Since downloading and installing Monterey onto my 6 month old MacMini I am no longer able to connect my apple mouse to the MacMini via Bluetooth. Error Message received is "Bluetooth Connection Rejected."
Turned the mouse on and off, replaced batteries yet problem still remains. Anyone know why is the case and how to fix the problem?
Thanks
KevBate
Mac mini, macOS 11.6
I hooked my mouse up to the Mac with the chord (to pair it). waited a minute. Said Magic Mouse is "wirelessly connected to this Mac". unplugged and worked. yay.
dcb60's Jan 3 solution works! Had the same problem with an Apple Trackpad, Mini 2018, Monterey 12.1. Plugged it in. (It works, Sys Prefs/Trackpad shows battery level, but clicking on Set Up Bluetooth Trackpad yields No Trackpad Found. However, unplugged it and it still works! And Sys Prefs/Bluetooth shows the (now unplugged) Trackpad connected! Go figure. Happy New Year everyone!
Hi Kev Bate,
Thanks for participating in the Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're unable to connect your Magic Mouse to your Mac mini since upgrading. Let's see how we can help. There are some additional steps you can try here: If you can't connect your Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, or Magic Trackpad to your Mac.
If the issue persists test your Magic Mouse with a new administrator account. This will help with determining if the issue is specific to one account. If needed, this article will walk you through how to create another user: Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac.
Cheers.
I’ve had the exact same issue and have tried all the troubleshooting suggestions that apple offered. Today I noticed a new os update for Monterey and this update appears to have addressed the issue with connectivity. Hope this helps
Same issue. My headphones first started cutting out a bunch and then my keyboard. I tried turning Bluetooth on and off again and now everytime I try to reconnect I get a connection rejected message
Just an update. I tried removing all my paired devices and reconnecting and now they can't even be discovered. Tried restarting and nothing. I'm on an M1 mac and this started happening a day after upgrading to Monterrey. Currently I am completely unable to discover or connect any Bluetooth devices which is pretty frustrating.
I found a fix! If you open terminal and type “sudo kill bluetoothhd”. It will require you to enter your password and that's it.
Boot to Safe Mode. That boot up takes minutes and clears caches and other things that may resolve your problem.
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