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TIL Press win + k to quickly connect to a bluetooth earphone in Windows 10 (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by ahah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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never again go to system tray bluetooth icon > show bluetooth device > connect

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[-] Vash63@lemmy.world 57 points 10 months ago

That makes sense, K for Bluetooth. Very Microsoft.

[-] Exec@pawb.social 30 points 10 months ago

Konnekt

[-] Madrigal@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Right up there with Ctrl-X, C and V for Xut, Copy and Vaste respectively.

[-] _Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 10 months ago

I always interpreted as X because it looks like a pair of scissors, C for copy and V just because it's close to the others.

[-] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

I just love when patterns fall apart

[-] funkajunk@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago

I suspect that's mostly due to the qwerty layout

[-] gnate@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

K is vaguely the shape of the rune in the Bluetooth icon.

[-] Iceman@lemmy.ca 30 points 10 months ago

This doesn’t work with Win 11 though. I miss it.

[-] e_mc2@feddit.nl 20 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My overall experience with Bluetooth connectivity in Win11 has been challenging to put it very mildly.

[-] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

whats with that? and why dont i get native text to speech? why are phones advancing and PC arent

[-] circuitfarmer 15 points 10 months ago

PCs are, Windows isn't

[-] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I suppose you're going to give me a 25-step process to install voice to text on linux now, as if i couldn't still do the same thing on windows right?

[-] circuitfarmer 6 points 10 months ago

I was referencing Bluetooth, so no

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Most desktops don't have microphones, although all laptops do. I guess it was never deemed useful enough since a mouse and keyboard have been fine for decades. Text To Speech was created as a way to assist with "arduous" text input on mobile devices with small screens.

[-] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 12 points 10 months ago

I dobt hace any proboems tyojing on by pjone keyvosrd.

[-] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

i don't know a single PC user that doesn't have a camera/microphone, and the technology is all there. its just laziness on developers part. And by "developers" here, I of course mean the bean counters that decide what the actual devs work on.

[-] Traegs@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I don't have a webcam. And I didn't have a functioning microphone for several years until recently.

[-] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Well if it doesn't apply to you then fuck everybody else I suppose

[-] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 points 10 months ago

Bluetooth on Windows is trash. It's not possible to have separate left and right volume controls, and headset buttons are not recognized.

[-] deleted@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Typical Microsoft

[-] ours@lemmy.film 2 points 10 months ago

Win + I brings a way busier screen but it shows the Bluetooth devices with their connect button right there.

Works in Windows 10 as well but there it requires an extra click to select the device so that the "connect" button is shown.

[-] sir_pronoun@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I actually went back to headphones with a cable because of that shit

[-] RushingSquirrel@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

I keep the Bluetooth icon always visible in the system tray, double clicking it opens the paired devices directly. Still working on 11.

[-] olicvb@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

That's actually one thing from win11 that i like: They put a quick bluetooth menu in the Control Centre (gear icon), no need to open the settings page and scroll through all the devices.

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