4th Gen 2020 M1 Mac mini bluetooth issues with Magic Mouse2

Hi, I am stuck as well with my mouse not working. I can see Bluetooth can pick up my mouse but the cursor does not move. If i click and drag, I can see a square forming and by guessing i can manage to click on items so I think bluetooth is not the issue. How can I solve this? Thank you for your help.

So, that's pretty interesting. Do we know what "Direct mouse input" means? Does it mean that it handles the mouse with its own driver? If so, you're right - it probably is a software/OS issue, which hopefully Apple will be able to correct.

So, I went to nvidia to investigate this direct mouse input, and some mac users actually have some trouble with it turned on. Here's a response from nvidia regarding that issue:

Andrewf@NVIDIA said: Hi We added a new feature called Direct Input mode. There are differences in mouse acceleration between windows and mac. With this mode on, we turn off Mac acceleration when you launch a game or Steam, but it matches what you would get on Windows. Just try turning down your DPI or the mouse sensitivity in a game. Most testers told us they like this on, since it feels smoother and lowers latency. If you want the mac os acceleration, turn direct input mode off. Your latency may increase tho when gaming.

So, if the direct input mode on, it turns off the Mac acceleration, and if it is off, then it turns ON the Mac acceleration? So, perhaps the Mac acceleration driver/software is the culprit?

Agree, this needs to be fixed as it makes the M1 Mini useless! I am running Apple bluetooth keyboard and mouse and I regularly get multiple drop outs. It would be nice if Apple would post something before many customers put their new kit back in the box and send it back!

I'm having the same issues as others have reported with my new M1 MacMini using my Apple wireless keyboard and mouse. Both had been trouble-free with my previous MacMini.

I'm having another odd issue that I haven't seen others post about, although I've not read all 17 pages of comments!

Several times, when "waking up" the monitor (my M1 MacMini is set to never sleep, just turn off the monitor and lock the screen) when trying to log in, for every key I press I get multiple entries, like the key is stuck or you pressed it multiple times. You might get a single entry per key press or maybe a half dozen. The only way to log in is to use a USB keyboard and then, to fix the wireless keyboard, you have to reboot.

I've have not tried to reset the Bluetooth receiver or start in safe mode, but turning the keyboard off and then back on doesn't help. Also; I purchased a new iMac for my wife the same day I got my M1 MacMini and she hasn't had any problems with her wireless keyboard so I doubt it's an OS issue.

Anyone else having this multiple keystroke issue?

XM381, I had not noticed this until today when logging in I am getting random responses to the keyboard. Sometimes no response then suddenly multiple characters. This is only on the password entry. The thing is I had a similar issue on my 2016 MacBook with the same keyboard, so interesting to hear you have had the same experience.

Apple is not saying anything. So my 16GB Mini is going back in a few days.

Last time I spoke to support they just said “I understand” and that was that.

So... If you need Bluetooth, best to avoid Minis for a few more months.

Things are better for me, also, with new magic keyboard (extended) and magic trackpad 2; though the trackpad 2 was a little laggy yesterday. I've had the new keyboard and trackpad for about 4 days, so here's to hoping. The new Magic Mouse also seems to work well, too, but I'm mainly using the trackpad, so take that with a grain of salt.

Im not moving my setup... that's like saying ur holding it wrong! Ha. But this issue is so random here, I don't think rearranging and and/or using different cabling is going to help. For example, I installed ToothFairy, and now the AirPod Pros are listenable. Correlation or Causation? Idk.

These so called fixes listed here are just psychological band-aids on a problem that hasn't been fixed. Disappointing that beta .2 doesn't seem to fix it either. Starting to think it may be a hardware issue that may never get fixed, or at least no time soon. calling Apple at tjis pint seems like an exercise in frustration. I get they need cases to log, but the idea of spending hours with them re-setting the mac seems a pointless waste of time which I simply don't have. I'm outside the 14 day return period and just don't know what to do since this is unusable for business meetings at this point.

macbook pro m1 with magic mouse 2 (only BT device connected)

Thanks, Jigs. This seems like a good suggestion.

First thing I'm going to do, however, is just unplug my backup drive and go a day without Time Machine backups. If that works, I'll give this a try because it's easy to do, and I'll soon need a port hub anyway. I'm really glad this worked for you, and I'm hoping this resolves part of the problem I'm having.

But clearly, others have BT issues without mentioning USB drives powered by their Mini, so it may help with only a part of my troubles. I'll report back what happens, if we haven't had a resolution by then.

It isn't a scaling issue, at least as far as changing to any of the available scalings goes. I have it on default. I have tried all the others and it makes no difference. Unplugging the cable from the back of the monitor and plugging it back in is the only fix.

I did as instructed in your post; however, shortly thereafter, I had one of the other issues I have seen but forgot to mention in my prior post and that is after clicking to launch an app, the screen and everything freezes up. The keyboard is no longer responsive and neither is the mouse. I plug a lightening cable into the keyboard and it shows connected and everything comes back to life.

I was at an Apple store today returning another bad engineered product (the iPhone Magnetic wallet) and asked the employee if he was familiar with the issue. He said he had not heard of it but that we should all call Apple support as that is what motivates them to solve a problem. My Nephew works for Apple in development and I am going to send him a message to see if he can find out anything. I don't want to return it and go through the hassle of setting up a new computer with my apps, settings, etc. The transition is never as easy as Apple claims and usually takes several days of effort to get things working right again.

By the way, the issue with the wallet is that it is almost impossible to get your cards out. Especially, if you put one in such that the slick side faces the slot or it is a card that does not have raised numbers or text. Forget getting your Driver's license out. They could have made it work had they sewn in a ribbon that you could pull to bring the cards up and then easily remove. The slot idea simply doesn't work. Seems like they never tested it.

Lastly, I am willing to bet this is a hardware issue which is why they are dragging their feet on a solution. This is too serious a problem to ignore but they can postpone facing it while perhaps modifying their chip and producing replacement units.

Where your bluetooth Apple keyboard and mouse then able to connect and work properly through the bluetooth dongle or did you still have to use the wired mouse and keyboard?

If yes, this would tend to point to a problem in the bluetooth hardware on the M1.

Magic Trackpad stopped working in the middle of use. My cursor just froze. Connected via bluetooth. My Logitech MX Master also just stopped working. My keyboard stayed working but that is connected using a unified receiver. I had to perform a hard reset it to get it to come back. Please fix!