The best approach is to get into Terminal and type in some instructions which is absolutely not user friendly.īut it does make Bluetooth work a lot better for me. Windows will search for updated driver, however it might tell you that you.
Bluetooth driver for mac update#
Right click on it and choose Update Driver. The best approach is to get into Terminal. Go to Device Manager, find the Bluetooth. You have to muck around with the bluetooth settings on the Mac to make the dongle work. It is not drop dead simple to make this fix. You have to muck around with the bluetooth settings on the Mac to make the dongle work. This approach both extends the Bluetooth into the room better and the third party Bluetooth dongle supports multiple devices better than what comes native on the Mac Mini.
This approach both extends the Bluetooth into the room better and the third party Bluetooth dongle supports multiple devices better than what comes native on the Mac Mini. I got a USB extension cable and this Bluetooth dongle. I’ve struggled with this issue quite a bit and I think I have finally found the fix. The farther you are from the Mac Mini, the worse this situation gets. The bluetooth that comes standard in a Mac Mini doesn’t like multiple bluetooth devices and the range is just so so. If I am doing a presentation, I use gamer style headphones with a great mic on them. If I am doing a meeting solo, I tend to use the Smart Mic. If the Gotham Gal and I are doing a call together, we use the Jabra speakerphone. The multiple audio devices are for different situations. I use a Mac Mini powering two screens and a lot of bluetooth devices a keyboard, a trackpad, a Jabra speakerphone, gamer style headphones, and a Smart Mic. I call these couch setups “ Zoom Rooms” and I have been doing this long before the pandemic but this approach has been incredibly helpful to me during the pandemic. I find it allows me to stay present in the meeting and not get distracted by everything on my desk. As I have written here a few times, I prefer to do video meetings from a couch (vs a desk).