Mac Mini m1 bluetooth problems

I had the same problems with a new Mac Mini M1. This solution worked for me:

Reset Bluetooth – hold down shift/option on the keyboard and click on the Bluetooth icon in upper right corner of the display. Select Reset the Bluetooth Module. Go back to Bluetooth in System Preferences and restart/connect all Bluetooth devises.

Hopefully this will work for you!

Now, I've connected them back to MMM1and turned off Wi-Fi on M1 machine. So far it work

The issue returned immediately when I turned Wi-Fi back on. Interesting thing is, that it drops from time to time and it has no correlation with Wi-Fi usage. I tried to send large files either from and to NAS over Wi-FI (2,4GHz) and over AirDrop, and it doesn't cause any interference - sounds play OK. It just drops in same occasional manners. The easiest way how to cause the drop is to turn Wifi off/on. I guess it starts to search the frequencies and cause the interference and this probably happens from time to time in normal regime.

Anyway, it is Apple who should solve the issue as we pay the premium price. We expect nothing less than premium products (which is not true anymore).

Yes, I've had a similar problem except with a magic mouse. Everything is bluetooth, Apple keyboard, magic mouse and my headphones. For some reason the magic mouse is the only thing affected though. And likewise, I'd disconnect, reconnect, unpair and then repair yet despite it showing as connected it doesn't respond. For me the solution was shutting down the Mac Mini instead of putting it to sleep. My issue always happened when waking from sleep. It's unfortunate because this wasn't the case until I installed firmware 11.2.2. Wish I would've just stayed on 11.2.1. I actually wasn't aware 11.2.3. was released, guess I'll give it a try and see if my problem still exists.

Hello Sunden5 and welcome to Apple Support Communities. It appears you are having some difficulty with Bluetooth connectivity on a new M1 mac mini.

Some users have reported that switching off FileVault at System Preferences > Security & Privacy > FileVault has a positive effect here.

If that does not work for you, reach out directly to Apple Support for additional options.

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Cheers.

I finally switched to a wired network connection and turned off wifi on my Mini M1. The bluetooth problems haven't reoccurred since and my Magic Mouse stays connected.

Not an acceptable solution, of course.

I was advised by Apple support yesterday to reset the SMC to resolve this issue and it seems to work. The steps to do that are pretty simple: shut down the computer, remove the plug and wait 15 seconds, plug back in and wait 5 seconds, then restart. Hope this helps others who have had the same frustrating problem.

Fingers crossed for you Peter.

The frequency of the issue is significantly less for me since I turned off WIFI. Really like both the MINI M1 and the MBP M1 - great Christmas presents to myself.

All the Best

M

Connecting the Magic mouse 2 with the cable to my new MacBook Pro 13" M1 immediately connected it. Unplugged the cable and it's now properly paired. Without this trick the M1 could not connect via bluetooth.

THANK YOU

Turning off Wifi, this worked for me. Since I'm hooked up through ethernet, I suppose Wifi enabled was redundant anyways. Good tip, many thanx.

I think the holding of shift + option keys then clicking the bluetooth icon in menu bar accomplishes the same thing as the option is to erase all the bluetooth information and start afresh. Also, if anyone is participating in Apple's developer beta or public beta program, Apple just released Big Sur 11.2 developer beta 2 yesterday. The public beta should be released today or tomorrow. My guess is that Apple has made the fix for the bluetooth issue in this MacOS iteration.

HSERC wrote:

• Some have got success by turning off Wifi - but this is not a solution, it just hides the underlying problem.

• Some have found success by forcing the systems to use 5GHz wifi - but again, this is not a cure for the problem - It's just using a '"workaround" to avoid running into the problem.

