{"id":4461,"date":"2021-07-17T22:15:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T14:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/remotemouse.net\/blog\/?p=4461"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:57:56","slug":"connecting-via-wi-fi-or-bluetooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/connecting-via-wi-fi-or-bluetooth\/","title":{"rendered":"Wi-Fi or Bluetooth? Choosing the Best Connection for Remote Mouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog_bluetooth-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog_bluetooth-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog_bluetooth-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog_bluetooth-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog_bluetooth-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog_bluetooth-1-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog_bluetooth-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Remote Mouse now supports a new, more resilient way of connecting computers: <strong>Bluetooth Connectivity<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new option is especially useful when Wifi signals are are unstable, cause latency, or are simply unavailable. While <strong>Wifi remains our top recommendation connection method<\/strong> due to its stability, hardware compatibility, and wider range, Bluetooth offers a reliable fallback in challenging network conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that Bluetooth connection requires compatible hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Windows:<br>Windows users must have <strong>Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) or later<\/strong>, and your PC must have built-in Bluetooth. If an external Bluetooth (a USB Bluetooth dongle) is used, only the model <strong>BT851 by Laird<\/strong> is supported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Mac:<br>Most Mac computers, excluding some older models, support Bluetooth connection without issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For the best experience, make sure that both the desktop and mobile versions of Remote Mouse are up to date and take advantage of the latest Advanced Connectivity feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remote Mouse now supports Bluetooth connectivity, offering a reliable alternative when Wi-Fi is unstable or unavailable. Choose the best connection for your setup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[93,95],"class_list":["post-4461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whats-new","tag-advanced-connectivity","tag-bluetooth"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4461"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4904,"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4461\/revisions\/4904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remotemouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}