Unable to connect Dot Pad via Bluetooth

[Qchristensen]

Steps to reproduce:

Reported by a user on Mastodon, and also mentioned by @SaschaCowley

• Try to connect Dot Pad via Bluetooth with NVDA 2025.1.2

Actual behavior:

NVDA does not see device when connected via Bluetooth

Expected behavior:

NVDA should connect via Bluetooth (advised by user that this worked previously with an add-on provided by dot inc)

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

NVDA version:

2025.1.2

Windows version:

Unrecorded

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

Other information about your system:

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

[SaschaCowley]

Just to note, I haven't been able to use the DotPad with NVDA via Bluetooth not because of any problem with NVDA, but because it is disconnecting (or being disconnected) from my computer about 3 seconds after I pair it.

[socheat7396]

In the select Braille Display dialog, the DotPad should be listed among the list of Braille displays. But I saw none of it. I remember seeing it listed on NVDA 2025.1.

Steps to reproduce:

• Turn on the DotPad.
• Bring up the select Braille display dialog.

Actual behavior:

The DotPad device is not listed in the list of Braille displays.

Expected behavior:

The DotPad device should be listed under select Braille display dialog.

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

N/A

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed

Windows version:

Windows 11 24H2 (AMD64) build 26100.4770

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes