Hideez USB Bluetooth Adapter for PC, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Raspberry Pi – Low Energy, Long Range Bluetooth Adapter for Mouse, Keyboard, Headphones, Speakers, Printers, White

Works great with macOS Sequoia and Apple Silicon Macs. Hildeez provides a little software utility that makes setup a breeze... takes a little time but works perfectly. Precludes having to dive into Terminal to set up the dongle. Downloadable from the Hildeez website. In my use case, my Mac is in a remote closets I needed a Bluetooth dongle to get reception in my workspace. The Hildeez does the jib perfectly.

Fully compatible with and old iMac mid 2010, now I can use Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Not a lot of options out there but this one works flawlessly.

HP Elitedesk 800, Linux Mint Cinnamon. Does not work, you cannot purge blueman/bluez to reinstall. You can’t switch to blueberry, cannot update Mint, you cannot do any command from the terminal that will fix the issues. Stating something works with “Linux” is essentially false advertising. Not every distro or every PC will work. IT DOES work with windows 10, because its windows. DO NOT buy this for Linux unless you are willing to waste money or spend time running commands 👍

I used this as a replacement for my motherboard bluetooth adapter in a mid 2012 edition of Macbook Pro. I have a 2019 Macbook Pro but the old one is still my favorite. It is running with Catalina OS and really can't upgrade the OS. The Catalina upgrade slowed it down a lot. Catalina has a quirk with the internal bluetooth adapter. Keeps disconnecting and no solutions work with the exception of using an external bluetooth. This works well and has greater distance.

I have a specific issue: My M1 Mac Studio Bluetooth sound cuts out infrequently but often enough to be frustrating. Using my Bose 700 headphones, sound from the Mac Studio cuts out for about a second and restores itself. I have a nearby iPad, and sound from it to my headphones is rock solid. Desperate for a fix, I tried the Hideez external Bluetooth dongle. Macs are weird about Bluetooth dongles, but the support document from Hideez made connecting and configuring the dongle a breeze. Ultimately, it did not resolve the Mac Studio Bluetooth audio problem, but I do not blame Hideez. Their Bluetooth dongle seemed well made and worked like a charm. And their support document included how to reverse the Mac configuration for the external dongle, and the process worked without a hitch. As for the Mac Studio, I'm more convinced than ever that Apple needed to focus more on its Bluetooth integration in the Mac Studio (and I had the same issue with an older Intel-based Mac Mini), because audio over a wired connection is just fine. I hope this helps someone experiencing the same or similar issue.

I bought this dongle in order to allow me to easily migrate my keyboard and mouse between my MacBook Pro and Mac Mini simply by moving the dongle. Both computers still have working Bluetooth, so in order to give the dongle priority over the Mac's internal bluetooth antenna, you must run "sudo nvram bluetoothHostControllerSwitchBehavior=always" from Terminal and then reboot the Mac. This dongle works just fine with my keyboard and mouse. However, when I connect my Airpod Pros to it, they drop their connection frequently, and even if they manage to maintain a connection, the audio is fragmented and Bluetooth keyboard/mouse performance slow to a crawl until the music stops playing and the Airpod Pros are disconnected. I'm giving this device 3 stars since I don't know why it wouldn't work with Airpod Pros when they're a typical Bluetooth device. I saw another reviewer saying they had issues with both Airpod Pros and another model of wireless headphones.

This works well with Linux Mint. You just need to open Bluetooth Manager to make the initial connection. It connects automatically after that.

