New M1 Mac mini keyboard Lagging

I'd only experienced this issue since Big Sur 11.2.3 and it only manifested after the Mac Mini M1 had gone to sleep each time. Resetting the Bluetooth module by clicking on the Bluetooth icon whilst pressing Shift+Option seemed to do the trick.

Just did do the Bluetooth reset. Will see if anything different. I think everyone with this problem should send a comment to Apple engineering to request an explanation for why Bluetooth does not work well on M1 Mini. They May need to replace a bunch of them.

Its not just the mini I have had this issue on an m1 Macbook Pro. Bluetooth reset resolved it but its not great to have to do that. Wait till you have your first ever Mac full OS crash too, that was special, in all the time I have had a Mac I haven't seen that, now I have seen it albeit just the once.

Its new though right, I think I half expected as a gen 1 adopter of apple silicon that there would be instabilities.

I did the BT reset and got a couple days before lagging once again started. I did notice it seemed to happen after a sleep period (but not the first since rBT eset and restart). Looks like there is no cleaver way or magic workaround at present.

THIS MAY HAVE SOLVED IT FOR ME.

https://mos.caldis.me

It somehow smooths out the mouse movement for none apple mice. :-) . and apple mouse

I have only being using it for 2 days on my M1 Mac mini and the scrolling jerks seems to be gone, or not noticeable at all.

Performing the Bluetooth reset by holding shift + option while clicking the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar has temporarily resolved the issue for me. I wasn't able to log into my M116gb Mac Mini this morning until I connected a usb keyboard to it. I have been a long time Mac supporter, but the way things are going, I may end up walking away.

On my M1 MBP, I've noticed that the keyboard lag only happens when I have my AirPods (skinny, not pro) connected and am actively using them. If I just have my keyboard (Logitech K780) and my mouse (Logitech M720 Triathlon), I don't have any issues. If I add my AirPods, things will work okay for a bit, but soon the keyboard lag starts -- As soon as I disconnect or sheath my AirPods, the keyboard lag goes away, and everything is back to normal.

Perhaps it is triggered when there are more than 2 devices connected and active. I've not tested w/ 3rd party bluetooth headphones.

Big Sur 11.2.3

I had the same problem with my older magic mouse and keyboard. They were had 2.0 Bluetooth chips and didn't handle the AFH very well. I changed to my newer magic mouse and keyboard that 3.0 Bluetooth chips and haven't had any problems for the past nine days. Typically with the 2.0 devices, I started having problems after 2-3 days. It may be that 2.0 Bluetooth devices (there are a lot of them out there) don't work well with the current 5.0 Bluetooth device in the M1 devices. Sure would be nice if we could get some indication from Apple engineering as to what they think the problem is with M1 Bluetooth devices not working properly.

Well my 3.0 Bluetooth keyboard finally started to lag after ten days. It seems there is still something wrong with how the M1 Macs are handling Bluetooth devices. Could be a software bug as it takes awhile for it to start lagging and it always works after a restart. Still waiting for Apple to say something about this.

I've had my M1 Mac Mini for 3 days and am already experiencing this issue with my wireless keyboard that connects via a USB-A receiver. Connected the keyboard into some other devices and it worked just fine, so the problem must be with the Mini. Tried all of the workarounds people have suggested - turning off the bluetooth, restarting, plugging in through a dongle via the USB-C ports, etc. and the lag always comes back. Really annoying and frustrating and not the first impression I wanted to get from my first Mac.

My M1 mini has developed the same keyboard lag problem, with a Logitech bluetooth keyboard and a (battery only) Apple trackpad. This configuration worked on my previous mini for years. I have tried resetting bluetooth, which works; but ...

A quick, and slightly counterintuitive, fix seems to be to turn off the trackpad for a few seconds, and then turn it back on.

Hi I have the same stuttering / laggy keyboard problem when connected by bluetooth to the new M1 mac mini. I bought it in January 2021 and the problem keeps recurring. I have spent hours on the phone with senior advisors and we have been through many different routines to try and solve the issue. Finally last week I took it to an Apple store genius bar and was told in all likelihood the problem was my old 2011 Apple wireless keyboard. So I was sold (yes I spent more money!) a brand new magic keyboard and told that they were sure this would be the answer. Guess what dear readers.... of course the problem is exactly and sadly the same. I'm running the latest Big Sur 11.2.3 and whatever Apple have done to try to fix the problem has not worked for me.

So I have now got to phone Apple again and get my money back. The good thing is that I have been promised a full refund on the mac mini and the keyboard in the event their latest solution does not work. I made a video of the problem too and I intend to post it on Trust Pilot with a very poor review of the M1 Mac - a pity since in every other respect its great and I really wanted to keep it. If anyone out there is thinking of spending money one one, my advice is to wait a year and see if the problem is solved - i object to being a guinea pig to product test Apple's latest technology when the problem is so fundemental - this product is not fit for purpose.

YES! It is positively infuriating. I JUST had to close every open program and RESTART. Again. What is wrong with this M1 'advanced' chip. It's a joke. Yet again, Apple releases crap that is unfinished or buggy and WE end users have to just deal with it until someone isn't lazy enough to FIX it! Yes, I'm ******. Apple: GET IT TOGETHER!

Are they all so incompetent? So untrained at Apple to not figure out what THEY have made doesn't worked expect US to test their crap? WE are not required to spend hours of our time to figure out their screw ups - especially when we have paid a fortune for their tech. Tired of this crap. Selling and switching back to DELL/Microsoft. ANYTHING but Apple.

**** i have a M1 Mac Mini. But i don’t Have a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse instead i use usb. In the beginning there was some lag but I think its better now. I’m glad I don’t have a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. So far I’m loving the Mac mini, wayyyy better than windows. I do hope they fix the Bluetooth issues if one day i begin using it. I know the Bluetooth for airdrop works flawlessly with my iPhone to Mac.