I recently encountered what appears to be a common issue with Apple bluetooth and Logitech MX products.
Hardware & Software
- OS X 13.4.1
- Apple 14″ Macbook Pro M1
- Apple Air Pod Pro v2
- Logitech Options+ v1.5
- Logitech MX Keys Mini
- Logitech MX Master 3 (mouse) for Mac
Symptom
The Logitech MX keyboard and mouse work just fine when they are the only devices connected over Bluetooth to my Mac Laptop. As soon as I connect my Apple AirPod Pro headphones to the computer my keyboard and mouse are intermittently disconnected.
Keyboard Specific Symptoms
- The keyboard will disconnect from the laptop
- Keystrokes must be pressed multiple times before the keyboard will re-attach to the laptop
Fix
There appears to be no simple fix since when apple products connect to an apple laptop they in most cases take conflicting bluetooth channels which are already in use. This creates a scenario where the AirPod pro headphones work, but the other bluetooth connected peripherals do not.
I solved this issue by purchasing not one but two Logitech usb receivers.
This is a bit of a sledgehammer solution and completely removes both Logitech MX mouse and keyboard connectivity from the Bluetooth OS X stack. Since I work from home and use these products every day it was worth the roughly $30 to permanently resolve this issue.
Note: If Logitech updates their Bolt software to include OS X 13.4 support only one receiver is required.
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