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

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.

Finally got around to updating my 2009 mac mini to 10.11.6 (It's 2020. I know, I know, it's an 11 year old computer. But it still works).As soon as I updated the bluetooth in the mac mini quit working. I tried everything, resetting the bluetooth device, removing the devices from it, resetting the P ram, the SMC, opening in "safe mode" and running diagnostics on the computer itself... nothing. Until I plugged in this little guy.This device worked seamlessly... I didn't even know it installed. As soon as I plugged it in, my trackpad was available for use and I was able to turn on and off the bluetooth on the computer itself. I unplugged this device and the bluetooth quit working. Plugged it back in and it worked again.All of this to say, this device conclusively works with mac products (at least mac mini's from 2009) running El Capitan. Glad I purchased it.

I was looking for a Bluetooth 4.0 adapter that would work with my older MacBook (stuck running 10.7). This fit the bill, although it was a bit awkward - the recommended Terminal command to switch the Mac to use the USB adapter persistently doesn't work, so every boot or wake from sleep I'd have to go into Bluetooth Explorer to switch the HIC controller. I could live with that. But. This adapter sticks out further than most, and the black plastic part at the edge is incredibly fragile. Moving it from my coffee table to my sofa it brushed against a throw pillow and that was enough to knock the black plastic part loose causing the whole thing to fall apart, and now I can't get it to work at all. :(

I have my M1 Mac mini (running Monterey) inside a small closet pantry next to where our monitor, keyboard and mouse are. Unfortunately, the built-in Bluetooth is not very good - the pointer lags and jumps around, possibly because there is a steel vent which runs up the wall between the Mini and where we use the mouse (Apple Bluetooth "Magic Mouse").But the monitor (Apple 24") has USB slots in the back, so I was hoping this thing would help, and it does appear to, so far. But the instructions at dongle.hideez.com don't work.Specifically, "Step 4":"The next time you turn on your computer, please pull out and insert the Dongle into the USB port, and the system will use the Hideez Dongle."Yeah, no. Bluetooth goes away and won't come back unless you restart (again) with the dongle plugged in (and left plugged in). Also, this shows up in the Mini's "About this Mac/system report" as "THIRD_PARTY_DONGLE", not "Cambridge silicon radio".So, five stars for the hardware, down to four stars for the instructions.

I bought it for a 2010 Powerbook Pro 13 w/ Mac OS High Sierra. The laptop wasn't connecting to this mouse that I wanted to work with ( Logitech M720 ) because I can connect to 3 devices with one mouse by just the press of a button. I have to be on multiple computers. In the HP Laptop perfect, on the 2021 iPad Pro12.9 perfect but not on the powerbook, even with the mouse own's bluetooth USB receiver wont work. Also this mouse model is known for s..t like this. So with this dongle it solved the problem, no drivers and not having to reconnect when I start the powerbook. THE ONLY CON. Don't know if it is the mouse or dongle, when I switch to another device and go back to the powerbook, I have to shut off and on the bluetooth on it to reconnect. Am happy with my purchase.