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Bluetooth mouse not working when too close to receiver? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 days ago by drathvedro@lemm.ee to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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So the story is, I've got a bunch of android-based smartwatches I'm using for some hobby projects. Got tired of typing stuff on a tiny 2" screen, so I've bought some rando bluetooth kbd/mice combo. Tried with the phone and it worked fine but I had a lot of trouble pairing them with the watches and even then it stutters a lot. Thought it was just watches being laggy until I noticed that they work much better if I move the watches away for me, or if I use the peripherals behind my back.

Obviously, having to do either is far from ideal. So the question is, am I going nuts, or is too much transmitting power a thing with BT devices? Is it just interference? Any tips on how I could reduce it?

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

Possibly front end overload from poorly designed Bluetooth radios.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Separate your devices, at least 3 feet apart.

Believe it or not, they use the same radio frequencies.

[–] drathvedro@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You mean, the watches from each other, the keyboard from mice, keyboard/mouse from the watches?

...All of them?

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Don't flirt with me, I kept the quartz crystals in different drawers to measure for accuracy.

You think my username just came from nowhere?