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Bluetooth is the worst standard ever [1, 2, 3]. My 'solution' is: _Maximum_ 1 (one, one!) Bluetooth 'master' (e.g. phone) device per 'slave device' (e.g. headp
by FrojoS 4y ago
Bluetooth is the worst standard ever [1, 2, 3].
My 'solution' is: _Maximum_ 1 (one, one!) Bluetooth 'master' (e.g. phone) device per 'slave device' (e.g. headphones, speaker). That means, if your friend asks if they can connect to your speaker the answer is "Sorry, no.". If you want to use headphones on your laptop and your phone, you need to buy two headphones, etc.
For really problematic appliances, like cars, I just deactivate Bluetooth. Not worth the pain. For audio in the car, I use a portable speaker. :shrug:
[1] Proof: Many people can't even pronounce it
[2] I've bought two, different, new 3k bucks computers that never got the Bluetooth work with anything (yes, they run Windows).
[3] I have a 200 bucks Victron SmartShunt in my van to monitor my battery. Can't connect to it anymore with any device (yes, its Bluetooth). Will have to buy an expensive external display (at least that exists) and crawl on the floor to read it.
You read my rant this far? Congrats. Have a nice day :-)
- 3np 4y agoIt's all in the implementation (which is not to say that the standard isn't contributing to poor implementations). If you believe hassle-free multi-device Bluetooth is a pipe dream, you have not been experiencing the magic of a ZMK firmware keyboard roaming between devices with high reliability and practically no delay. (Less blissful and smooth if you want to pair a Windows dual-boot system as a single device tho :p)