Mouse pointer not working properly when using screen mirroring

I have a MacBook Air M2 (2022) running macOS Ventura 13.2.1 and an Apple TV 4K running tvOS 16.4. When I using screen mirroring from my MacBook to my Apple TV my mouse becomes completely useless. I have tried using the touchpad and the lag is so bad I can't see where my mouse is half the time and when I click where I think that it's at I end up selecting something that's not even in the same vicinity of the screen where I see the mouse pointer. I have tried the following to no avail:


Restart Mac

Restart Apple TV

Use a different mouse

Use a different Apple TV

Reset Apple TV

Change Accounts on both Apple TV and MacBook (multiple iterations)


At this point I am running out of options and I would rather not go the nuclear route and reinstall MacOS. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


I was really hoping that keeping all hardware on the same software environment would have alleviated these problems, but apparently it did not.


Perhaps time to switch back to my Chromebook?

MacBook Air, macOS 13.2

Posted on Apr 13, 2023 06:05 PM

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Apr 15, 2023 10:52 AM in response to Bielzebub

Hi Bielzebub,


Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.


We understand there is lag with your mouse when using screen mirroring from Mac to your Apple TV. To address this behavior, update both devices. Your Mac is a few updates behind and Apple TV has an update that was released recently. These will have the latest performance fixes.


Apple security updates - Apple Support


If the behavior continues on your Mac, check the storage and use Activity Monitor to view memory and CPU usage as described in If your Mac runs slowly - Apple Support.



Regards.



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