Switchbot Curtain Rod Bluetooth Mesh?

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In my current situation (two Switchbot Curtain Rods on groundfloor and 2 floors up is where my HA Pi is located) the bluetooth range just seems to low. They get found since the new update with revamped Bluetooth, but I cannot control them.

Screenshot 2022-08-11 at 12.51.38

I know the Switchbot hubs claim to be Bluetooth Mesh (I got one for basically free with a deal). But those are not supported yet in HA. I was curious if anyone has any experience if the Rods themselves also form a bluetooth mesh (being battery driven I would presume not?). I could not find details on the Switchbot site. The 80m thing seems to not really be the case in my home (concrete walls and floors being the issue?).

Screenshot 2022-08-11 at 12.55.35

As I do rather like them, I was thinking of expanding them for curtains on the 1rst and 2nd floor also. As such they could extend the range downward if this is indeed the case. (I did the same for my own Zigbee network, with Zigbee plugs I needed naturally anyway extending the network from 2nd floor to ground).

Edit: I played with the API solution before (but had mixed results) and know there are other workarounds. I just really would like it to work natively in HA without workarounds.

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There is a post on here that some others get the curtains discovered but not controllable, doesnā€™t look signal related. That RSSI seems ok, mine where working with 80-90. Iā€™ve since got a long range Bluetooth USB and itā€™s now 70ish.

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Thanks! I presumed it was bad due to seeing them going ā€˜unavailableā€™. Perhaps thats just that they are totally idle I just realized.
I saw that post also, I did read people had success sometimes after removing and readding a few times. Sadly with me that hasnā€™t helped. So thought it may be another issue. But reading your reply, it probably is not.
(the Switchbot I also got for totally free with the deal also never gets discovered. So that also made me thing range issue as itā€™s near the curtains).
Their stuff is so neat, but why Bluetooth and not Zigbee :frowning:

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There is a PR merged that will change the adding of the switchbot devices. Iā€™d wait for that to be available and then remove and re-add the curtains without password or user name

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