New M1 Mac mini keyboard Lagging

Have you re-installed the system? That will eliminate software issues if you still are having issues.

On an Apple keyboard, that would be option-shift-click on bluetooth icon in menu bar.

I'm going on 3 weeks and I've started lagging a great deal (on hold waiting for support about it right now). I have 3 windows of Safari open, messages, and Fantastical calendar running on dual monitors (USB-C/HDMI). Cannot scroll the mouse across the screen without constant chopping. Two weeks ago I was shouting how fast this little thing was now I'm considering returning it if I can't get this figured out.

I have the same issue. Latest update does not change the fact that after 12 hours their is a serious lag between pressing the keyboard and seeing the character appear on the screen. It is unacceptable and the only solution is to robot the computer which seems to indicate either a race condition or memory leak somewhere.

Same issue here with 16GB Mac Mini with BT magic KB and trackpad. - very frustrating.

Restart fixes and then takes a day or more to return.

Not that confident Apple with provide a fix since there have been several Big Sur updates since this issue was identified - either they can't fix it or they don't know how?

I agree that Apple needs to respond. It does not look like anyone from Apple is monitoring this thread. I tried the “turn Magic Mouse off and on” fix this morning and the keyboard went back to normal. It may be than when more than one non-5.0 Bluetooth device is active, the M1 chip starts losing Bluetooth packets. Will keep trying this until it doesn’t work. If Apple is reading, it may give you a hint at what might be causing the problem.

keyboard lag is still happening to me too, despite my earlier post; but it is rare now and almost always on waking up the computer. Oddly, cycling power on my older Apple trackpad fixes the Logitech keyboard every time. Go figure.

After my earlier post, I can now report that Apple refunded all my money and took back the MacMini. Such a shame that a beautiful machine was ruined for me by the poor bluetooth connection to keyboard. I will now look for a refurbished intel model or even wait another 12 months, check to see if the issue is resolved and then buy another with an M1 chip. No more Mr Guinea Pig for me.

I have this exact same issue. My Apple Bluetooth Keyboard works fine all day, but when my M1 Mac Mini goes to sleep at night and I try to login the next morning, random characters just fly through the password input box. The only way to use my Mac is to plug in the USB/Lightning cable between the Mac Mini and keyboard. I can only fix the issue by rebooting my Mac Mini.

I am using a small Macally keyboard after two of my Apple mini keyboards failed. Clearly my problem was related to the trackpad and I know the batteries were low. I am using a Mac Mini M1 and it could also be due to adding a Roland Fantom workstation to the mix as all this happened at once.

Working fine since taking the pad off. Haven't tried the new batteries.

Jerry

So, I reported that on 5/31 I had to turn off/on my keyboard to fix a repeating character entry issue when logging in. Everything worked fine for a while and on 6/9 I had the same issue. Turning the keyboard off/on fixed it again. So, I think the latest OS update that I installed helped, but it didn't fix the problem entirely. Although, it is better...

For my M1 Mac Mini bluetooth keyboard issue if I reset the bluetooth module it fixes the issue without me having to reboot my Mac Mini. Turning bluetooth off and back on doesn't fix it, but resetting the bluetooth module does (in my situation).

So, regardless of the May 4th 2020 date, if this utility does in fact reset the bluetooth module then I'm hoping this will be a sufficient hack to help resolve my keyboard issue. I should know after a few days if this works or not for me.

I was able to get the issue fixed using the blueutil command, however I can’t get the crontab automation scripts to work for it to automate for me. If you can get the blueutil code to automate daily, you’ll never have the issue again. No thanks to Apple.

same issue here after a day or two keyboard becomes unusable M1 Mini needs a restart then works again for a while until same issue again quite annoying. Apple mouse seems to be ok at this stage . Can’t use wired mouse or keyboard as it’s a media center so need to control from sofa. Intel Mac Mini worked for years without issue.

This is most likely a Bluetooth issue.

Also, Logitech will stop supporting Big Sur early 2021, so keep that in mind.