Help Galaxy 10.1 not finding my bluetooth mouse

[TJ1776]

Greetings,

I'm trying to connect a Logitech m510 wireless mouse to my Samsung Galaxy 10.1 WiFi, and the Galaxy is not finding the mouse.

The mouse works with my HP laptop PC (when I plug in the USB adaptor), so I know the mouse works. And the Galaxy finds other bluetooth devices nearby, like my phone, so I know it's searching for bluetooth devices correctly.

Is the Galaxy only compatible with certain wireless mice? I thought it would be compatible with all wireless mice. Please advise, and thanks.

Jeff
Austin, TX, USA

 

[TJ1776]

I found my answer. The Galaxy Tab supports bluetooth mice but not wireless mice (I didn't realize that they're different protocols). I traded the Logitech m510 Wireless Mouse in for a Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000. The Galaxy quickly found and paired the new mouse, and all is well.

Jeff

 

[Suncoaster]

Did you do anything else to get it to connect as I have the same mouse and my GT-P7500 does not find the mouse.

 

[Tware]

RF wireless mice may work with the $20 usb connector. I got a few to work.

Wasnt able to get a Razor BT mouse to pair. Couldn't get it to challenge for a passkey. Everything else works fine, so I assume it's something janky in the Razor mouse, even though it works on my laptops.

 

[wa3pnt]

The "wireless" devices such as the Logitech M570 Trackkball need to be paired in order to operate. On a Windows machine, you install the program that pairs the devices, however we cannot run the pairing program on our Tablets.

To use my M570 on my GT, I complete the installation on a Windows machine. Then move the little RF Doggle to the Tablet, where it is recognized as a USB mouse, and the Trackball works.

Hope this helps.

George