Q: 12" MacBook bluetooth problems
Hey all
So, I am on my second 2015 12" MacBook (first one had screen laminate and keyboard issues) and bluetooth on it is flaky. Sometimes when I am connected to my UE Boom 2 it will lose the connection, but indicate on the MacBook that it is still connected. I will then not be able to turn bluetooth off, disconnect or do anything with the bluetooth until I have done a shift-option factory bluetooth reset and restarted the computer (which often also crashes before I can select it).
It frequently does this (daily, sometimes two or three times), not just with my UE Boom 2 but with my Sony MDR10RBT headphones and Sony SBH80 headphones too. Sometimes it just won't connect at all and I will have to remove and re-add the bluetooth device (which in itself can be a problem - it will say it's removed, but then when I try to re-add it find it's hasn't removed it at all! Then I won't be able to turn bluetooth off and it will become unresponsive...)
My first MacBook (which was identical) was also exactly the same with the bluetooth. I have always found bluetooth to be generally crappy in this respect, but is this just another rubbish implementation that I'm going to have to learn to live with, or do people actually have 12" MacBooks that work correctly?
Any observations and advice gratefully received. Genius Bar final option as it's difficult for me to actually book a session at a convenient time and attend as I have a life and a job...
I am on OSX 10.11.6 and it's a standard 1.1GHz XCore M MacBook and my UE Boom 2 has the latest OS installed as well.
Thanks!
Robsa
MacBook, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), 2015 12" retina MacBook, Space Grey
Posted on Aug 5, 2016 5:12 AM
