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I'm surprised when it works. I still don't know how to unpair on some black boxes. My partner has a speaker, and I think auto-pairing occurs if used previousl
by downtide 7y ago
I'm surprised when it works.
I still don't know how to unpair on some black boxes. My partner has a speaker, and I think auto-pairing occurs if used previously, so we have a strange ritual of turning off bluetooth on other devices until it seems to correct itself when wanting to use it.
I've always assumed this was a UI issue.
I've had phones that have presented themselves as a pointing device to a computer. Some as modems. Some that have transferred/pushed files okay on some OSs, not others. I have no idea what's going on with Bluetooth most of the time, and it's quite infuriating. On Linux Blueman doesn't give much away. On a Windows PC I have, using Bluetooth kills WIFI, and requires a reboot to fix.
From a mobile perspective if I say try and transfer a file from a phone, it can turn Bluetooth on, fail and then leave it on.
Wireless headphones sound like a great idea though! But again not sure which protocols are being used. Again that's a UI issue, I've a streaming speaker - and have no idea about the stream quality of what I'm listening to. Oh for some simple feedback diagnostics.
- arethuza 7y agoWe have a couple of those bluetooth speakers (UE Booms) and I've never had a problem with them either! Mind you - I never 'unpair' a device - I just set the BT device to be in pairing mode (or whatever it is called) and then connect from my phone/tablet and that removes the previous connection. Having to do this on both devices and that the step necessary to initiate pairing is device specific is the only issue I have with BT - but it's a relatively minor one.