A number of new M1 MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini owners are facing Bluetooth connectivity issues, a particularly vexing situation for the standalone Mac mini.
The keyboards are compatible with Mac and PC, and they can be connected via Bluetooth as well as by USB cable (the same model of the keyboard, you don't have to pick between Bluetooth and cable keyboard).
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As noted by YouTube creator Patrick Tomasso, the issues range from sporadic disconnections with peripherals to complete failures.
In a tweet, Tomasso outlined broad connectivity issues with his M1 Mac mini and pointed to forum posts that echo his concerns. He also posted a video detailing the Bluetooth difficulties.
'I'm going crazy trying to figure out the [B]luetooth issues with this machine. I thought maybe a few of us had an isolated issue but forums/reddit are popping up now all over,' the tweet reads.
On Reddit, a handful of M1 Mac owners complained that both first- and third-party peripherals, including mice, keyboards and headphones, suffered from intermittent connectivity. The list of impacted devices includes Apple's AirPods.
The issue appears to lie in Apple's hardware or macOS Big Sur, as users were able to successfully connect Logitech accessories using that company's Unifying Receiver Bluetooth dongle. One Redditor contacted Apple to replace his Mac mini, but the substitute suffered from the same problem.
Apple is no stranger to Bluetooth woes. In 2014, for example, users complained of sluggish performance with the Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, Apple wireless keyboard, and third-party wireless accessories after updating to the then-current OS X Yosemite.
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It is unclear how many M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini units are impacted at this time, and Apple has yet to confirm the issue.
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Apple has reportedly set that a fix is imminent for the M1 Mac Bluetooth connectivity problems reported by many users of the first Apple Silicon Macs.
The keyboards are compatible with Mac and PC, and they can be connected via Bluetooth as well as by USB cable (the same model of the keyboard, you don't have to pick between Bluetooth and cable keyboard).
- K380 Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac, iPad and iPhone The K380 is a much more portable keyboard option, with rounded keys and a lighter plastic shell. It's Bluetooth-only, but still offers the.
- The era of the butterfly keyboard kicked off with 2015's 12-inch MacBook.It was just called MacBook (no 'Air' or 'Pro' modifier), and it was heralded as a new kind of laptop for Apple.
As noted by YouTube creator Patrick Tomasso, the issues range from sporadic disconnections with peripherals to complete failures.
In a tweet, Tomasso outlined broad connectivity issues with his M1 Mac mini and pointed to forum posts that echo his concerns. He also posted a video detailing the Bluetooth difficulties.
'I'm going crazy trying to figure out the [B]luetooth issues with this machine. I thought maybe a few of us had an isolated issue but forums/reddit are popping up now all over,' the tweet reads.
On Reddit, a handful of M1 Mac owners complained that both first- and third-party peripherals, including mice, keyboards and headphones, suffered from intermittent connectivity. The list of impacted devices includes Apple's AirPods.
The issue appears to lie in Apple's hardware or macOS Big Sur, as users were able to successfully connect Logitech accessories using that company's Unifying Receiver Bluetooth dongle. One Redditor contacted Apple to replace his Mac mini, but the substitute suffered from the same problem.
Apple is no stranger to Bluetooth woes. In 2014, for example, users complained of sluggish performance with the Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, Apple wireless keyboard, and third-party wireless accessories after updating to the then-current OS X Yosemite.
Bluetooth Keyboard For Mac
It is unclear how many M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini units are impacted at this time, and Apple has yet to confirm the issue.
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Apple has reportedly set that a fix is imminent for the M1 Mac Bluetooth connectivity problems reported by many users of the first Apple Silicon Macs.
Users began reporting issues within days of the first machines arriving …
YouTuber Patrick Tomasso is one of those users who's having trouble using Bluetooth accessories with the new Mac mini. As he describes in a video on his channel, using a Bluetooth mouse on his M1 Mac mini is almost impossible as the connection gets lost all the time.
According to Tomasso, he has already tried using the Mac mini with a Logitech MX Master 3 and a Magic Mouse 2, but 'all of them cut out intermittently' during use. He also experienced problems with Bluetooth connection when pairing AirPods Pro and other wireless accessories to his Mac.
There are also other users with similar complaints on Reddit. Based on one of the reports shared there, the M1 Mac mini doesn't recognize the Bluetooth mouse and keyboard at all, which makes the machine unusable.
A growing number of reports have followed, with uncertainty whether the issues resulted from hardware issues or a software glitch.
Thankfully, it does appear that the problem can be fixed with a software update. The 8-bit spotted a tweet by The Atlantic contributing writer Ian Bogost, citing a comment by Apple.
Apple's latest response on the matter confirms that the Bluetooth connectivity issues users have been facing on their M1 Macs aren't hardware related and are fixable via a software update.
These issues have been disconcerting for users having them, especially since the latest MacBooks with the M1 chip only come with two ports. And those who intend to connect external displays and other accessories to those ports as opposed to keyboards and mice are blocked out from doing so.
Some users have reported success with Bluetooth dongles, and using USB-C hubs to connect wired keyboard and mice or trackpads, but not all dongles work.
The problem has been an unfortunate exception to the widespread praise the machines have received in reviews, benchmarks and user comments on the first M1 Macs, which have otherwise delivered incredibly impressive performance and battery life.
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