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Re:Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard by bayindirh on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @09:16AM (#31491632)
No. Logitech sometimes push firmware updates for their receivers for security reasons.

While my G700 is also capable of firmware updates, they didn't push anything to it since I bought it a decade ago.

Re:Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard by newsclues on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @10:37AM (#31492702)
Yeah, security updates for my keyboard is not a selling feature.
Re:Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard by tekknik on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @11:57AM (#31493749)
Literally any keyboard running over USB has software. They’re not as simple devices as people think.
Re:Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard by tmottabr on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @02:21PM (#31495697)
it is not for the keyboard.. it is for the wireless interface that it uses to connected to the computer and the dongle..

the unifying dongle had some security problems detected in the past that required firmware updates to fix..

Re:Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard by alophawen on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @12:05PM (#31493850)
The Logitech unifying receiver is FUBAR and no firmware updates will remedy that.
Re:Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard by bayindirh on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @01:15PM (#31494854)
That's a pretty strong opinion on something so widely deployed and can work without any problems in a place which is very polluted with radio traffic and jamming in some frequencies.

I had a Microsoft Bluetooth mouse which constantly lost connection where I live. No Logitech receiver even skipped in that place.

Re:Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard by alophawen on Thursday May 26, 2022 @03:16AM (#31515608)
You say it is an opinion but Logitech did abandon the receiver because they could not fix the security and instead released the Logitech Bolt with encrypted communication between peripherals, in order to not lose more corporate customers due to crappy security.
Re:Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard by bayindirh on Thursday May 26, 2022 @07:00AM (#31516907)
If my mind is not playing games with me, Unifying is around 10 years old at this point. It might be inadequate in today’s world, but it had a pretty good run for something like that.

They may had to make breaking changes to it at some point, but it’s already old technology, so moving to bolt doesn’t make Logitech an incompetent company in my eyes.

Re:Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard by tmottabr on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @02:17PM (#31495632)
i guess this is why new products are using the Bolt receiver instead, that they claim is not compatible with the older Unifying receiver..

On the other hand, if the Bolt is any better then the Unifying only time will tell, but i do not have my hope up..