Tried all the fixes listed below, rebooted, and the problem persisted. Fionally tried this approach - disable "Handoff between this MAC and iCloud devices." under System Preferences --> General.
Holding the Shift + Option (Alt) keys on your Mac's keyboard, click the Bluetooth symbol in the top-right corner of the macOS menu bar.* Holding the Shift + Option (Alt) keys on your Mac's keyboard, click the Bluetooth symbol in the top-right corner of the macOS menu bar. (If you don't see it there, you need to check Show Bluetooth in menu bar in System Preferences -> Bluetooth.) Now, restart your Mac.
You'll notice a couple of other potentially useful options in the Debug submenu. Factory reset all connected Apple devices does exactly what it says – forces any Apple-branded Bluetooth accessories back to the default settings they came with out of the box. It's a reliable fallback option if you've tried everything else to fix a connection issue, including resetting the Bluetooth module.
*(If you don't see it there, you need to check Show Bluetooth in menu bar in System Preferences -> Bluetooth.)
Follow-up June 30: the problem persisted despite all the above maneuvers, and taking it for a diagnostic servicing, where (of course) everything worked perfectly, only to reurn as soon as I got home. The problem may ahve been Bluettoth interference from a nearby wifi, or perhaps a neighbor's wifi range extender - I'll never know. But I ended up buying a "wired" keyboard and mouse, which was surprisingly difficult to find these days.
Follow-up June 30: the problem persisted despite all the above maneuvers, and taking it for a diagnostic servicing, where (of course) everything worked perfectly, only to reurn as soon as I got home. The problem may ahve been Bluettoth interference from a nearby wifi, or perhaps a neighbor's wifi range extender - I'll never know. But I ended up buying a "wired" keyboard and mouse, which was surprisingly difficult to find these days.
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