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Thank you for your time! I'll try another bluetooth adaptor and hopefully that fixes it.

So I bought a new bluetooth dongle and it still isn't working. It's Bluetooth 4.0 but I'm guessing it's not + EDR which is probably the important part huh.

Okay, I only saw this thread now and there are some things I like to point out

(01-09-2020, 12:34 PM)MayImilae Wrote: [ -> ]If you want to use Real Wiimote, do not use HID Wiimote or even your OS level bluetooth.
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The reason for this is because OS level pairing will interfere with Dolphin's ability to connect with the Wii Remote. So just have nothing connected or set, and Dolphin will take care of it all itself.

I can't say for macOS and Linux, but on Windows, while the HID Wiimote driver and 3rd-party apps indeed can interfere with Dolphin, pairing the Wiimote through Dolphin (assuming it's on "Emulate a BT Adapter" mode) or through Windows actually results in the same end result. In fact, the Wiimote must be paired on Windows before Dolphin can communicate with it and if you press 1+2 on the Wiimote and hit Refresh on Dolphin, you can notice the Wiimote will now be shown on the list of paired devices on Windows because Dolphin will actually (silently) ask the Windows BT Stack to pair that controller.

(01-10-2020, 10:04 PM)ToyMachine Wrote: [ -> ]Broadcom BCM20702 4.0. Hopefully that's correct. Thank you for taking the time to help me out.

(01-11-2020, 08:06 PM)MayImilae Wrote: [ -> ]Oh gods, that's the same bluetooth chip that was in my 2012 macbook pro. That system *never* worked with Wii Remotes reliably!
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But the specs on adapters I found with that chipset say it supports 2.1 EDR, so I guess that's wrong?
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If you decide to buy a new adapter, make sure it supports 2.1 EDR.

This particular chipset (BCM20702) is compliant with Bluetooth 4.0, and, since Bluetooth is backwards compatible, this also includes all previous versions (including 2.0 + EDR, which is the maximum supported by Nintendo Wii, not 2.1 + EDR). I recently did a clean-up on the adapter test results for Bluetooth Passthrough and found 7 different adapters that uses this same BCM20702 chipset and judging from these results, your adapter should work at least in Bluetooth Passthrough mode. Not sure why it doesn't seem to work with the regular "Emulate a BT Adapter" mode, though, could be related to the reliability issues May pointed out.

(01-24-2020, 04:34 AM)ToyMachine Wrote: [ -> ]So I bought a new bluetooth dongle and it still isn't working. It's Bluetooth 4.0 but I'm guessing it's not + EDR which is probably the important part huh.

Bluetooth 4.0 should cover all previous versions, so you're good. May I ask how exactly are you pairing the Wiimotes? Are you using the default Windows BT drivers or have you installed something else? Do you have any 3rd-party apps or drivers that can talk to Wiimotes? And finally, what exact model is this new BT dongle you bought?

So idk what I did differently this time but I got it to work now with the old dongle. Thank you for your help!