What Bluetooth USB Dongle can i use for my iMac 11,1

[RandomWithMac]

Hello everyone,

after upgrading my late 2009 iMac 27“ to Ventura i have noticed that my Bluetooth does not work. Quick research showed that they dropped support in Ventura for old BT 2.1 modules.

Now i am looking for a USB dongle that works with OS X and is compatible with my Magic Mouse.

I have already tried 2 USB dongles, one from ISY, some MediaMarkt brand and the TP-Link UB500, neither of them worked.

 

[DCBassman]

I found my similar iMac to be more usable in these terms by ditching macOS and moving to Linux. It's a fabulous piece of hardware, and the Linux OS (Mint in my case) just works, with everything in the machine. I gave up patching in very short order. If Apple don't like their own hardware, well...there are always other OSs that will make good use of them for years to come.
Of course, this does not help if you need to run recent macOS but don't have the readies for a new machine. In that case, all these workarounds are absolutely essential. I'm surprised that TP-Link don't have an appropriate driver for their dongle, but they don't. Bad.

 

[DCBassman]

The only one I could find that explicitly says it has a macOS driver is this one:

Hideez Bluetooth Adapter for macOS, Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi: Low Energy, Long Range BT Dongle for Mouse, Keyboard, Headphones, Speakers, Printers

The Hideez USB Bluetooth Adapter is the perfect solution for connecting any device with Bluetooth 4.0 capabilities to your PC, Mac, Linux, or Raspberry Pi. This stylish and lightweight adapter supports Bluetooth 4.0 standard and offers a low energy, long range connection for your mouse, keyboard,...

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[DCBassman]

And even that won't do BT 5...

 

[DCBassman]

This page might help.

 

[mlol]

Hi, I’ve Asus BT400 and it works well with my monterey cMP51
Link

As I see they have BT500 now. Maybe it works, it’s worth to test I think

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

The Gator cable USB BT5 dongle states it is Macos compatible. I have one and have tested it on PowerPC macs and some early intel macs from SL to Lion up to El Cap and it works on the EI macs and absolutely does not work on PowerPC macs. I assume it would work on newer mac os as its pretty solid up to El Cap. I picked mine up on ebay for $8 er $10 bucks (dont recall exactly) but it looks like they are out of stock right now on their ebay store and the 3rd party websites that have them are charging considerably more.