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Updating to macOS 12.3.1 seems to have caused temporary issue with my hub

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Yesterday I got a MacBook Air M1 delivered, and set it up. It came with macOS 12.2 installed. All was fine. This evening the MacBook Air M1 finally discovered the macOS 12.3.1 update. Update went okay, but after it restarted my Anker hub, which has the power cable, HDMI cable running to my Dell 25" monitor, the Samsung 2TB external SSD, and a Logitech mouse dongle wouldn't connect. Tried two additional restarts as well as unplugging and replugging in the hub. Nothing would get it to connect. Finally I plugged in just the power cable and that connected. Once I unplugged the power cable and plugged it back into the hub and plugged the hub back in, it all started connecting again. PITA. Way to go Apple. When it comes to software they are rotten to the apple core. Interestingly enough the new ethernet to USB-C dongle I got today from the Apple Store connected as soon as the first restart.

I noticed yesterday that three ethernet to USB dongle adapters I have were all flaky with connecting, each losing connection after a few minutes. Those are all USB A, so I use them with two different USB A to USB-C adapters. When I got the Belkin ethernet to USB-C adapter today, it worked fine. I guess the two MacBook Air M1 USB-C ports are finicky about working with USB A to USB-C adapters. So maybe unplug those adapters before doing updates or restarts.
 
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Probably, but I’ve since read a lot of issues people have had with the Thunderbolt/USB-C ports M1 MacBook Airs and Pros have/are experiencing. Many are having to try multiple adapters, dongles, cables before finding one that consistently works well. A lot of issues apparently arose after 12.3 was released. So I'm still thinking this is perhaps related to bad coding by bad coders.
 
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w5jck said:
Probably, but I’ve since read a lot of issues people have had with the Thunderbolt/USB-C ports M1 MacBook Airs and Pros have/are experiencing. Many are having to try multiple adapters, dongles, cables before finding one that consistently works well. A lot of issues apparently arose after 12.3 was released. So I'm still thinking this is perhaps related to bad coding by bad coders.
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I tend to go with some users economize with too poorly designed/made cables, adaptors, and peripherals in general. Buy once, cry once. Got a M1 MBA on release, M1 Pro MBP on release, and two days ago a Mac Studio. Just retired a 2013 Mac Pro and not long ago a 2015 12" MacBook. Many updates over the years and models. No issues with any gear hanging off all those ports... and some of it is well over a decade old. Don't think I ever had to unplug and replug an accessory but there have been rare times a reboot was required. That said, the frequency of needed Apple updates is becoming crazy. I used to squawk about Microsoft but not any more.
 
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Same problem , I’m lost hdmi in my hub

In MacBook Pro 14”

Before update , only download update and broken my hub (only hdmi)
 
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I'm using an Anker 341 USB-C Hub (7-in-1), with 4K HDMI, 100W Power Delivery, USB-C and 2 USB-A 5Gbps Data Ports, microSD and SD Card Reader. I bought it for my iPad Air 4 (2020). None of my cables are cheap crap. Everything works fine now with the hub plugged into one of the MacBook Air M1 USB-C/Thunderbolt4 ports and powered by a 65W GaN USB-C charger. My Belkin USB-C to 1GB ethernet adapter is plugged into the other MacBook Air M1 USB-C/Thunderbolt4 port, and it is working fine too. Perhaps 12.3.1 fixed the bug in 12.2.
 
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