I come to you having exhausted each possibility I can consider to strive.
The conduct I see is as follows:
I can (re)pair the AirPods efficiently with the Mac Mini 2018. After, I click on their identify from the Bluetooth menu. I get the spinner. It spins. It lastly stops. The AirPods don’t change into obtainable as an audio machine, or they do for 1 second, then instantly disappear. This conduct is constant about 99% of the time; On a number of situations, they do change into obtainable as an audio machine, however no sound emits from them.
The setup:
- AirPods 2nd Gen (present pair, plus new pair from immediately to check)
- Mac Mini 2018, newest OS X
- MBP 2015
- MBP 2023 M2Pro
- iPhone Mini 12
I purchased the unique pair of AirPods in late 2021, they usually labored flawlessly between the iPhone and MBP 2015, and Mac Mini, as you’d count on.
Someday previously two or three months, I did not notice how massive an issue this could be, or I’d have written it down, the AirPods ceased to hook up with the Mac Mini 2018. This occurred previous to shifting to 13.5.1, and I used to be on a model of 12, as a result of I often delay upgrading for a very long time.
I’ve spent many hours on the cellphone with Apple, and we have carried out all the standard troubleshooting steps, together with:
- Un-pairing and re-pairing on Mac Mini
- Unplug any connected peripherals similar to USB drives that may intrude with BT
- {Hardware} resetting Airpods, then repairing
- Booting into Protected Mode and making an attempt
- Resetting the NVRAM and SMC
- Creating a brand new consumer, and repeating the above with this consumer
- Putting in a profile, and logging the conduct whereas a tier two help particular person watched, then importing full log dumps and a video of the conduct
I lately heard again, and nobody at Apple knew something, however would get again to me in the event that they ever determine it out.
So I purchased a brand new pair of AirPods, hoping that is the issue. It isn’t. The brand new pair exhibit the identical conduct on the Mac Mini 2018; They work flawlessly on the opposite Mac {hardware}, simply as the present pair from 2021 do.
I’ve additionally finished an entire format and reinstall of MacOS, signed into my Apple ID, then instantly tried pairing; This additionally doesn’t work. No cube.
I’ve additionally disabled Bluetooth/turned off different Apple units. I get this identical conduct whatever the standing of the opposite units.
Earlier than this started, each Apple machine together with the Mac Mini 2018 fortunately paired with the AirPods I purchased in 2021, with out incident; I by no means needed to do something odd, like disable Bluetooth; I’d simply click on their identify within the Bluetooth menu on the machine I am utilizing, they usually’d jump over from the place ever else they could have been linked to at the moment, be it MBP, or iPhone.
At this level, I am unable to consider any additional debugging to try; I’d purchase a non-Apple Bluetooth headset, and see if that works.
The Mac Mini 2018 handed diagnostics, and nothing was discovered incorrect. I am additionally in a position to make use of a Bluetooth speaker, different Apple peripherals which can be Bluetooth, and Continuity Digicam works as properly.
Solely each units of AirPods 2nd Gen don’t join, or in the event that they do, instantly disconnect after 1 second. (Join tone, then rapid disconnect tone.)
I’ve exhausted seemingly all choices at this level; I’d strive Home windows 10/11 beneath BootCamp to see if I’ve any luck there?
Any recommendation is appreciated. Thanks.
