No bluetooth on 2018 Mac Mini

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No bluetooth on 2018 Mac Mini

So I received my new 2018 Mac Mini yesterday, attempting to get a Apple Keyboard and trackpad along with a Logitech k380 to work, fail. Attempted an SMC/PRAM reset, reset the bluetooth module. (I used Single-user Recovery mode with the following commands "pmset -a restoredefaults, nvram -c") Rebooted and retested still nothing, mind you it finds my OnePlus 5T, my Raspberry Pi and my bluetooth headsets just fine. Now from doing some research it seems the SMC is coupled to the new T2 chip, so I found some instructions on how to erase the information on the T2 but decided not to go that route. I'm curious to see what if someone has an insight into this issue. Thanks

Mac mini, macOS Mojave (10.14.1), Bluetooth

Posted on Nov 8, 2018 10:32 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 13, 2018 7:47 AM in response to hbxr

For me the issue is that if I had the Mini2018 under the desk (where the Mini2012 sat for 4 years), Bluetooth wouldn't work. Put it on the desk, and bluetooth is perfect. Maybe something around the Mini2018 more susceptible to interference, so worth testing if you can get things to work when very near the Mini.

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Nov 14, 2018 4:59 PM in response to roybenyoseph

Same experience here. Far, far more susceptible to interference. My late 2012 Mac Mini was flawless. I've found a location for the 2018 that works ok, but not great. Bluetooth still drops regularly. Haven't been able to figure out what is causing the interference though.

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Nov 15, 2018 7:01 PM in response to hbxr

Well I got a call from Apples engineer Daniel and we tried a couple of things. After my call, I kept trying to see if I could find a solution. One of the admins on Macadmins Slack chat suggested I run Maintenance and then reset the bluetooth adapter, which I did by holding down shift + Option and clicking on the Bluetooth icon then Debug then Reset Bluetooth module. I then restarted the machine and tried to pair my Apple keyboard and trackpad along with my Logitech keyboard, well it worked, seems that did the trick. Hope this helps someone else here that has had this issue.

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No bluetooth on 2018 Mac Mini

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