Troubleshooting guide Logitech MX Master & Mac

Fix Logi Options+ Permission Conflicts on macOS 27 and Stop Bluetooth Mouse Stutter

If Logi Options+ crashes or gestures stop working following a macOS 27 update, follow these steps to reset Accessibility permissions and stabilize Bluetooth polling.

Section
Tips
Applies to
Logitech MX Master & Mac
Reviewed
2026-09-14

Check this first

Toggle Logi Options+ off and on in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility and Input Monitoring, or restart the background helper daemon to fix frozen gestures and stutter.

Following major macOS updates, users of Logitech MX Master and Anywhere mice frequently experience frozen gesture buttons and choppy cursor tracking.

This behavior is typically caused by macOS 27's security architecture silently suspending background helper daemon permissions.

Cycling Accessibility and Input Monitoring Permissions

  1. Navigate to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility.
  2. Toggle the switch for Logi Options+ and Logi Options+ Agent OFF and back ON.
  3. Repeat the exact same toggle cycle under Input Monitoring.

Force-Restarting the Background Agent

Terminal — Relaunch Logi Daemon
killall 'Logi Options+' 2>/dev/null; open -a 'Logi Options+'
In this guide
  1. Cycling Accessibility and Input Monitoring Permissions
  2. Force-Restarting the Background Agent
  3. Check this first
  4. Run the command
  5. What to do, in order
  6. Questions that usually follow
  7. Continue reading
  8. References

TROUBLESHOOTING

What to do, in order

Run the command

Copy the command below and paste it into the terminal described in the guide.

Administrator terminal
killall 'Logi Options+'

Questions that usually follow

Is a full reinstallation required?

Toggling permissions and restarting the daemon resolves the issue in over 90% of cases without reinstalling.

Is Logi Bolt more reliable than native Bluetooth?

Yes, in RF-dense environments near external SSDs, the Logi Bolt receiver offers superior polling stability.

References