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

Plugged it in to my old mac mini core 2 duo and it immediately worked. Didn't even have to restart. High Sierra OSX

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

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.

Ever since I bought my Mac Pro Cheesecutter Tower I've had issues with bluetooth strength from it's internal MB bluetooth antenna; it is a widely known problem. I've tried different external antenna connectors to the motherboard bluetooth output with mixed results. I eventually attached a bluetooth pad horizontal antenna in front of my trackpad, while working well for the trackpad and wireless keyboard, it only has a distance of maybe 6-8 ft. So my bluetooth Bose headphones would disconnect when I walked away from the workstation. This little inexpensive bluetooth USB adapter is plugged into the front of the tower and has fixed all my BT connection issues. I can walk across the house into a new room before it starts to break up. It works great with older MacOS's as I'm running 10.13.6 High Sierra. I used the instructions to install using the MacOS Terminal application, which was the easiest approach since it didn't require me to download Apples Bluetooth Utility application. Using the Terminal app for installation gives me a backup; should this USB bluetooth adapter have an issue and be removed, as the old MB antenna I left in place activates automatically. The whole process took 10 minutes to install and works perfectly.

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.

When I first recieved the Hideez USB Bluetooth Reciever I loved it! It was so easy to set up after downloading the driver on the Hideez website and watching a video (for a Macbook Pro late 2015). My Bluetooth function stopped working so I opted to buy one of these instead. It was great for one day until my younger sister accidentally stepped on it and it split into a million pieces. That being said, it is still well worth your money -- so I proceeded to order a second one. It came and it is so faulty! Not one Bluetooth device is recognized even when it says on System Preferences and System Reports that it is in use. I'm not sure if I want to order any other anymore because now it seems not consistent.

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.

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.