macOS Monterey 12.3 Bluetooth connection problems since update

Same problem with mine since i updated

HI there,

Same issue my side - using a Logitech MX Anywhere 3 mouse and MX Keys keyboard - both constantly disconnect from Mac since upgrading to 12.3 .. Horrible experience.

Hope this can be sorted by Apple soon, it's sad to see such bugs coming into a Production release of MacOS...

Same bug here. Using a Magic Mouse 2 and Beats Studio 3.

same bug too! using M1 macbook pro with magic mouse 2 and Beats studio 3, and magic keyboard. I found out that only keep disconnecting and reconnect when i use my bluetooth device with beats studio 3 when i turn off beats studio 3, the bug is gone

Yep! Same issue on both my M1 MBA and an Intel Mac Mini. On the Mini, even without it going to sleep, sometime after booting up, it will lose ability to connect to HomePod or AirPods. I suspect this is also Bluetooth related. These issues definitely started happening after upgrading to 12.3. Sigh.... I honestly don't remember when was the last time I had an Apple software release without any annoying issues that affected day-to-day use! Probably 5+ years ago.

Yes, I noticed when using Silhouette Cameo 4 Cutting Machine. Right in the middle of a cut will stop and then wasted material. Currently using USB Cable but Bluetooth was better. This is With the OS Monterey 12.3 update. Hope there is a fix soon...

I have the same experience. I am usually connected to MX Keys, MX Anywhere 3 mouse and Apple Beats Flex. Bluetooth keeps disconnecting every couple of minutes or so. Strangely, when I disconnect my Apple Beats Flex, everything works fine. Other third party earphones also work fine.

I have the bluetoothd crash logs if someone can help debug this issue.

Same issue with a 3rd party bluetooth mouse on 12.3, worked perfectly fine on the previous update.

I have the same problem with my Logitech MX mouse

Same. Logitech MX mouse and beats studio 3 on a 2019 13 inch MBP

Since upgrading to Monterey 12.3, I have experienced serious sound quality issues with my Avantree bluetooth headphones (it sounds like the audio is coming from deep down in a well) along with random disconnects. Oddly, I also noticed that the headphones are not listed as an available output device under Sound within the System Preferences despite the fact that my headphones are connected (as shown in Bluetooth) and the only place sound is coming from.

The headphones are connected and they are the active output device, but it no longer appears in System Preferences, the connection drops randomly, and the actual sound is muted in tone with a slight echo reverb.

I have the same issue after updating to 12.3, my Sennheiser Bluetooth headphone keeps disconnecting!

Same issue with beats studio 3

Same problema here, since upgrade to 12.3 all my BT devices are randomly disconecting, interference with headsets, even using magic key board, amgic maouse and airpods pro. But tried with logitech MxMaster 3 mouse an Mx Master keyboard it's the same problem, and that hasn't happend before upgrading 12.3.

Apple, please do something

Same problem here, when I connect to Beats Studio 3. Seems like the system kept looking for if the headphone support spatial audio and something else over and over again, according to the console log

Wish Apple can solve this quickly.

Definitely have the same problem. Mine was already before the latest update but since 12.3 it is really bad. Indeed, disconnecting and reconnecting all the time. Lagging when listening to music, YouTube videos are impossible to watch because you miss half of the words spoken. Also have Wi-Fi problems where my MacBook just loses the Wi-Fi connection and doesn't seem to know how to reconnect. After restarting the router, the Wi-Fi connection miraculously works again for a while.

Bluetooth though is really annoying (beyond irritation) and it somehow seems that over the last months or even years Apple and their products lose their impeccable image of having no meaningful problems.

Same problem here, magic mouse, magic keyboard, and bose headset all disconnect randomly, then reconnect. I kept bluetooth connections open to watch what happens, seen that everything out of no-where will clear out of there and come back a few moments later

Same bug!

I have MX Master 3 and BOSE 700. I have the same issue. It discount and re connect

Same problem here, my Logitech MX Master 2S and my Logitech Keyboard K780 keep randomly disconnecting for a second (Mouse more frequently than keyboard) from my Intel MacBook Air 2020. I even tried re-installing MacOS Monterey from scratch (formatting SSD) but the problem started again from the first boot. At first I thought it was the mouse so I tried my wife's Logitech MX Anywhere 3 and encountered the same problem. I tried the MX Master 2S in a company provided laptop MBP 14" M1 Pro 2021 and until now I have not encountered any problems, yet.

I have already tried the steps described here: https://www.howtoisolve.com/bluetooth-not-working-mac-macos-reset-fixed/ to no avail

Please Apple fix this problem, it is extremely annoying.

Two Methods Left to Reset Your Bluetooth Hardware In macOS Monterey, there are two options for resetting your Bluetooth hardware. First, try the command line method. Open Applications > Utilities > Terminal, and enter this command: sudo pkill bluetoothd This will reset and restart the Bluetooth module in your Mac. Within about five minutes, sometimes less, your devices will reconnect and you can get back to work (or play.) If that fails to resolve the issue, you may have to go a step further. Open Finder, then click in the menu bar Go > Go to Folder. Type /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist and then press Return. The proper file should be highlighted, the plist file for your Bluetooth system. Drag it to the Trash, then reboot your Mac. This will force macOS to rebuild the configuration files for each of your Bluetooth devices. A Last-Ditch Effort to Resolve Lingering Issues If none of those methods help, there’s one more thing to try. You can unpair the troublesome device by clicking the x symbol next to it in System Preferences > Bluetooth. Be careful doing this, though, if it’s a keyboard or pointing device acting up. You’ll need another Bluetooth or wired keyboard or mouse to get the glitchy one connected again. Hopefully, in time, Apple will return the Bluetooth debug menu to its rightful place. If you want to encourage that return, let Apple know though the macOS feedback portal. Just tell them you want the “Reset Bluetooth Module” option back.

Have any of you try this method Apple in previous macOS had option to debug from menu appears thats no longer the case in Monterey

They have released version 12.3.1 which should finally fix this bug

Monterey 12.0 installed 4 Nov 2021 - Bluetooth ceased working immediately. Every fix tried at least 3 times, several hours talking with senior Apple technical adviser, accessed my screen, checked everything associated Bluetooth, several files deleted and sent to Apple. Same error message "Preferences Error Could not load Bluetooth preference pane". Updated to 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 but no Bluetooth. Now have cable for sound and use One Drive or thumbdrives for file transfers.

I will have to go back to BigSur when I find the time as Bluetooth worked fine with that.

5 months with no Bluetooth caused by Monterey.

My SONY WH-1000XM experienced awful lagging and stuttering sound. iMac27 2015, Logitech M720 mouse and Apple Magic Keyboard (Pre-TouchID).

It lasted for 3 minutes or so, somehow recovered when I kept on randomly selecting different tracks. Never had this issue before MacOS 12.3.1. Bluetooth has worked flawlessly for years so a little surprised this happened to me.

in console I see stopTrackingForSession: sensor tracking is not supported on this platform error being recorded, exactly "Twice every 10 seconds."

Not sure if this helps at all but just posting it anyways in case it may help. :)

After installing 12.3.1 that supposedly corrects bluetooth problems, i'm still having same issues. Logitech MX Master 3 and MX Keys, keeps disconnecting randomly, Magic Keyboard and magic mouse improved but if you connect any additional BT device (like airpods pro) it stats lagging a lot. Studio 3, didn't work at all, sony's WM..M4 works now, but i hace to switch off keyboard and mouse. Tried to kill bluetoothHD, delete PLIST file, reset SMC.. but still the same.

This weekend going back to BigSur, hope this will be corrected in the future.