I have a Logitech mouse that I can map the buttons with an app when in Light Speed mode, but my wireless Akko keyboard requires the cable to be plugged in to be able to remap the keys. Since the dongle is called “receiver”, I kinda assume it can only receive signals but cannot send them, but that doesn’t seem to be the case with the Logitech dongles.

  • XeroOPEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    Logitech mice have on-board memory so I can remap the buttons wirelessly and they will send whatever I map if a PC doesn’t have G-HUB installed.

    For example: I remapped the “middle click” as “right click” and save it in one of the profiles on the mouse, if I plug the dongle into someone’s computer which doesn’t have G-HUB, the “middle click” will send “right click” as programmed.

    Edit: And I know for sure it’s not the dongle that was programmed because the buttons still behave exactly like how I mapped them even in Bluetooth mode.

      • XeroOPEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        no, it’s just the dongle that came with the mouse, the keyboard’s dongle also came with it. They were designed to be used wirelessly with the dongles.

        I’m sure that none of the are just Bluetooth receivers because the signal is received instantly when the devices are in standby mode, unlike the wireless numpad I have which took like 2-3 seconds to reconnect after I pressed a key and I have to press it again for it to register.

        And this is the first time I’ve heard of an off-the-self USB chip and dongle for keyboards, no manufacturer does that, they just make a separate wireless version of a wired keyboard. I’m pretty sure no wired keyboard that was designed so that the average user can solder a chip on later, even custom keyboards don’t do that.

        And I don’t like using Bluetooth for my peripherals because of the delay it has when the device goes into standby mode, you have to wait for it to reconnect in order to use the device and it’s really annoying. I personally find 2.4ghz dongles way more reliable and avoid Bluetooth altogether unless I have no choice but to use it.