Hi Phil, sorry to hear this and not quite sure I can offer more than sympathy - only that I experience exactly the same.
The only 'fix' I've managed is that using the newest Apple BT keyboard and mouse (the sealed rechargeable as opposed to removable batteries) and upgrading to Monterey. I realise that might not be possible for your setup, but it has essentially fixed it in that I can't remember the last time it disconnected. In relation and by comparison, my older Apple BT mouse and keyboard (replaceable batteries) works far more reliably (albeit not 100%) with our family iMac running Catalina. Sorry I can't be more help and realise updating OSX might not be an option. Hope you can resolve. AP On Wednesday, 9 March 2022 at 20:14:56 UTC [email protected] wrote: > I reckon this is a candidate for SMC reset. > > On 9 Mar 2022, at 17:37, 'Phil Ward' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: > > Evening all, > > I wonder if anybody else suffers from this….. > > The Bluetooth connections from my 2018 Mac Mini (running Big Sur) to my > Magic Mouse, keyboard and trackpad are frustratingly unreliable – so much > so that I have to leave a backup USB wired mouse connected the whole time. > I've no idea why it happens but at least three or four time a day the > mouse, keyboard and trackpad will all spontaneously disconnect and I’ll > more than likely have to faff about to get them connected again (although > sometimes they'll reconnect spontaneously). > > Is this a known “thing” with a cure, or just an unfathomable ghost in the > machine phenomenon sent to test me by the folks running the simulation in > which I play my pitiful role… > > Phil > > ---- > > > > > > > > > *Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] (me.com > <http://me.com>, iCloud.com <http://iCloud.com>) W: musicandmiscellany.com > <http://musicandmiscellany.com> W: audio-icons.com <http://audio-icons.com> > W: peggysdiaries.wordpress.com <http://peggysdiaries.wordpress.com> W: > soundcloud.com/philberish <http://soundcloud.com/philberish>* > > > > *S: > https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Gy31UbvfZW6dtxZkRWMar?si=f9d2d14ba0954a4b > <https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Gy31UbvfZW6dtxZkRWMar?si=f9d2d14ba0954a4b> > > • Freelance writer and product designer. • Contributor to Sound On > Sound magazine.* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/25A327DE-D93F-45CB-A6E0-D07148CB6D20%40mac.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/25A327DE-D93F-45CB-A6E0-D07148CB6D20%40mac.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > Cheers, > > Jason > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/00037a84-9d70-42d0-9e64-8ad317141352n%40googlegroups.com.
