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Bluetooth audio lag

Just updated (17th.Oct.2014) to OS X Yosemite. Im having trouble with bluetooth connection. There is an audio lag on my bluetooth headphone which progressively gets worse. Im using Sony DR-BTN 200. Is there a temporary solution until they fix it?


P.S. I found others with similar issues as well. Ive tried re-pairing the connection to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 9:27 AM

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Dec 22, 2014 1:48 PM in response to keiven

Upgrading to Yosemite 10.10.2 Beta release helped. My problem was with Logitech bluetooth receiver. Now it is not lagging anymore. Release isn't pubic yet, but it should be soon. I got it as I signed to beta program on the apple developer portal.


So what I can recommend is to wait for the next Yosemite update (10.10.2) or if you really need it now, sign in for beta release. Do not use any torrent links as suggested before in this forum thread or third party updates.

Dec 28, 2014 5:01 PM in response to mommu

So is Apple going to do ANYTHING about this?? It's been months that people have been reporting this and still no word... I've tried every fix in the book and I can only get the sound to stop stuttering for - if I'm lucky - an hour at a time. This is infuriating... I just got a new speaker and was hoping to use it with my MacBook, but now it doesn't look like that'll be possible.

Dec 29, 2014 1:51 PM in response to mommu

I noticed this issue back in October and assumed that it would be worked out with one of the dot releases. After a few frustrating months, I finally called Apple and told them that my Creative BT headphones are basically unusable for video (which is the only thing I use them for). I spoke to a second-tier tech, who had me submit diagnostic logs that he sent to Apple engineers. They determined the problem is with my headphones, which are "not compatible with Yosemite". It takes a lot of nerve to release an OS update that breaks many mainstream—and expensive—peripherals (Bang and Olufsen, Harman Kardon, Sony, Logitech, Creative), and to then turn around and blame the other companies who've done nothing wrong at all.


The Apple tech actually suggested to me that his Beats headphones work fine with Yosemite. Perhaps the reason Apple isn't rushing to fix this problem is that they want you to "upgrade" your headphones.

Bluetooth audio lag

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