Make sure you have a wired keyboard/mouse for Mac desktops. Keep in mind this will disconnect all of your Bluetooth accessories including your mouse/keyboard. Don’t have materials between your Mac and Bluetooth devices like metal or concrete.Turn off USB devices that aren’t in use.

Move USB/Thunderbolt hubs further away from your Mac and Bluetooth devices (and don’t place them on top of your Mac).

Move some WiFi devices to 5GHz since Bluetooth and WiFi both use 2.4GHz.

Remove other devices like phones, cameras, power cables, etc.

Bring your Mac and Bluetooth devices closer together.

You can also unpair a Bluetooth device and re-pair it to see if there’s an improvement (Bluetooth in the menu bar > Bluetooth preferences/settings > hover over a device > click the “x” icon (Disconnect in macOS Ventura) > choose “Remove”)Īpple notes in a support document that if you’re seeing intermittent Bluetooth issues, it’s good to check for interference.

Turn off your Bluetooth device and back on again, you can do the same with Bluetooth on your Mac (click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar – top right of your Mac’s screen).

Make sure your Bluetooth device is charged.

Check if macOS is up to date ( > About This Mac > Software Update or System Preferences > General > Software Update).

You’ve probably tried these steps, but if not, start here: How to fix Mac Bluetooth issues Software update, power cycle, unpair Whether you’ve got an Apple Silicon Mac or are having trouble with Bluetooth on an Intel machine, we’ll cover multiple approaches to fix Mac Bluetooth issues.

Remove all devices + reset Bluetooth module.

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