not. The AirPods will connect for maybe 5 minutes and then the audio switches back to the internal speakers. The AirPods worked perfectly on Mojave, and still work perfectly on my iPhone.

Any other tips/fixes?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Oct 9, 2019 11:03 AM

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edrian

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Apr 16, 2020 9:37 AM in response to svetam

Same! My Airpods pro always disconnect and reconnect in my Macbook air mid-2013. My OS is Catalina 10.15.1. This is really frustrating me.

Apr 19, 2020 1:09 PM in response to DC_NY

Booting in safe mode, logging in, restarting my Mac, and logging in again fixed the problem for me!

Apr 19, 2020 1:44 PM in response to HayHay0820

Reinstalling Catalina was the Solution for me after Total 4 hours phone session with Apple care.

May 2, 2020 1:52 PM in response to izzybz8

how much storage left on your Mac? I’ve upgraded my ssd and now it seems to be working. I’m still using without any issues by one week

I've upgraded from 128gb to 512gb ssd

zheer4

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4 points

May 2, 2020 8:02 PM in response to DC_NY

i have 2012 MacBook pro, its has started to lag since updating my MacBook, i even have the second generation of AirPods so it must be a software issue.

zachahuy

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4 points

May 4, 2020 8:50 AM in response to jwloader

I confirm this version works for me as well (19F72f), however when I upgrade to 10.15.5, it stops working.

AirPods disconnect after Catalina update