Darling – Run Mac apps on Linux

Re:Darling – Run Mac apps on Linux by freedomben on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @03:59PM (#29814855)

I don't doubt that happened to you, but I've had almost a dozen bluetooth devices and I've only had one not work OOTB. I'm using OnePlus Buds Pro with my linux laptop right now and it paired flawlessly.

Generally speaking, bluetooth is a complicated and proprietary mess though and many (especially cheaper vendors) don't bother testing at all. I'm actually amazed that bluetooth works as well as it does on linux. Taking a few minutes before a hardware purchase to check compatibility is a really good idea.

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Re:Darling – Run Mac apps on Linux by dkonofalski on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @06:58PM (#29817061)

>I've only had one not work OOTB

That seems like a terrible success rate, though, doesn't it? 1 out 12 bluetooth devices failed to work whereas they work 100% on Windows? For the average user, that is definitely going to be a dealbreaker.

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Re:Darling – Run Mac apps on Linux by happymellon on Thursday January 06, 2022 @02:26AM (#29820466)

I have several pieces of Bluetooth hardware that don't work on my Mac.

I get told that I should have bought something that was Mac compatible, and no one says that Mac's have a terrible out of the box experience or that it makes it a deal-breaker.

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Re:Darling – Run Mac apps on Linux by dkonofalski on Thursday January 06, 2022 @10:23AM (#29824639)

Any specific examples? I've been using Macs and PCs for over 25 years and Linux on and off for 10 or so and have never had issues with Bluetooth devices on Mac or PC. That even includes some hacky Bluetooth hardware and emulation hardware.

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