Just to recap - the issue is JBL Reflect Mini2 doesn't pair with Dell XPS 8930 running Windows 10 1909.
JBL Reflect mini 2 has Bluetooth Profiles A2DP 1.3, AVRCP 1.5, HFP 1.6. Its Bluetooth version is 4.2 which backward compatible.
I have tried installing/un-installing drivers / devices, all the usual stuff that is available online.
Dell replaced BT card from Killer to Intel AC 8265 but still doesn't work.
I tried with different computers and different bluetooth devices. Below are the findings:
- JBL Reflect Mini2 doesn't pair with Intel AC-8265 [BT driver 21.90.0.4 and Wifi Driver 20.70.17.1] on Dell XPS 8930 running Windows 10 Pro 1909. Device gets listed as 'Bluetooth Handset' while pairing but it doesn't connect. Device should list as 'JBL Reflect Mini2'.
- JBL Reflect Mini2 is backward compatible. It works with cards that support BT4.0:
- AC 7260 [on Toshiba laptop running Windows 10 Pro 1909];
- N-1030 [on HP laptop running Windows 7]; and
- Avantree BTDG 40S [USB BT adaptor on Dell XPS 8930 running Windows 10 pro. The same desktop where JBL doesn't connect with Intel AC-8265]
- Intel AC -8265 works with Bose speakers, Sony headphone and JBL Charge 3 that I had bought few years back. So assume they support BT4.0
- JBL Mini2 BT4.2 works well with Apple devices -iphone and Macbook Air
So it seems JBL Mini2 pairing with Microsoft Windows 10 has issues when the BT card supports 4.2.
Has anybody experienced problem connecting BT4.2 device to a computer running Windows 10 1909 and having BT card that supports 4.2?