There was a recent, highly upvoted article about the pains of Bluetooth:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32162131Summarizing only a tiny fraction of the complaints:
- Connecting can make devices do weird stuff (play default songs, etc.)
- Pairing multiple devices leads to unpredictable behavior (random switching, switching when you don't mean to)
- Can't connect multiple headsets to one device (why do my wife and I need to share earbuds watching a movie on a plane?)
- Can't connect multiple devices to one headset (why can't I listen to music on my computer but still get calls from my phone?)
- ...
Why don't we have something better already?
I'm sure the answer spans a number of different fields/challenges. Standardization, security, adoption, regulation. Are there ongoing efforts to create a new protocol that solves for the problems so apparent with Bluetooth? Are there specific (seemingly) insurmountable roadblocks to improving the status quo?
Asking from pure curiosity. And because I spent 5 minutes getting something to correctly pair this morning.
Summarizing only a tiny fraction of the complaints:
- Connecting can make devices do weird stuff (play default songs, etc.)
- Pairing multiple devices leads to unpredictable behavior (random switching, switching when you don't mean to)
- Can't connect multiple headsets to one device (why do my wife and I need to share earbuds watching a movie on a plane?)
- Can't connect multiple devices to one headset (why can't I listen to music on my computer but still get calls from my phone?)
- ...
Why don't we have something better already?
I'm sure the answer spans a number of different fields/challenges. Standardization, security, adoption, regulation. Are there ongoing efforts to create a new protocol that solves for the problems so apparent with Bluetooth? Are there specific (seemingly) insurmountable roadblocks to improving the status quo?
Asking from pure curiosity. And because I spent 5 minutes getting something to correctly pair this morning.