Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed

Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by cyphax on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @04:46AM (#11992320)

I wonder what strength the radios broadcast on. I do have a 2.4GHz wifi-router both downstairs and in the attic so you would expect no signal at all, given the situation. I'll admit that by this point it's extremely sensitive to spectrum pollution; a nearby laptop with wifi on will mess with it enough that it starts stuttering. My only issue with bluetooth is with Android; it semi-randomly likes to change pitch and speed by a little [1]. Very noticeable if you listen to electronic music. Had it with my previous phone (Android M, CM) and now with my current phone (also Android M, stock) and different devices (headphones, car).

[1]https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=209473

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Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by abritinthebay on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @11:48AM (#11994695)

Yeah, anecdotal but every friend of mine that complains about BT does it in relation to their Android devices.

I've heard a couple of complaints about Macs but they're rare.

Seems the Android BT stack is just more... flaky. I wonder why...

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Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by digi_owl on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @08:49AM (#12001290)

Android 1.0 to 4.3 (iirc) used Bluez, an open source implementation related to Linux.

Come 4.4 Google partnered up with qualcomm (again iirc) to write a new stack from scratch.

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