Mac Air M1 dropdown menu not responding.

I got so frustrated with this on my MBP M1 that I just told it never to sleep, not the computer, not the monitor. So it's a little bit more hassle because I have to manually turn the monitor off/on and manually switch it when I flip over to my work computer, but it keeps me from having to reboot it just to get everything back to normal.

I'm not sure if there is a real fix in the pipeline yet. I upgraded to the 11.2 beta, and it definitely reduced the frequency with which the problem occurs, but it still happens to me at least once a week. Unplugging/replugging sometimes fixes it, though I usually reboot it so as to not put so much wear and tear on the USB-C plug. They don't seem nearly as robust as USB-A or lightning, and they get loose alarmingly fast if you use them a lot.

I also have an intermittent problem with my M1 MacBook not recognizing that I've got the charger plugged in, when it is connected to the Apple multiport adapter (which definitely supports PD pass-thru). Changing to the other USB-C port or rebooting fixes that, but it's another annoyance. The reality is that MacBooks are pretty great as mobile devices (the battery life on this M1 is remarkable), but as a docked workstation they are a little rough around the edges.

Same here. The issue happened when I tried to load Premiere Pro using Rosetta. Dock was unresponsive and restarting it solved the issue.

Getting the menus to work again has been pretty simple to work around. What I have struggled with is getting the monitor colors to be correct. So far the only reliable way is to reboot, though unplugging the cable a few times sometimes works. I installed 11.2 beta yesterday and [knock on wood] it hasn't happened since, so maybe they fixed it. I heard rumors that 11.2 fixed the sleep problem so I thought I'd give it a try. Otherwise I was rapidly becoming disillusioned with my MacBook and irritated at Apple for poor quality control.

I just ran into the same issue, but on my M1 Mac mini. A reboot fixed it. In my case, I'd gone out for a couple of days and when I came back the menu wasn't working. The Mini did go to sleep during that time.

I have updated and mine is still doing it about once a week. This is a stupid problem. The menu works on the right but not on the left. It’s like there’s an un clickable area of pixels. Shocking that Apple would have this type of an issue.

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Apologies for the saltiness of my previous reply. I had a brain cramp and thought you worked for Apple for some reason (I blame my quarantine brain).

I haven' t had the issue with the charger so fingers crossed my luck holds up. This is all pretty unfortunate but it has helped me realize that I am not the kind of person who can be an early adopter. :)

The issue happens to me about once every week or so. Here is a loom video showing the issue. There is NO WAY AROUND IT except to reboot which isn't very helpful if you're in the middle of a meeting. PLEASE Apple fix this https://www.loom.com/share/4de30399384649cbbb94e0dc5dc29115

I have the same issue as everyone else in this thread:

• brand new 13" M1 MacBook Pro
• I am unable to click on the top left menu bar (Apple icon, menu icon, etc) when plugged in to an external monitor
• Everything works when I use the laptop without the monitor

I've had this laptop for like 2 weeks and it's never happened before and now all of a sudden I can't get any work done. Apple computers have gone to sh*t

I actually returned an M1 Mac Mini due to bluetooth issues. Apple support was unable to fix the issue, or even devote any resources to a software patch so they had me ship the whole computer back. I haven't had to buy a new personal computer in quite some time and I've got to say that the quality of Apple has surely declined greatly.

This is very annoying. Not only can I have just one external screen on my Macbook Pro M1, also this problem makes the only external monitor useless to use. But since @Apple is not responding to this thread, I suppose it is like always - that there is no problem or acknowledgement of the problem until they have a solution...