alt Hacker NewsWhat's the range on bluetooth? If I can reach someone via bluetooth, can't I also just talk to them? Or is it longer than I realize?
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dijit • yesterday at 10:37 PM
It's really not very far, maybe 15 meters.
I'm actually super annoyed that popular devices no longer show bluetooth signal strength at all... it's completely absent from the UI.
Impossible to know how well connected my headphones are when I keep hearing popping or distortion... you need special apps to realise how weak the connection actually is (and how absurdly busy the environment is: there are so many bluetooth devices around us.. it's crazy!)
I have smartphone in pants pocket and bluetooth headphones cut off all the time if that's any indication of how good it is.