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Logitech MX Anywhere 2 mouse pairs but doesn't do anything

Pairing and connecting via built-in bluetooth manager and blueman works.
also via commandline:

bluetoothctl

Output see below.

[MX Anywhere 2]# info DE:CE:68:71:F9:97
Device DE:CE:68:71:F9:97
    Name: MX Anywhere 2
    Alias: MX Anywhere 2
    Appearance: 0x03c2
    Icon: input-mouse
    Paired: yes
    Trusted: yes
    Blocked: no
    Connected: yes
    LegacyPairing: no
    UUID:                           (1800)
    UUID:                           (1801)
    UUID:                           (180a)
    UUID:                           (180f)
    UUID:                           (1812)
    UUID: Vendor specific           (00010000-0000-1000-8000-011f2000046d)
    Modalias: usb:v046DpB013d0007
[MX Anywhere 2]# paired-devices 
Device DE:CE:68:71:F9:97 MX Anywhere 2

What does not work is input, as in "the mouse doesn't move the cursor"

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My device is a Surface Edition Bluetooth LE Arc Touch Mouse made by Microsoft.

I couldn't get it to connect with any distro I've tried over the past year, until OpenSuse Leap. Then I knew it was possible! But I like Ubuntu (I know I know)

Came across this thread and had everything looking exactly like your read out shows:

Name: Arc Touch Mouse SE
Alias: Arc Touch Mouse SE
Appearance: 0x03c2
 Icon: input-mouse
 Paired: yes  
 Trusted: yes
 Blocked: no
Connected: yes
LegacyPairing: no

And Still NOTHING! No movement even though its clearly listed as paired, trusted, unblocked, and connected! I was about to give up for good but decided to try one last thing..

I deleted the device using "remove" and issued the following commands in this exact order which resulted in my device working! After a year of trying to find a way.

[bluetooth]# power off
[bluetooth]# power on
[bluetooth]# scan on
[bluetooth]# connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
[Arc Touch Mouse SE]# trust
[Arc Touch Mouse SE]# connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
[Arc Touch Mouse SE]# pair
[Arc Touch Mouse SE]# unblock
[Arc Touch Mouse SE]# power off
[bluetooth]# power on

So I can confirm that Ubuntu 16.04 does indeed support Bluetooth LE devices

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