M2/M1 MacBook having Wi-Fi issues? This workaround helps

Fix Wi-Fi issues on M2 and M1 Macs by disabling AWDL

Open the Terminal application, either from Spotlight by pressing Command Spacebar and typing "Terminal" and pressing Enter, or in Utilities Navigate to it in the folder.

Enter the following command string exactly:

sudo ifconfig awdl0 down

Click back and authenticate with the administrator password.

UCLA has tracked this issue, and he mentioned that Apple has a solution available in MacOS Ventura 13.1 and Monterey updates, while Meter provides the above solution to disable AWDL using the command line ifconfig network tool.

Meter describes the issue with AWDL and MacOS wi-fi as follows:

"AWDL (Apple Wireless Direct Link) is a low-latency/high-speed WiFi for point-to-point connections. macOS Yosemite and later utilize AWDL to handle data transfer over WiFi radios to other AWDL-enabled devices (Mac, Macbook, iPhone, etc.) without the need for a common underlying access point.

However, as long as AWDL is active status (Bonjour discovery and any Airdrop, Airplay and GameKit links and transfers), it will lock the WiFi radio for a short period of time. Specifically for Bonjour discovery, this amounts to about 50-100 ms of effective packet spool time, Once per second (active transfers will be higher). This can cause latency spikes that are unacceptable for some applications.

This feature causes severe issues with M1/M2 Macbook Pro WiFi issue."

Since this appears to be a bug, if you are experiencing Wi-Fi issues on your M1 or M2 MacBook Pro or Air, be sure to keep an eye out for system software updates as they become available.

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