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Originally Posted by bohn
only thing is, it needs wifi on (to keep Bluetooth on).
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It's a kobo limitation. Wifi needs to be on for bluetooth to run, otherwise the chip won't power up. All devices will work the same way.
For what it's worth. Here are the devices I use predominantly:
BOOD-202
The name is probably going to be different depending on the vendor. I have one of these and they work very well, even though they're very cheap plastic and even though there are two buttons, they both trigger the same VOLUMEUP event. This is a great and cheap solution.
Pros:
* Works reliably well.
* Initiates connections automatically. (You turn on bluetooth and this device, it connects auomatically).
* Cheap
Cons:
* 1 action only.
* Needs batteries, although I have only changed its battery once in the past year.
* Cheap plastic. Accidental clicks happen.
8Bitdo micro
This is my go-to these days as I've started KOReader and my bluetooth plugin is allowing me to integrate quite a few more things.
Pros:
* Works in much longer distances, and the signal quality is much better.
* Charged with USB-C
* Has many buttons that can be programmed via smartphone on the fly.
Cons:
* It's not
that expensive, but more than a cheap bluetooth clicker.
* More buttons, but this plugin only supports 4 actions. next page, prev page, next chapter, prev chapter.
* Doesn't initiate connection automatically. You need to go to the bluetooth menu and press on the device each time.
