Mac Mini M1 connection issues?

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Mac Mini M1 connection issues?

Hi ive been having connection issues with my M1 Mini. My wifi and bluetooth work with no issues. But i can never connect to my printer when my fiances old macbook air has no issues. Now it seems like i am having issues with Air Drop, and havent been able to get continuity camera working at all. Does anyone else have these issues? I thought it might be a firewall thing but didnt see anything there. I dont have a web cam and have really been looking forward to using my phone as one.

Both my Mac and my iPhone are up to date in terms of software. And are both on same wifi, icloud id, and bluetooth is on.

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Mac mini, macOS 13.0

Posted on Oct 27, 2022 8:06 AM

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jmarse1

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Oct 29, 2022 1:38 PM in response to dfeels123

Hi, dfeels123.

With the amount of issues you're experiencing, there could be some sort of wireless issue going on. To narrow this down and see if this is a potential software issue, we'd recommend starting your Mac up in safe mode to see if this persists.

"Start up your Mac with Apple silicon in safe mode

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > Shut Down.
Wait for your Mac to shut down completely. A Mac is completely shut down when the screen is black and any lights (including in the Touch Bar) are off.
Press and hold the power button on your Mac until “Loading startup options” appears.
Select a volume.
Press and hold the Shift key, then click Continue in Safe Mode.
The computer restarts automatically. When the login window appears, you should see “Safe Boot” in the menu bar.

"

Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support

If it doesn't happen in safe mode, then there's likely some sort of 3rd party software on your device causing these issues.

Let us know the results.

Cheers.

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