Apple says turning off Bluetooth may improve AirPlay Mirroring on latest Macs
Apple said it's aware of an issue where its latest professional Macs may experience AirPlay Mirroring jitters when connected to certain wireless networks and recommended a temporary fix.
Owners of the latest MacBook Pros (Late 2013) and Mac Pros (Late 2013) have been reporting dropped streams and freezes when using AirPlay mirroring on an 802.11 b or g WiFi networks (or older AirPort routers).
In a support document Wednesday, Apple suggested there could be some interference from Bluetooth on these Macs and recommended users shut it off when using Airplay.
"Turning off Bluetooth can enhance the performance of Airplay considerably," the company wrote. "To turn off Bluetooth, locate the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar on the upper-right corner of your screen. Click the icon and choose Turn Bluetooth Off."
Owners of the latest MacBook Pros (Late 2013) and Mac Pros (Late 2013) have been reporting dropped streams and freezes when using AirPlay mirroring on an 802.11 b or g WiFi networks (or older AirPort routers).
In a support document Wednesday, Apple suggested there could be some interference from Bluetooth on these Macs and recommended users shut it off when using Airplay.
"Turning off Bluetooth can enhance the performance of Airplay considerably," the company wrote. "To turn off Bluetooth, locate the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar on the upper-right corner of your screen. Click the icon and choose Turn Bluetooth Off."
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Good job it's mostly laptops these days.
from the article ..."AirPlay mirroring on an 802.11 b or g WiFi networks"
I just noticed this - maybe this won't fix it for me - everywhere we use Airplay its always 'n' sometimes at 2.5GHz, sometimes 5GHz
Oh and my AppleTV is direct connected to the iMac (last November model) via latest Airport extreme, so no mirroring over wifi.
Don't tell me, the fix is the update to Bluetooth 4.1, which should be free and software/firmware and require NO new hardware from 4.0, but no word if this will be part of 10.9.2...
http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Press-Releases-Detail.aspx?ItemID=197
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My guess is this "coexistence" improvement also extends to WiFi somehow too?
https://www.bluetooth.org/en-us/specification/adopted-specifications
Better still, do what I did ... Simply rip out the wi-fi/bluetooth card altogether from your new R2-D2 Mac Pro. It is located under the black cap at the top ... just lever off the cap, remove 8 screws with a T5 torx screwdriver, and you can neuter all the wi-fi/bluetooth radiation from the machine, which Apple has kindly placed on a removable daughter card. Pops out .... Mac works beautifully - Mac seems faster without it too, and fans seem quieter as well. Highly recommended.
In the Finder, the Finder Menu now shows:
** Wi-fi: No hardware installed
** Bluetooth: Not available
This also resolves the problem with Mavericks switching Airport back on, even when you have switched it off in hardware. Also the best way to make sure you don't radiate your brain, or other bits.
Less really is more! Highly recommended.
Better than that just use cables.