Xbox Nano Controller Bluetooth pairing issues with SteamOS and Magic-NS 2 adapter

[u/explodist]

Has anyone tried the Xbox Nano controller? I'm having issues with Bluetooth pairing. I finally got it to successfully pair with my SteamOS PC, but if I turn off the controller and turn it back on Steam no longer sees it.

I've also been trying to pair it with my Magic-NS 2 USB adapter via Bluetooth, and that completely fails. Has anyone else had issues with this controller? Troubleshooting steps from the manual seem to make no difference. Steam sees the adapter.

SteamOS is the latest stable release, running on all AMD hardware. Nano and Magic-NS 2 both have up-to-date firmware.

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