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It'd be nice if we at least got the easy connectivity promised and just had to work out a few security kinks. https://xkcd.com/2055/ https://xkcd.com/2055/ I

It'd be nice if we at least got the easy connectivity promised and just had to work out a few security kinks. https://xkcd.com/2055/ https://xkcd.com/2055/ I have a few Bluetooth speakers. If I accidentally close the app but forget to disconnect from settings too, then no one else can pair with them until I return. This seems like standard behavior, and makes me worry that if I lose my phone at the wrong moment, I might brick a few devices. I really like common standards, but if the consortium can't fix either security or usability, we might be better off with a clean slate.

throwaway2048 7y ago
A clean slate that repeats all the same mistakes in 10 years, but at least we will have a $clean_slate+1 and really get it right this time.
crehn 7y ago
Lately Bluetooth connectivity with Apple devices has been great for me. AirPods just work and everything is pretty snappy and stable.
- baby 7y ago
  Yet there is still quite a lot of friction. Airpods have the best support and they still require you to find out how to pair them when you change device and wait. Keyboard/mouse is insane. If you want to use them with two different laptops.
  - visarga 7y ago
    When I connect my AirPods to my 2015 MBP they don't properly connect unless I open and hover over the speaker icon in the system bar. There's also an issue if I start connection with only the left bud, probably the right bud is the main one?
    - arebours 7y ago
      > There's also an issue if I start connection with only the left bud, probably the right bud is the main one? I think they are symmetrical. You can use both separately, without the other.
  - wongarsu 7y ago
    My mouse (Logitech MX Master) supports Bluetooth. It also supports Logitech' s "Unifying Receiver" and has a button to switch between three different Logitech receivers. I think everyone can guess correctly which of these options just works and always does what you want it to.
    - frosted-flakes 7y ago
      If it's not obvious, the USB receiver works flawlessly. I occasionally have trouble with Bluetooth not connecting (or randomly disconnecting) with the same mouse, but it mostly works okay.
    - omegabravo 7y ago
      To clarify if it's not clear - the button switches between three different receivers, Bluetooth or Logitech unifying receivers. Currently I have 2 BT profiles, and 1 Logitech. The mouse works flawlessly
thrower123 7y ago
I've gotten bluetooth to work a handful of times. I've not been able to repeat that feat enough times to figure out why it works when it works and doesn't work when it doesn't, so I just throw my hands up and stick to aux and USB wired connections.
a012 7y ago
I bought a Bluetooth speaker and only Apple devices can use it smoothly, my Android 8/9 phone remembers its paired speaker but can't connect it unless I unpair them, press speaker's pair button, pair my phone again every single times. I plan to buy a DAC that support Spotify connect.
Swizec 7y ago
My favorite part is when headphones connect to the laptop in my backpack that’s closed and the laptop I’m currently using. They play music successfully but volume is set to 0 because I guess macOS does that in sleep mode. So I have to open up the sleeping laptop just to disconnect bluetooth

throwaway2048 7y ago

A clean slate that repeats all the same mistakes in 10 years, but at least we will have a $clean_slate+1 and really get it right this time.

crehn 7y ago

Lately Bluetooth connectivity with Apple devices has been great for me. AirPods just work and everything is pretty snappy and stable.

baby 7y ago
Yet there is still quite a lot of friction. Airpods have the best support and they still require you to find out how to pair them when you change device and wait. Keyboard/mouse is insane. If you want to use them with two different laptops.
- visarga 7y ago
  When I connect my AirPods to my 2015 MBP they don't properly connect unless I open and hover over the speaker icon in the system bar. There's also an issue if I start connection with only the left bud, probably the right bud is the main one?
  - arebours 7y ago
    > There's also an issue if I start connection with only the left bud, probably the right bud is the main one? I think they are symmetrical. You can use both separately, without the other.
- wongarsu 7y ago
  My mouse (Logitech MX Master) supports Bluetooth. It also supports Logitech' s "Unifying Receiver" and has a button to switch between three different Logitech receivers. I think everyone can guess correctly which of these options just works and always does what you want it to.
  - frosted-flakes 7y ago
    If it's not obvious, the USB receiver works flawlessly. I occasionally have trouble with Bluetooth not connecting (or randomly disconnecting) with the same mouse, but it mostly works okay.
  - omegabravo 7y ago
    To clarify if it's not clear - the button switches between three different receivers, Bluetooth or Logitech unifying receivers. Currently I have 2 BT profiles, and 1 Logitech. The mouse works flawlessly

thrower123 7y ago

I've gotten bluetooth to work a handful of times. I've not been able to repeat that feat enough times to figure out why it works when it works and doesn't work when it doesn't, so I just throw my hands up and stick to aux and USB wired connections.

a012 7y ago

I bought a Bluetooth speaker and only Apple devices can use it smoothly, my Android 8/9 phone remembers its paired speaker but can't connect it unless I unpair them, press speaker's pair button, pair my phone again every single times. I plan to buy a DAC that support Spotify connect.

Swizec 7y ago

My favorite part is when headphones connect to the laptop in my backpack that’s closed and the laptop I’m currently using. They play music successfully but volume is set to 0 because I guess macOS does that in sleep mode. So I have to open up the sleeping laptop just to disconnect bluetooth