Bluetooth Connection Problems in macOS Monterey

Try to go to System Preferences > Sound > Output. Select your headphones and confirm that the balance is not all the way to one side. If it is, just move the slider back to the middle and you should get sound on both ears again. I saw this in another post as being a common behavior after the upgrade to Monterey for some M1 Macs.

Yea I experienced the same issues. The only work around I found was forcing the aptx codec on the bluetooth configuration. (You will find commands in a previous post)

Apple still have not accepted that the problem exists and there is no fix.

I have found the only site fix is a downgrade back to Big Sur

Instead of (or perhaps in addition to) posting on the forum, has anybody thought to call or chat Apple support? Since they clearly are not paying attention here, maybe if people start blowing up their comms, they’ll start.

I have downgraded the OS back to Big Sur and my issues are now resolved. I wont be upgrading until i know these issues are resolved.

Also bumping this.

Running an early 2015 13" Macbook Pro, OS Monterey 12.1

• Coworkers telling me that my audio (I alternate between airpods pro and Bose QC35) keeps cutting in and out after like 10-15 minutes on the call.

• My Bose QC35 only carry audio thru one side when connected to my Macbook - but they work fine on my iPhone

It seems that this is a Monterey issue, so like others I'll just wait for an update - but please Apple let's go. This is making working from home pretty annoying lol sos

A mitigation I've found for my mic cutting out randomly on Zoom is to disable Zoom from adjusting the volume. It's a checkbox in the audio settings. This, along with the disabling airplay in sharing thing has helped with meetings, as long as I don't do anything that affects sounds, like activate Siri.

still same issue w/ Bose NC 700. It works only on the right side when connected to the MacBook Pro while it works perfectly with other devices (e.g. iPhone).

What I’ve noticed though is that during the same session (no restarts in between) the headset works well (on both ears) when connecting through the zoom client, but it doesn’t work properly with FaceTime.

Connection problem got fixed(or less frequent) after smc reset but only one side TWS is working. I can pause and play from both side but. facing this problem after upgrading to macOS Monterey.

I have the same issue.

Have a set of PowerBeats that worked flawlessly with MacOS Big Sur..

I get the same stuttering where the sound drops out for about 2-4 seconds.. either listening to music, web content or ZOOM calls.

No issues with Headphones when connected to iPhone 11 Max Pro.

It only started happening after I installed Big Sur.

Also have a McBook Pro 16" 2019.

I have a similar issue. I am on a MacBook Pro, 13-inch, M1, 2020 with macOS 12.1. My bluetooth connection seems to work (Apple mouse and keyboard are connected and work as expected), but my headphones (Sony WH-1000 XM4 and WF-1000 XM4) do not work properly. They are connected, however, sound is only coming out of the right earbud/speaker. Interestingly, the headphones worked for a while on Monterey, but at some point, the sound was weird and then the left speaker stopped playing at all. This happened to both my headphones.

I am using both headphones on an Samsung Android device and on an iPad Air without the issues.

I hope there is a solution soon!

Geekahertz, I don't know if you are still having this problem, but I have a Samsung J series, and it either fails to connect or seems to connect and then immediately drops. The only way I've been able to do a reset is if I unplug the soundbar and plug it back in. Never had this problem before, and my iphone and ipad have no issue connecting to it. My Macbook started having this issue after this upgrade to Monterey.

i Have tried everything g possible with my sound bar and still will not connect.

even my Google Nest mini will connect and randomly drop.

I have my sound bar plugged into my mini via the headphone jack, lucky for me Apple was courageous enough to keep the jack instead of ripping it out of the Mac mini.

clearly this is a software problem since many people prior to this reply have said downgrading to the previous operating system has fix the issue, so either Apple just wants to ignore it or they just don’t feel that the few dozen of us complaining are worthy enough to try to figure out how to fix it.

I have the same problem since Monterrey! MacBook Pro early 2015. Multiple devices became incompatible and I have connectivity issues.

My headphones from anker sound core life q30 stopped working with my Mac do the the update they became incompatible. (Don't know how it's possible with bluetooth). Also my UE boom 2 speakers also are incompatible... Whilst my Xiaomi bluetooth speakers still works. Super strange!

The bluetooth issues show up while in teams or zoom. When I switch between full screens and I do something heavier then just zoom. The bluetooth stutters and suddenly the headphones become quiet no Sound and mic. I have to turn bluetooth on and off in settings for it to work again.

Happens with my airdpods 2nd gen and AirPods Pro.

Handoff copy paste and airdrop also don't work until turn off and on of bluetooth.

Restting bluetooth by deleting plists and command center actions didn't work yet. SMC reset neither.

Does anybody else experience bluetooth incompatibility issues with non apple devices? Is there a fix yet or workaround?

Hi

I have this problem too - iPad, iPhone, Beats wireless headphones and other Bluetooth devices won't connect with Macbook using Monterey. (MacBook Pro,13-inch, M1, 2020)

So far I have:

Updated to OS 12.1

Removed bluetooth devices and repaired

Removed external devices and restarted

Reset SMC

Deleted ~bluetooth.plist

Cleared DNS cache

Run sudo pkill bluetoothd in terminal

Restarted in safe

I don't know what else to try. I really don't want to lose a whole day, and the will to live, on a chat with apple, especially if it's a problem with Monterey that they won't be able to fix.

Has anyone found a solution to this Bluetooth problem yet? I can't see anything in this thread that works but it might be buried in the replies? Apple please fix this

Thanks

Since upgrading to Monterey 12.1, my Sony WH1000XM4 headphones sound only out of the Right ear piece when using my MacBook Pro (it is the newest MacBook). This does not happen with my iPhone or iPad, so it is definitely the operating system. I have done all the "fixes" to no avail, including calling Sony. Glad to see it is happening to others. Since this has been a problem, how come Apple is not fixing it in their software?