Bluetooth keyboard regularly goes wacko

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Bluetooth keyboard regularly goes wacko

I have an older apple bluetooth keyboard connected to an almost new M1 Mac Mini. About once a week or so the keyboard becomes very sluggish with delays responding to key presses and often keys repeating multiple times. The only solution I've found so far is a reboot of the system.

I've seen older reports of similar problems that were supposedly fixed but clearly not in this case. There's also been reports of interference from USB 3 devices but this doesn't explain why it works fine for days (sometimes weeks) and then suddenly goes bonkers. Seems like a serious bug in the bluetooth support (I'm running latest Monterey release).

Suggestions welcome.

Mac mini, macOS 12.1

Posted on Jan 19, 2022 2:58 PM

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Jan 21, 2022 4:40 AM in response to phbcanada

Which exact macOS version are you running on your Mini?

Also, which Apple keyboard, i.e. one with AA batteries or with built in batteries?

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bruno75

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Jan 20, 2022 2:11 PM in response to phbcanada

Hi there phbcanada,

Congrats on getting your new Mac mini!

We agree, this is an unusual issue, and we'd like to help get your keyboard working smoothly with your Mac.

That's good to know that a restart temporarily resolves the issue, but let's narrow down what may be causing this by confirming the following details:

If you directly plug in your Apple keyboard into your Mac, have you noticed the issue occurring even when you do that?
As it'll help significantly narrow down which device is causing this, have you been able to test another Bluetooth keyboard with your Mac?
What about any unusual behavior from other Bluetooth accessories, like a pair of headphones as one example?

Cheers!

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Jan 21, 2022 8:54 AM in response to woodmeister50

Monterey 12.1 - keyboard with built-in batteries.

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phbcanada Author

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Jan 21, 2022 8:57 AM in response to bruno75

No problems with the mouse which is the only other BT device right now. Next time it happens I will try plugging the keyboard in to see what happens and I'll try turning my trackpad on.

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