Bangle.js - any reliable usb/bluetooh dongle to connect with it?

[espruino-discuss2]

Posted at 2023-04-08 by bigplik

I appreciate any advice how to connect my Bangle.js (1st version) over bluetooth in some reliable way.
I use it with macbook pro a1278, also I have ZEXMTE usb bluetooth dongle to work with it. I did checked another 3 dongles but without success.

My macbook onboard bluetooth can connect with this watch let say one per 100times.
When I use ZEXMTE dongle I can get connection every 20-30 times, also it not keeping it for long,
after while it disconnect it.

I use espruino Web IDE as described here https://www.espruino.com/Troubleshooting+Bangle.js .

Any advice how to make this connection work?

[gfwilliams]

Posted at 2023-04-12 by @gfwilliams

Do you have any success connecting from another computer?

That sounds really unreliable - like there is something very wrong somewhere. Bangle.js 1 signal strength isn't great, but even so connections are usually very reliable when you're close enough to it.