Wiimote Pairing - macOS Monterey

aswiec · 11-17-2021, 01:19 AM #1

Hello,

Has anybody successfully gotten a Wiimote to pair to macOS Monterey (specifically on an M1 Mac)?
I've tried all the tricks including using basic PINS and converting the bluetooth address to a backwards hex pin with no luck.

Thanks!

meatmobx · 11-17-2021, 02:43 AM #2

(11-17-2021, 01:19 AM)aswiec Wrote: Hello,

Has anybody successfully gotten a Wiimote to pair to macOS Monterey (specifically on an M1 Mac)?
I've tried all the tricks including using basic PINS and converting the bluetooth address to a backwards hex pin with no luck.

Thanks!

Nope, Doesn't work for me either. I've tried all the same tricks too. Just "Passkey mismatch" Using Dolphin's Controller settings with "Emulate the Wii's Bluetooth adapter" on and "Wii Remote 1" = "Real Wii Remote" tried with and without "Continuous Scanning" …. No Luck.

**JosJuice** · 11-17-2021, 06:54 AM #3

(11-17-2021, 01:19 AM)aswiec Wrote: Has anybody successfully gotten a Wiimote to pair to macOS Monterey (specifically on an M1 Mac)?

No, as far as I know nobody has succeeded in doing this as of the time of writing.

m1WeIdeals · 12-20-2021, 04:36 AM #4

Honestly, this is infuriating! I tried updating to Monterey 12.1, and the same thing still happens!!!! Angry

Is there some way we can publicize this, or get Apple's attention? Or some way to fix this?? I'm surprised the only other site with a complaint is a single random Reddit post! This is a serious problem, it needs more attention!

_Andreas_ · 01-16-2022, 09:58 PM #5

Same for me on a M1 Mac.

What I also registered, is that other Applications, who are using Bluetooth, needs an entry in Control Panel - Data Security - Bluetooth, to get the rights for Bluetooth access.
Maybe one of the next versions could also request this entry on startup.
But even if I add this entry manual, the connection to my Wiimote (and also another wireless gamepad) isn't working.

notmiguel · 01-16-2022, 10:56 PM #6

Let's wait for Apple to release a update to Monterey that hopefully adds bluetooth support

m1WeIdeals · 01-24-2022, 03:06 AM #7

(01-16-2022, 09:58 PM)_Andreas_ Wrote: What I also registered, is that other Applications, who are using Bluetooth, needs an entry in Control Panel - Data Security - Bluetooth, to get the rights for Bluetooth access.

Hm, I didn't know about this! But where did you find it? There's no "Control Panel" on macOS, as far as I know.

meatmobx · 02-06-2022, 05:37 AM #8

(01-24-2022, 03:06 AM)m1WeIdeals Wrote: Hm, I didn't know about this! But where did you find it? There's no "Control Panel" on macOS, as far as I know.

I think he meant System Preferences > Security & Privacy. Then select "Bluetooth" on the sidebar and manually add the Dolphin app to the list of apps that are allowed bluetooth access to your Mac. Didn't change anything for me though.

jvlppm · 02-09-2022, 01:05 PM #9

I tried adding Dolphin to the Bluetooth access list, but I still get the same behavior, Dolphin don't sync with the Wiimote.

Usually apps on Monterey ask for bluetooth permission before usage, which shows a system popup, and this doesn't seem to happen on Dolphin.

Just adding Dolphin to the bluetooth permission list didn't seem to do the trick, maybe if it asked for system permission programmatically before using bluetooth api.

wowfunhappy · (This post was last modified: 02-14-2022, 08:55 AM by wowfunhappy.)

It's a long shot, but has anyone tried a build of Dolphin from prior to August 2021?

While updating my custom build of Dolphin for legacy versions of macOS last week, I discovered that something had broken Wii remote connectivity on my very old OS. After a couple of hours (longer than it should have taken me), I tracked down the problem to this commit, which removed a Mac-specific method of Bluetooth scanning, reportedly because the cross-platform solution worked fine and less code is better. It probably did work fine on officially-supported versions of macOS at the time, but on my very old OS, reverting the commit fixed Wii Remote pairing.

Notably, at the time of this change, Monterrey hadn't been released yet.

It looks like this is the last official build before the change was merged, so you could test that one. As I said at the top, it's a long-shot, but maybe what works on old macOS will also work on the newest macOS? Worth a try? (And do make sure to also give Dolphin Bluetooth permission.)