XBMC box bluetooth woes

[paul chandler]

hi all I'm a newbie here, please move to correct forum if not meant to be here. right I have an XBMC MX android box 4.2.2 and ive bought some Bluetooth control pads. when I go to the Bluetooth tab on the mbx box it doesn't work?? I click the on/off tab to on and it just stays greyed out and nothing happens?? Do these boxes have Bluetooth built in?? I did pop a usb dongle in the side but to no avail ☹ and I've also done a factory reset of the box but no joy.. Is there a dongle that will work with tho box???

 

[Andrew Cole]

Do these boxes have Bluetooth built in?

Some do, some don't... yours doesn't.

And get this, here's some worse news... those Bluetooth dongles that work so well on Windows incredibly don't work at all when you plug them into an operating system designed for a phone!

It's all bad news, mate. Sorry!

I have seen some dongles advertised on the internet that say they work on Android devices, but I'm skeptical.
First of all, they need device drivers for Android and I can't think of any manufacturer that does this.

To make matters worse, there are lots of Android TV box suppliers who say their devices have Bluetooth built in when they don't!

 

[paul chandler]

many thanks is for your reply, could you recommend a box that does have Bluetooth built in?? Cheers ☺

 

[Andrew Cole]

http://androidforums.com/threads/name-brand-android-box-at-walmart.1073632/