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10.10.x Bluetooth Mouse Stutter / Lag / Jittering

I recently bought a Mircosoft bluetooth 4.0 designer mouse to pair with my MBP 2015 13inch.

The mbp paired well with the bluetooth mouse and even named it correctly.

OSX version: 10.10.4 Yosemite


However, there was a noticeable lag and stuttering in the mouse movements.

I setup an online chat with Apple support and they told me it might be a microsoft mouse/driver problem? (what?)


I am convinced this issue is a Yosemite or Macbook problem.

Here's the reason why:

  1. No mouse lag issue when wifi is turned off (serious deal-breaker)
  2. No mouse lag issue when wifi is connected to 5ghz wireless network. (perhaps wifi 2.4ghz interfere with bluetooth? what?!)
  3. No mouse lag issue when using a usb mouse with wifi turned on
  4. Bluetooth mouse works properly with other devices (windows laptop)


I don't understand why this isn't an apple issue.

Anyone has any fixes or ideas ?


Some other similar threads ( issue since 2012 ):

Retina Macbook Pro WiFi and Bluetooth issue


Thank you.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4), null

Posted on Jul 6, 2015 8:09 AM

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Sep 29, 2015 6:47 AM in response to sta5is

Hello


Having the same issue


- Logitech MX Master (Bluetooth 4.0)

- Apple Macbook Pro 13" Retina 256GB Model 2015 edition

- Wifi 2.4GHz


- When WiFi is on - mouse lags stutters jumps around (seems worse when data is being transmitted) i.e run a speedtest or download something

- When WiFi is off (no issue at all)


The problem is clearly a firmware or design issue on the Macbook Pro Retina 13" 256GB edition.

Oct 23, 2015 4:36 PM in response to MNichPPCC

Bluetooth on rMBP late 2015 has always been buggy : ghosts of devices, unable to pair devices for no reason etc.

But Apple is applying his policy not to acknowledge any problem whatsoever except under most duress circumstances.


Just have a look in Google at bluetooth problems OS X and you will see the extended scope of their inability to provide adequate bluetooth support on their machines over the years ...

Nov 11, 2015 9:22 AM in response to sta5is

In my case, I've narrowed it down to an interrupt issue. Both my iPhone and MBP are bluetooth-paired to a Jawbone speaker. When a call, email, or notification comes in or anything else that creates an alert sound on my phone, it tries to play it over the bluetooth speaker. iTunes is already using that speaker and it starts stuttering. It continues to do so until I turn off the iPhone's bluetooth and restart the speaker. My Apple trackpad and keyboard are also bluetooth and I think this is why typing and mousing action are also interrupted.


My suggestion is to look for situations where two devices are both paired to a peripheral and unpair one of them.

10.10.x Bluetooth Mouse Stutter / Lag / Jittering

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