Supported Bluetooth Dongles
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The following list will show which bluetooth dongles were tested and work with IOIO. For more information see IOIO Over Bluetooth
For a quick test of your phone and bluetooth dongle, you can use the IOIO Hardware Tester app with feedback functionality.
| Bluetooth Dongle Address And Name | Online Shop | Range [m] | Android Device Used For Testing | Android Version | IOIO Bootloader | IOIO Firmware | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miniature Bluetooth Dongle V2.0 Class I with 100m Range | maplin | 54-58m | Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC One X | 2.3.6, 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | ceramic antenna |
| Miniature Bluetooth Dongle V2.0 | Seeedstudio | 12m | Several | 2.2.x,2.3.x 4.x | 3.03 | 3.23 | Magic Dongle |
| …. 00:15:83:3D:0A:57 …. Bluetooth 2.0 EDR Class 1 Vista-Ready USB Dongle 100m | DealExtreme | 54-56m | Nexus One,Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, HTC One S,HTC One X | 2.3.6, 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | antenna is a fake |
| Ultra-Mini Bluetooth 3.0 USB Dongle | DealExtreme | 50m | Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC One X | 2.3.6, 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | nice signal quality |
| …. 00:15:83:15:A3:10 …. Mini Bluetooth 2.0 Dongle | DealExtreme | 49m | Nexus One, Nexus S | 2.3.6, 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | big latency at higher distance |
| Bluetooth USB Dongle (Windows 7 Compatible) | Inex | 30m | LG-P350, Samsung Galaxy Gio, Google Nexus S, Sony Tablet S | 2.3.4, 3.2.1, 4.0.4 | 3.03 | 3.11, 3.23 | |
| …. 00:1F:81:00:08:30 …. Super Mini Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter Dongle | DealExtreme | 12m | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | cheapest! |
| …. 00:1F:81:00:08:30 …. Super Mini Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter Dongle | DealExtreme | 12m | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| Technaxx BT01 Bluetooth Dongle Class 1 | Amazon | 12m | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| Mini Bluetooth 3.0 USB Dongle | DealExtreme | ? | Xperia X8 | 2.3.7 | 3.01 | 3.11 | |
| CSR V4.0 | DealExtreme | not tested | HTC Evo Design 4G | 4.0.3 | 5.0 | 5.03 | |
| DYNAMODE MINI USB BLUETOOTH 100M BT-USB-M2 | Ebay | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| PPA USB Bluetooth Adapter v2.0 + EDR | FRYS | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Kinivo BTD-300 Bluetooth 3.0 USB adapter | Amazon | ? | Nexus 5, Nexus 7, HTC One V | 4.1.1,4.0.3 | ? | ? | |
| …. 00:15:83:3D:0A:57 …. Generic USB 2.0 BT | Amazon | ? | HTC Sensation 4G | 4.0.3 | 3.01 | 3.11 | Useful red LED |
| …. 00:15:83:3D:0A:57 …. Generic USB 2.0 BT | eBay | ? | HTC One V | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | Useful red LED |
| Silver Hawk Bluetoothstick 1.2 | N.A. | ? | LG-P500, Acer A100 | ? | 3.03 | 3.23 | Very old part, eos |
| …. 00:1F:81:00:08:30 …. Mini Bluetooth 2.0 USB Dongle | Banggood | ? | Nexus One | 2.3.6 | 3.03 | 3.23 | antenna is a fake |
| …. 00:15:83:3D:0A:57 …. Mini Bluetooth USB 2.0 Adapter V2.0 EDR Dongle | Banggood | ? | Nexus One | 2.3.6 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| …. 00:11:67:D6:2F:49 …. MINI USB Bluetooth 3.0+ HS Compliant Dongle | Banggood | ? | Nexus One | 2.3.6 | 3.03 | 3.23 | blue LED |
| …. 00:15:83:3D:0A:57 …. Bluetooth 2.0 USB Dongle | DealExtreme | ? | Nexus One, HTC One X | 2.3.6, 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | antenna is a fake |
