Bluetooth USB dongle for Mac

[d.healey]

Can anyone recommend one that works with Ventura and newer and is available to purchase in the UK?

[aaronventure]

@d-healey TP Link has them for around 10 quid, I don't see a reason why it wouldn't work on a Mac.

It's USB-A, though, so that might be a problem unless you have a dock or will use an adapter. Ugreen has USB-C variants, but they're more expensive. I haven't use these (I haven't use any with a Mac, all the Macs I used had it built in), but I used other stuff from that company and all of it worked great and was well built.

[d.healey]

@aaronventure said in Bluetooth USB dongle for Mac:

I don't see a reason why it wouldn't work on a Mac.

I have this one - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09S15RLH5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It doesn't work on Mac.

I also emailed Ebuyer to ask if they can recommend one that will work, they said they don't have any.

I've found a few that claim to work, but on further searching it seems they only work on older versions of MacOS (High Sierra).

So I'm asking here for recommendations that are 100% verified to work on Ventura and later.

Ugreen looks promising, I'll do some checking.

[aaronventure]

@d-healey Huh, interesting.

If I do a search for "mac bluetooth" a couple pop up that have Mac in their posting title. Can you order a couple, find one that works, and return the rest? Amazon is pretty great with returns.

[d.healey]

@aaronventure said in Bluetooth USB dongle for Mac:

Can you order a couple, find one that works, and return the rest?

Yes, but I'd rather avoid the hassle.

@aaronventure said in Bluetooth USB dongle for Mac:

If I do a search for "mac bluetooth" a couple pop up that have Mac in their posting title

Same, but then scroll to the details and you will see things like this:

And then you go to the reviews:

So I'm still hoping to find someone who actually has one already that works and can just say, go get this one!

This one works (according to YouTube videos) but they don't ship to the UK - https://www.sonnetstore.com/products/usb-bluetooth4-adapter

I think I'll try this ugreen one. It says audio only, but that's what I want it for.

[d.healey]

@aaronventure Thanks to your suggestion I bought a ugreen one and it works! MacOS being MacOS just shows a spinning wheel of sadness, but my headphones actually connect and audio works.

[aaronventure]

@d-healey Damn, that's some fast delivery! Great to hear that, glad I could help.

[d.healey]

@aaronventure said in Bluetooth USB dongle for Mac:

that's some fast delivery!

Prime :) I could have got it yesterday but I'm not paying £1.99 for shipping