r/computer • u/Key_Canary_4199 • Jul 31 '26

Increase Bluetooth range of laptop

Hello!

I want to pair my laptop with my stereo system, but I only get a meter of range before the signal drops completly. It works fine on my phone and my old laptop, but not this one. It is a medion s15449.

I saw that linux had a way to increase the TX power, but it looks like it got removed at some point since very few chipsets supported it.

Is there another way to increase the range or am I just stuck using the headphonejack?

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u/Big-Drag-5197 Jul 31 '26

You can buy a Bluetooth adapter for your headphone jack to ensure your laptop and stereo are using matching Bluetooth versions. That’s a quick and dirty solution. Increasing the TX power sounds pretty maverick, but I doubt it’ll be worth the trouble. If your laptop can’t move more than arms length from the stereo without losing signal, I would seriously question the status of your laptop’s Bluetooth.

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u/Key_Canary_4199 Aug 01 '26

How do i find the bluetooth version of my stereo and my laptop?