| …. 00:15:83:0C:BF:EB …. Magic Dongle | ? | ? | Nexus Galaxy, Nexus 7 | 4.1.1 | 3.03 | 3.23 | used in Droidalyzer and IOIO Mint |
| …. 00:15:83:44:B9:E7 …. iConcepts v2.1 bluetooth adapter | Microcentet | ? | Samsung Stealth V | 2.36 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| …. 00:11:67:D6:44:2B …. | ? | ? | Droid 2 Global, Nexus 7 | 2.3.4, 4.1.1 | 3.01 | 3.23 | |
| …. 00:1F:81:00:08:30 …. USB Bluetooth 2.0 | DealExtreme | ? | Nexus One | 2.3.6 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| …. 00:15:83:15:A3:10 …. Mini Mushroom Bluetooth Adapter | TrendTech | ? | Galaxy Ace, Galaxy S III | 2.3.3, 4.0.4 | 3.00 | 3.10 | |
| …. 00:1F:81:00:08:30 …. Kingsmart BUD-07B (Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR Class 2) | Amazon | ? | Galaxy S II Skyrocket | 4.0.4 | 3.04 | 3.24 | |
| …. 00:10:60:D1:13:8b …. Billington | ? | ? | Huawei Ideos X3 (U8510), HTC Wildfire S (A510e) | 2.3.5 | 3.03 | 3.24 | Manufacturer Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd. |
| LogiLink Nano Bluetooth USB2.0 Adapter V2.1+EDR Class 2 | CONRAD | 10m | Galaxy Pocket (GT-S5300) | 2.3.6 | 3.03 | 3.26 | Chipset Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd. |
| Sitecom USB micro adapter 2.1 version | Media Markt | 10m | Galaxy Nexus | 4.2.1 | 3.04 | 3.24 | |
| Gromo Mini USB 2.0 Wireless Bluetooth Dongle | Amazon | N.A. | ASUS Zenfone 2 with Macbook Pro | ? | ? | ? | For users in India |
Range testing conditions:
- Bluetooth dongle and phone are line of sight and are oriented towards each other. The range is the maximum distance in which a connection to IOIO is possible.
| Bluetooth Dongle | Online Shop | Range [m] | Android Device Used For Testing | Android Version | IOIO Bootloader | IOIO Firmware | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS USB-BT211 Mini Bluetooth Dongle | Amazon | N.A. | Nexus S | 4.0.4 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| Hama Class 1 Version 3.0 Nano Bluetooth USB Adapter with EDR | Amazon | N.A. | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| Hama Class 1 Version 2.1 Nano Bluetooth USB Adapter with EDR | Amazon | N.A. | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| Belkin Bluetooth USB plus EDR Adapter, 100m range, v2.1 | Amazon | N.A. | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| LevelOne BlueCon MDU-0025USB Bluetooth 2.0 Class 1 | Amazon | N.A. | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| Gembird BTD-MINI2 mini Bluetooth Dongle (v.2.1, Class I) | Amazon | N.A. | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| USB Bluetooth Adapter with Antenna (Class 1) | MiniInTheBox | N.A. | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| USB Bluetooth Adapter with Antenna (Class 1) | DealExtreme | N.A. | Nexus One | 2.3.6 | 3.03 | 3.23 | |
| Tiny Bluetooth 2.0 Wireless Adapter Dongle | DealExtreme | 5m | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | Buggy |
| mumbi Nano Bluetooth Dongle Mini USB-Adapter Class2 EDR V2.0 100m | Amazon | 5m | Nexus S | 4.0.3 | 3.03 | 3.23 | Buggy |
| EDIMAX EB-MDC1 Class1 EDR V2.1 100m | EDIMAX | N.A. | Galaxy S5300 | 2.3.6 | 3.03 | 3.24 | Chipset Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd. |
| rocketfish Micro Bluetooth 2.1 EDR Adapter | ebay | N.A. | Galaxy S Captivate | 2.3.3 | 3.04 | 3.24 | |
| Targus model: ACB10US1 | Staples | N.A. | HTC Evo Design 4G & Asus laptop | 4.03 | 3.03 | default | Not visible to laptop either |
| Satechi USB 4.0 Bluetooth Adapter for Windows XP/Vista/7/8 (32/64 compatible) | Amazon | N.A. | Nexus 5 & Macbook Pro Late 2013 | 6.01 | 4.00 | 5.06 | Not visible to laptop either |
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