M1 Mac Min waking from sleep not working

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M1 Mac Min waking from sleep not working

My brand new M1 Mac mini will not wake from a long sleep using my Logitech MX keyboard or mouse. Waking from sleep with a very short sleep time works well.

After sleeping overnight nothing will wake it from a Bluetooth connection, or in fact any other way that I have found; including hitting the power button.

I always must shutdown and restart every morning.

Anyone else notice this or have the same issue.

Now this is the second M1 Mac mini I have. The first was a 8gb Ram one that did not have this issue. I replaced it with this new one with 16 GB ram, and not have this issue.

Apple, is there a fix for this issue???

Mac mini, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 16, 2021 7:59 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 19, 2021 7:13 AM in response to eknova

Hi Eknova,

We see that your new Mac isn't able to be woken by Bluetooth devices after it's been asleep over night. Be sure the macOS is currently up to date, and if not use the steps in How to update the software on your Mac. If you still need further assistance, click here to Get Support.

Have a wonderful day!

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eknova Author

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Jan 19, 2021 11:32 AM in response to hcsitas

Seems like the problem still continues.

I just left it sit for a few hours now, and when I returned the it would not respond without a reboot.

Apple needs to fix this darn thing...

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hcsitas

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Jan 19, 2021 9:09 PM in response to eknova

Good luck with that but won’t help, unfortunately. I’d get new Apples...

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eknova Author

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Jan 19, 2021 8:35 AM in response to barberlives123

Thanks for the reply barberlives123, I am totally up to date with all updates installed.

Yesterday I tried an experiment. I changed these settings:

In Energy Saver: Display off at 3 hours

Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off

Put hard disk to sleep when possible

Wake for network access

Start up automatically after a power failure

This morning (after more than 8 hours), touching my Bluetooth mouse woke it up.

So not really sure what's going on. The M1 MacMini did give the alarm sound when the mouse was touched, so I assume it did in fact sleep.

Thanks again for the response.

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hcsitas

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Jan 19, 2021 1:11 PM in response to eknova

Do you have a USB Hub? Disconnect it and see if it fixes. Otherwise most likely your Logitech accessories are to blame. I would wait it out for the next OS fix, if no dice then get a new Apple Magic 2 KB and Trackpad. Good luck.

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eknova Author

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Jan 19, 2021 1:32 PM in response to hcsitas

I have many things attached including a USB-C hub. Also a Thunderbolt external SSD, a QXD card reader, ethernet and a USB scanner.

I really dislike the Magic keyboard and mouse. If something meets the Bluetooth standard it should work.

I was having this issue before I purchased the Logitech keyboard and mouse. It was having issues with a USB connected keyboard and mouse.

This is my second M1 Mac Mini. The first did not have this issue. I needed more memory so I returned that 8GB unit and purchased this 16GB one.

Very frustrating. I had tried using the unit with nothing connected except the USB keyboard and mouse, and still had issues with waking up. Maybe it is something with the display. I use a LG 34in 21:9 monitor with the HDMI from the mac.

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Answer 7

hcsitas

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Jan 19, 2021 1:37 PM in response to eknova

No, it’s the Logitech. Get rid of it or await the next OS release (then get rid of it.) I’m not a fan of the Apple mouse but their keyboard and trackpad can’t be beat. Reconsider, it could fix the problem once and for all (if not you can return them).

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