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Using a bluetooth headset, mouse, and keyboard. Have restarted PC, audio-related apps, no avail. Audio is choppy and stuttering at seemingly regular intervals. Any ideas on how to fix this? I've read countless other forums and articles and nothing I do seems to work.
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MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.1
Same issue. I can't believe the amount of $$$ for a device that can't handle 3 bluetooth devices at one time.
Unfortunately none of these solutions work. Resetting NVRAM, unpairing-pairing bluetooth devices, etc. I had had the same problem with 2 different Macs on all of my BT headphones (AirPods Max + AirPods Pro 1/2). Many people complain about the same problem on the internet. Clearly something is broken at drivers/OS level......
Same here (MBP M1 Max 32GB) - and it has nothing to-do with Bluetooth imho.
No stuttering-free Apple Music listening with wired headphones currently! I wonder what I'm paying money for every month, not to mention the €3800 for the MacBook!
It feels like a memory management / audio driver issue. Problems seems to increase if many applications are open ...
This ***** really and must be fixed!!!
For me the stuttering is present even through MBP's built-in speakers, even when bluetooth is off, and my external monitor is disconnected. So it doesn't have anything with bluetooth. In my case at least.
For me it is an audio drive issue. It reliably happens when an app plays a notification sound. It could be Slack, Terminal, Zoom, etc, it doesn't matter. Whenever an app plays a notification sound, it causes sound/video from other apps to stutter and my keyboard and trackpad start to lag. It sucks.
I'm on Macbook Pro M1 14" 2021 and Ventura 13.4 (22F66). Audio in my Bluetooth-connected Bose QC45 headphones keeps stuttering once in a about one or few minutes repeatedly. The stutter sounds like a dropped packet or something - audio is lost and replaced with digital noise for a fraction of a second and then the playback continues. I tried mangling with Bluetooth settings, turning Bluetooth off and on, re-pairing devices, restarting laptop, switching off AirPlay handoff, but the issue still persists.
What I noticed is that the frequency of stutters is proportional to a number of Bluetooth devices connected. When I have only Bose QC45 connected - there re almost no stutters at all. But when I have add Apple Magic Keyboard connected, they become appear in 2-7 minutes or less often. Then if I add also Apple Magic Trackpad, they start repeating in almost every 40-150 seconds. It doesn't matter what is the sound source - browser tab or local wav is played in Quicktime, the whole audio playback stutters at once, when it happens.
I don't remember this issue a few months ago, so it looks like it was introduced in some of OS updates I believe.
Hope you fix this in some of future updates, because it's super annoying.
I have experienced this since upgrading to Ventura 13.6.3 on an M1 MBP. The only bluetooth devices I have connected other than 1 set of headphones are the magic trackpad and magic keyboard.
The bluetooth headphones aren't Apple but I have had it with two different mainstream brands.
But I did discover something that seems to fix it, albeit temporarily. If I go into the sound settings with input selected it fixes it. I don't change anything at all, just literally loading that menu for some reason.
Hello mf_ent,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We would suggest booting the computer in safe mode. This will isolate anything app or software related that could be lending to this issue. Follow the steps per the Apple Support article: Start up your Mac in safe mode
Start up your Mac with Apple silicon in safe mode
1. 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.
2. Press and hold the power button on your Mac until “Loading startup options” appears.
3. Select a volume.
4. 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.
Let us know the outcome, and we can go from there if needed.
Best regards!
My HK Allure, is paired only with my Macbook pro in this moment. deleted from my iPhone.
The problem is still present at the same rate :(
ps. on this aspect Windows win the battle
MacBook Pro 14 2021 + Bose NoiseCanceling 700
Sonoma didn't fix the problem
I am on Sonoma 14.3.1 and still having the exact same issue. Come on Apple this is more than 1 year!
Same here. M3 MBA unusable with my edifier bluetooth speakers. 3 BT Devices, Logitech MX mouse and keyboard.
I've had this problem since day one of using the 14" M1 MacBook. The problem never got solved throughout all macOS software updates. Different audio output devices doesn't seems to affect the issue. I've tried bluetooth headphone/AirPods/USB Audio interface/wired headphone, all have the same stutter issue. Also different apps doesn't affect the issue, tried Apple Music/Youtube through Chrome, even FCPX/Logic Pro seem to have the same issue. My friend who is on a 16" M1 MacBook, however, doesn't encounter the same issue as I do. Not 100% sure but the problem also seems to related to cpu/ram usage spike, since it (sometimes) get worse when I am running demanding software or when I click something on a webpage that require heavy load.
Apple, please fix
Disabling airdop and handoff helped a little bit for me, but I still notice it cutting in and out, especially when I hit something I think would bring about a system interrupt (such as command+c or other various OS-attention requiring commands).
This has been happening since I had this as a fresh out of the box product, I doubt safe mode will do anything, but I'll try it when I get the time.
Exact same issue. Brand new MBP 14 M1 Pro on Ventura 13.2.
Tried resetting Bluetooth module, restarting the Mac, turning off the AirPlay/AirDrop crap.
I have to disconnect and reconnect my devices pretty much every hour or so to "fix" the stuttering - sometimes it happens in Zoom calls.
Issue exists with my Anker Q30 headphones as well as my soundbar in my desk setup. The fact that other folks are having issues with Airpods/Airpods Pro should probably rule out that this is specific to any specific audio device.
Yes, I use a bluetooth mouse and keyboard all the time -- wait, let me try using my peripherals 2.4GHz adapter instead! Oh right, there are no USB-A ports. Guess I gotta have a stupid dongle hanging around.
It's absolutely ridiculous that this happens on a """Pro""", expensive device. Have 3 or more bluetooth devices you wanna use? Good luck!
Never had anything like this happen on any of my thin and light Windows laptops.
YUP! I have stuttering audio doing basic things like playing a *.wav file!
Every time I update OSes on Mac now something breaks. Windows 95 style.
Frustrating. Have a studio session tomorrow and I was a complete idiot to update OSes.
Same issue here with Ventura 13.1 2021 M1 Pro 14". It happened after one of the updates (I think the Ventura update). I should not have updated in hindsight.
It happens even when memory pressure is in the green.
Makes the laptop extremely frustrating to use.
My 2020 M1 Air does not have this issue.
How to fix choppy audio on MacBook Pro with Bluetooth devices?
