Bluetooth Mouse does not reconnect to Samsung Tab A, how can I get them working?

[anon(9798622)]

Bluetooth Mouse does not reconnect to Samsung Tab A

I have a Samsung Tab A 9.7, and I bought the Samsung bluetooth mouse to go with it. ET-MP900DBEG It paired up fine the first time, and it worked great. Most of the time, when I turn the mouse off, and turn it on again several hours later, it will reconnect to the tablet no problem. Occasionally, when the mouse has been off for a day or more, it will not reconnect to the tablet, and I have to unpair it, reset the tablet, and pair the mouse again, and it works fine for a while until it gets turned off for a day or more.

The only thing that seems to affect if this occurs or not as far as I can tell is the length of time the mouse is off, with longer periods of the mouse being off increasing the chances of it not reconnecting, but even that seems to be inconsistent.

I spoke with Samsung live chat, and since the tab A doesn't officially support the Samsung mouse, there is nothing they can do. Does anyone have any ideas as to what could cause this intermittent issue, and what the fix is?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Are you connecting any other Bluetooth input devices, like a keyboard? That might be interfering.

 

[anon(9798622)]

Thank you for the reply. I don't have any other bluetooth devices connected to the tablet. My son has an identical tablet that he has a bluetooth speaker for, and he never has any similar issues.

 

[B. Diddy]

Does that mouse behave similarly with other devices? If so, then it's probably the mouse's fault, not the tablet's. Try pairing it with your son's tablet and see if the same thing happens there.

 

[anon(9798622)]

I'll give that a shot. This is actually the 2nd mouse I've tried with the tablet. I have an HP bluetooth mouse as well, and I experienced the same issue with my tablet. It will be interesting to see if my son's tablet experiences the same issue.