I’ve experienced an annoying phenomenon on my Windows 11 PC: whenever I had my AirPods connected via Bluetooth and attached by Dualsense PS5 controller, moments later the AirPods would disconnect and not re-connect. Not great when you’re settling in for a quick gaming session at the end of a long day.
I’ve tried everything from “trying again” to different models of AirPods, to hacking all kinds of system files to absolutely no avail. I read that it possibly has to do with Bluetooth bandwith and that perhaps one device connects because the other one hugs too much. Either way, I felt there had to be a way to make this work.
Thankfully there was, and it’s extremely simple:
- turn off Bluetooth
- turn on Bluetooth again
- connect the AirPods
- connect the Dualsense controller
- everything stays connected!
I know this sounds insane, but it works (at least for me at the time of writing). Who knows or cares why. Massive thanks to a tip from Dimy420 for this tip!
Sometimes simple is best!