never again go to system tray bluetooth icon > show bluetooth device > connect

    • e_mc2@feddit.nl
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      9 months ago

      My overall experience with Bluetooth connectivity in Win11 has been challenging to put it very mildly.

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            9 months ago

            I suppose you’re going to give me a 25-step process to install voice to text on linux now, as if i couldn’t still do the same thing on windows right?

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          9 months ago

          Most desktops don’t have microphones, although all laptops do. I guess it was never deemed useful enough since a mouse and keyboard have been fine for decades. Text To Speech was created as a way to assist with “arduous” text input on mobile devices with small screens.

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            i don’t know a single PC user that doesn’t have a camera/microphone, and the technology is all there. its just laziness on developers part. And by “developers” here, I of course mean the bean counters that decide what the actual devs work on.

      • Something Burger 🍔@jlai.lu
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        9 months ago

        Bluetooth on Windows is trash. It’s not possible to have separate left and right volume controls, and headset buttons are not recognized.

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      9 months ago

      Win + I brings a way busier screen but it shows the Bluetooth devices with their connect button right there.

      Works in Windows 10 as well but there it requires an extra click to select the device so that the “connect” button is shown.

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    9 months ago

    I keep the Bluetooth icon always visible in the system tray, double clicking it opens the paired devices directly. Still working on 11.

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      9 months ago

      That’s actually one thing from win11 that i like: They put a quick bluetooth menu in the Control Centre (gear icon), no need to open the settings page and scroll through all the devices.

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    9 months ago

    What is this “Windows” everybody is talking about? Is that maybe an operating system you have to pay for compulsorily or am I too open source to get that?

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      9 months ago

      I’m sorry to say that in spite of your best efforts it still isn’t the year of the Linux desktop.