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Bluetooth crashes in MacOS Sonoma (M1 MacBook Pro)

I just upgraded to MacOS Sonoma. Now my bluetooth crashes every 15-45 minutes. Bluetooth turns off entirely (not just devices losing connection).

I already tried all the "bluetooth issues" troubleshooting I found online:

unpaired and repaired everything
deleted `/Library/Preferences/com.apple.bluetooth.plist`
reset bluetooth module with `sudo pkill bluetoothd`
restart computer
turn off wifi

Nothing has worked.

Now I notice a few Crash Reports in the Console app.

Note this does NOT represent all the times bluetooth has turned off (like I said, it probably every 15-45min), but I wonder if maybe it can provide some clues.

Any advice on how to proceed?

Attached is the full copy from the most recent crash report:

Crash report

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Sep 29, 2023 7:29 AM

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BeigeForce

Level 1

23 points

Posted on Dec 3, 2023 6:28 AM

Adding my journey to the log here:

Short Story: Wipe the entire drive and reinstall/downgrade to Mac OS 13 Ventura.

Long Story: Like many others here, my Bluetooth has been cutting in and out since upgrading to Sonoma. For me, it was happening several times a day. My Mac is an M1 Macbook Pro, and the connected Bluetooth devices are a Magic Trackpad, AirPods (seldom connected), and Keychron Q1 Pro. Here's a list of things I tried that haven't worked:

spoke with Apple support several times, including capturing and sending extensive logs to them - no dice
tried the Onyx approach listed in this thread - no dice
ran diagnostics - no issues detected
reinstall Mac OS 14 Sonoma without wiping entire drive - no dice
reinstall Mac OS 14 Sonoma with wiping entire drive - no dice
reinstall/downgrade to Mac OS 13 Ventura with wiping entire drive - success!

Bluetooth has been stable now for several days. At first it wanted to detect my keyboard a few times (more than was needed), but that's since disappeared. I'll be waiting at least several months before testing out Sonoma again on a different drive. Rough stuff.

Note - after running diagnostics I tried downgrading to Mac OS 13 Ventura, but wasn't possible without wiping the drive, as the installer refused to do so. That's when I worked through each of the above 'reinstall' steps.

Edit - I have also tried upgrading to the latest 14.x.x versions - no dice

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AK@Ltd

Level 1

4 points

Jun 16, 2024 8:31 PM in response to javi_space

Thankyou!

Trying this now, and crossing fingers it solves the issue.

AK@Ltd

Level 1

4 points

Jun 16, 2024 8:39 PM in response to _bhb

16inch MBP 2021 / 64GB Apple M1 Max

Sonoma 14.5

Issue persists

trying @javi_space suggestion to run maintenance in Onyx:

fingers crossed.

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Feb 19, 2024 8:33 AM in response to _bhb

Same with 14.3.1. Not too frequent but pretty annoying. Any chance to fix it?

honik6

Level 1

8 points

Feb 20, 2024 1:15 AM in response to olegr-olegr

Fresh install of 14.3.1 on iMac with Intel processor (i.e. the issue is not restricted to M1 as someone suggested), and the issue persist. Well, it does not take 15 minutes to crash, bluetoothd crashes immediately. The solution with OnyX maintenance did not help neither.

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Bluetooth crashes in MacOS Sonoma (M1 MacBook Pro)