I completely disagree because you are simply not taking wireless interference into account. You can have "product X" working fine on its own, but if (and when) you enter in a large amount of radio interference into the equation, then that product won't (can't) work as it normally would. That is not the products fault, although it would be easy to blame the product. BTW, Apple is not the only one with Bluetooth interference issues, that alone should tell you something. Blaming this or that product is not going to solve the issue, and that's all that really matters here, is solving this issue wherever it lays. I just want my Bluetooth to work...

At first I also thought it was an Apple issue, but after doing a lot of research into this matter I don't even think it's an Apple issue anymore. There is simply way to many devices these days that use the same 2.4GHz band! Not only Wi-Fi interference but also things like baby monitors in the area, garage door openers, microwave ovens, cordless phones, video game consoles, smart TV's, even ZigBee devices, etc. ect... are just a few of the things that all "share" the same 2.4GHz frequency as Bluetooth. Even if you had "just" Wi-Fi interference, you could cause an issue with Bluetooth by simply overloading too many devices on your routers Wi-Fi. The only real solution seems to be to move away from the 2.4 GHZ frequency as much as possible, therefore reducing the amount of interference blocking the Bluetooth signal. When there is this much 2.4GHz interference, even using something like cheap, poorly shielded USB cables can come into play...

Take an inventory on how many wireless devices in your house actually use the 2.4GHz frequency, and I think you'll be amazed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2.4_GHz_radio_use

OK, so after significant issues and interaction with Apple support who TBH didn't really have a clue and kept asking for me to do more and more testing, I gave up a week ago and turned wi-fi off completely and moved to a wired ethernet connection.

I was suspicious of wi-fi issues as I noticed a massive drop in network performance e.g. a reduction of download speeds of 90% yet other devices in the area were maintaining a high signal and transfer rate. When this occurred my Magic Mouse 2 / bluetooth headphones became choppy and disconnected. Only a Bluetooth reset fixed that.

No problems for 1 week after moving to wired ethernet. Is the problem fixed? Heck no - this is simply a work around for me.

As for Apple ignoring multiple threads and complaints and not publicly coming clean and putting people's minds at rest, smoke screens only cause customers to lose trust. Get your act together and stop being arrogant tits. Looks after the consumer and they will look after you.

Martin

My work around was to stop using my magic mouse, I plugged in a Logitech bluetooth dongle with their mouse into the Mac mini M1 USB port and have had no issues with bluetooth connection. I use a ethernet connection and have my apple wireless keyboard and Bose wireless speaker as well as the Logitech mouse connected to the bluetooth. I had a 2018 Mac mini that I traded in for the M1, I am not going to say the Mac mini 2018 was perfect with regard to bluetooth but the Mac Mini M1 has been horrible in comparison. On the 2018 Mac mini I used the same apple wireless Keyboard and mouse as well as other bluetooth devices and had only minor issue every so often with the bluetooth as oppose to the Mac Mini M1 where it was driving me nuts with the constant disconnect and reconnection of the Apple Magic Mouse 2. In summary my work around works, I have been using it this configuration for a number of weeks with no blue tooth issues but it a work around not the solution. Pretty bad that I have to stop using my Apple Magic 2 Mouse for an old dongle Bluetooth connected Logitech mouse.

After Apple asked me to dig into my system to remove files and check things for them (which I bluntly refused to do as I'm not on their payroll) I agreed to do a factory reset. BTW the Apple guide to do this on the M1 processor is not accurate there were new issues to deal with. I ran a base system for a week with no additional software or USB hubs or devices and still had the BT disconnect problem. It's not a case of if, but when the problem starts.

The fact there is no definitive solution from Apple tells me they they don't yet have a clear fix. I've also purchased an M1 MBP and should really try the MM@ on this. This would confirm a serious problem somewhere. Will do that.

M

Have been using an older broadcomm bluetooth adapter for the last 24 hours and my mouse is no longer disconnecting. Will not unlock my Mac as it is not bluetooth version 4. Mouse disconnect-reconnect is the only issue I had been experiencing. Beta 11.2 (second version) did not fix the problem using mac mini bluetooth.