We use a 2018 Mac Mini for connecting multiple Xbox One controllers via Bluetooth. Due to limitations of the built in Bluetooth antenna design, it's hard to have a sit back on the chair/couch gaming room experience. Unless you're quite close to the Mac mini, the signal doesn't carry well enough to rely on. So, I saw this Hideez dongle suggested by someone on MacRumors and thought it was a low risk option. It's delivered in every way. We have the Hideez dongle plugged into a USB 3 hub which is then plugged into the USB A port on the back of the Mac Mini. The hub is also located on the top of the desk so there is a better line of sight. But now you can comfortably be 10-15 feet away from the Mac Mini and have multiple controllers firing simultaneously. One note: it does require a one time simple Terminal command on macOS to get the Mac to recognize this dongle as the controller. However, I found the instructions to do this surprisingly clear on their tech-support page. I usually have pretty low expectations for instructions from random third-party accessories. Once you enter the command and follow the instructions, which take about two minutes, you then re-pair your Bluetooth accessories to the dongle and then it just works. You see your Bluetooth accessories in the macOS Bluetooth system preferences area just like normal. Another Note: there is no way to permanently make this the primary controller. On a go forward basis, if you ever restart your Mac we have to just literally unplug the dongle for 2 seconds and plug it back in and the Mac recognizes it as the primary controller again. This is how it's designed. But it's a minor hassle in exchange for vastly improved Bluetooth range.

Excellent

Ich hatte meinen alten (2011er) I-Mac aufgerüstet mit einer ordentliche SSD. Allerdings war mir beim Öffnen des Gehäses, das Kabel / der Stecker des Bluetooth Moduls leider auf der Platine abgerissen. Ergebnis: schön schneller Rechner (den ich wegen einiger 32-Bit Anwendungen am Leben erhalten will) aber kein Bluetooth mehr. Reparaturversuche mit einem neuen Modul waren nur teilweise erfolgreich, da das Touchpad Aussetzer hatte und nur sehr ruckelig funktionierte. :-( Da ich das Trackpad seit vielen Jahren gewohnt bin und vor allem Fotobearbeitung sehr gerne damit gemacht habe, war der kurzzeitige Versuch eines Umstiegs auf eine Kabelgebundene oder Funk-Maus nicht wrklich brauchbar. Ein kabelgebundenes oder Funk-Trackpad gibt es aber von Appel nicht und der Kauf des mit Funkempfänger betriebenen Touchpads von Silvergear, zeigte mir nur wieviel besser mein originales Apple Trackpad gewesen war... Absolut kein Ersatz! Und: Absolut frustrierend! Dann hatte ich gehofft, dass ich mich an eine besserere Maus vielleicht eher gewöhnen könnte und habe hier auf Amazon alles mögliche verglichen und Bewertungen studiert... Ich weiß gar nicht wieso, aber irgendwie bin ich dabei über dieses Teil gestolpert und habe erstaunt festgestellt, dass es auch für Apple kompatibel sein soll. Die 19 Euro waren mir ein Versuch wert, bevor ich 3-4 Mäuse, jeweils zwischen 40 und 100 Euro bestellt hätte um sie durchzutesten. Instalation laut Website durchgeführt. Dort ist auch eine detailierte Anleitung zu finden wie man den Bluetooth-Empfänger im System dauerhaft hinterlegt. Und was soll ich sagen: Ich kan endlich wieder mit meinem geliebten Bluetooth Trackpad arbeiten!!! Wirklich keinerlei Unterschied zur vorherigen internen Blutooth Steuerung. Kein Ruckeln und keine Aussetzer. Tadellos!!! Einzig dass jetzt halt ein USB-Port dauerbelegt ist. Aber das ist dabei wohl das kleinste Übel, das ich gerne in Kauf nehme. Für den Fall eines Ausfalls des internen Blutoothempfängers ist dieses Teil absolut zu empfehlen!!!

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Mon vieil iMac a des problèmes de bluetooth et j'ai acheté ce dongle pour remédier à ce problème. Il faut suivre les instructions données sur le site du fabricant et cela fonctionne très bien. Il faut taper 2 lignes sur le Terminal, télécharger un logiciel chez Apple après avoir créé un compte développeur, utiliser ce logiciel comme indiqué sur la vidéo présente sur le site du fabricant et le tour est joué. Je suis content de mon achat car il m'est quasi impossible de réparer le module BT mon iMac de 2010, alors pour 15€ c'est parfait.

Got this as the internal Bluetooth of my Mac was faulty. Simply plug and use! Didn’t need to do any installation of any drivers, just plug into USB of my Mac and my Apple keyboard and Magic Mouse are auto connected back to be in use with my Mac.