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Bluetooth connectivity

Bence Korompai

March 21, 2020 16:44

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Hi, first of all, thanks for the wonderful product and the development.

My setup includes a Pi 3B running the newest HifiBerryOS with a Beocreate 4ch amplifier board, and I have problems with the bluetooth connectivity. I did switch on bluetooth in the settings at hifiberry.local, but it doesn´t show up when searching for bluetooth devices on my phone or on my computer.
The services I am using are only Spotify Connect and hopefully bluetooth.

I know wifi and bluetooth don´t play well together on this particular Raspberry, and I have two possible solutions I could try:

1. Do you think turning off the wifi on the Pi would help? I am running a wired ethernet connection for stability reasons anyway. Is there a way to do that?

2. Is there an "easy" way to setup an external bluetooth dongle with this setup?

 

Thanks in advance, and keep up the great work!

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  HiFiBerry team March 21, 2020 16:46

  If this is a Pi 3B and not 3B+, Bluetooth is not supported. BT on the 3B has some major problems, therefore it's not supported by us. You need at least a 3B+ or 4B.

  Best regards,
  Daniel

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  Bence Korompai March 21, 2020 16:49

  Thanks for the prompt reply, Daniel, I was kind of afraid that this is gonna be the answer. It might be time for buying a new Pi, then.

   

  Best regards,

  Bence

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  HiFiBerry team March 21, 2020 17:21

  In many cases there are good alternatives to BT. Airplay could be a good alternative. The BT implementation has some drawback which make it not ideal. E.g. you can't control the "real" volume on the device via Bluetooth.

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  Thom April 15, 2020 03:16

  I also have a 3B but added a bluetooth USB adapter and it seemed to work OK with it being recognized (I don't have a hifiberry card yet, but on its way).