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using earphones with a mac mini

Is there any way I can use headphones with a Mac Mini?

Mac mini, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jun 23, 2021 11:41 AM

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Posted on Jun 23, 2021 12:10 PM

If your headphones are exclusively Bluetooth, they need to be compatible with the Bluetooth used by your Mac mini. Open the Bluetooth Preference panel in System Preferences, ensure Bluetooth is on, and follow the vendor's pairing instructions for your headset. If they don't appear in the Mac Bluetooth panel after several attempts at pairing (including power off/on of the headset, then they may need charged, or are simply incompatible.


I purchased the Sony WH-1000XM4 headset for use with my new M1 mini. These are Bluetooth 5.0, pair perfectly with my mini that also features the same version of Bluetooth. I am running macOS 11.4. They also include a wired audio cable for those circumstances where the Bluetooth does not pair (such as my 2014 MacBook Air).

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Jun 23, 2021 12:10 PM in response to Andrew Allsop

If your headphones are exclusively Bluetooth, they need to be compatible with the Bluetooth used by your Mac mini. Open the Bluetooth Preference panel in System Preferences, ensure Bluetooth is on, and follow the vendor's pairing instructions for your headset. If they don't appear in the Mac Bluetooth panel after several attempts at pairing (including power off/on of the headset, then they may need charged, or are simply incompatible.


I purchased the Sony WH-1000XM4 headset for use with my new M1 mini. These are Bluetooth 5.0, pair perfectly with my mini that also features the same version of Bluetooth. I am running macOS 11.4. They also include a wired audio cable for those circumstances where the Bluetooth does not pair (such as my 2014 MacBook Air).

using earphones with a mac mini

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