I just discovered you can install bluetooth on the pi.
Does this mean that when pairing devices I wouldn't need dongles and such?
I have the pi2 and 4.
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Can you be more specific? Which Pi you have and what do you mean by installing Bluetooth?– VadimOct 12, 2022 at 21:13
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bluetooth install page and updated the question. thepihut.com/blogs/raspberry-pi-tutorials/…– NickotineOct 12, 2022 at 22:30
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Bluetooth support is split between the hardware and the software required for Bluetooth. You don't need a dongle if the Raspberry Pi model has wireless support en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#Model_comparison. So the RPi2 will need a Bluetooth dongle to add the Bluetooth hardware. The RPi4 will not need a dongle as it has the hardware already. Linux comes with the software to use the Bluetooth hardware so as long as you have an update-to-date version of the Raspberry Pi operating system you should be good from a software perspective– ukBazOct 13, 2022 at 5:34
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1mind moving your comment as an answer so I can give credit? @ukBaz– NickotineOct 14, 2022 at 2:41
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Bluetooth support is split between the hardware and the software required.
You don't need a dongle if the Raspberry Pi model has wireless support https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#Model_comparison.
For the versions you specify in your question, the Raspberry Pi 2 will need a Bluetooth dongle to add the Bluetooth hardware.
The Raspberry Pi 4 will not need a dongle as it has the hardware already.
The Linux operating system comes with the software to use the Bluetooth hardware. If you have an update-to-date version of the Raspberry Pi operating system then you should not need anything additional.
