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A protocol used for low-range, low-power, low-speed communication between devices (phones, keyboard, mice etc...).

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Sound playback over bluetooth lags

I followed the instructions on Arch Linux Wiki and managed to set up sound playback thorugh bluetooth. However, there is a serious lag when using A2DP profile. No problems when using the headset ...
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How to find a bluetooth device in the /dev directory?

I need to identify a my bluetooth pen in the /dev directory, because I want to create a udev rule for it. Unfortunately I can't find it. Can anyone help me?
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Bluetooth headphones pause/play button not working

I've been trying to get the pause/play button on my headphones working (Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2) with my laptop running Manjaro 17.1.10. They also have Next and Previous buttons which work ...
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Bluetooth firmware not loading for Intel 7260

I recently installed a Intel 7260 wireless module in the pcie slot of my ASUS N550jv CN270H laptop. The idea was to get bluetooth and wifi working flawlessly, as the originally installed atheros card ...
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Bluetooth keyboard not showing up in /dev/input

I've just installed an Apple Wireless keyboard on a Debian system. I used this guide and only console tools — no X on that machine yet. The keyboard works fine. Now I want to remap a right Cmd key ...
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Bluetoth headset microphone not working - HSP/HFP unavailable

Im usuig Ubuntu 20.04 and try to use my headset (Xiaomi Mi True Wireless) for video conferencing, so sound input and output are required. When try to select the HSP/HFP Profile in pavucontrol I get ...
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Is there a way to emulate HCI (Bluetooth) device on linux?

I'm working with a Bluetooth LE device in my project and I want to test bluetooth-related host code without having an actual Bluetooth device. Currently, I have a Linux machine with BT dongle as a ...
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Connect to two bluetooth audio sinks

I have two bluetooth audio receivers, one in the living room, and one in my bedroom. I connect to those from my laptop. Both receivers are visible from most places in my house. My plan is that I ...
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Is there any way to syncronize notifications between a Linux desktop and iOS?

I use notify-send and dunst for my notification system on my desktop. After a research, I found out that there are a few commercial solutions for sending push notifications to iOS devices, and I even ...
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Where did pand go?

Most guides on setting up a Bluetooth access point use a program named "pand" to do so. Seemingly, this program was dropped in bluez5. How can PAN be set up without it?
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Bluetooth TP-Link UB500 on Debian with kernel 5.18.0

I bought a TP-Link UB500 bluetooth adapter recently but haven't been able to make it work on Debian 11. I've read that the driver for it was integrated in Linux 5.16. So I installed the latest kernel ...
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How do I permanently set bluetooth device as default in pipewire

I am running latest Pipewire and I have a Bluetooth headset connected to it. What I'd like to achieve is that when I turn on my headset, all applications in the laptop start using the microphone ...
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bluetoothctl and scan and no result

I deleted my question and ask new question with new approch. I can't find any devices (mobile, headset ) with bluetoothctl command.According to Scan, Pair, Connect to Bluetooth device from Ubuntu from ...
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Bluetooth auto connect shows no output device

I've manage to follow a bunch of other threads like this one: How to set up automatic connection of bluetooth headset? and read up on Bluetooth#Auto_power-on_after_boot and added the user to the right ...
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Logitech M590 bluetooth pairing

My logitech M590 mouse isn't recognized by blueman. My current distro is Debian 9.9. The mouse worked fine in Ubuntu 18.04.
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Logitech MX Master won't stay Connected to Debian Stretch

To preface this, I owned this mouse for over a year now and have used it with no problems on this same hardware with different Linux distros (Fedora, Arch, Manjaro). It was not until I installed ...
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Pulseaudio setting up sinks and sources for A2DP and HFP connections

I'm trying to set up A2DP+HFP profiles in an embedded board. Goal is to use pulseaudio 12.2, ofono 1.18, and bluez 5.41 in order to connect to a mobile phone and use A2DP, HFP profiles automatically, ...
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Linux mint bluetooth headphone connect resets keyboard map

So I have a ~/.config/autostart/keyboard.desktop file that tweaks my laptop keyboard layout on login. It does setxkbmap -option "ctrl:nocaps" amongst other things. This maps my caps lock key to ctrl. ...
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Pulseaudio: Two headphones (bluetooth, analog-stereo)

I'm trying to listen to a video from two headphones, one connected via bluetooth and one connected by cable. Both options work on their own, but I cannot get the combination to work. I'm using the ...
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linux fails to reconnect to bluetooth speaker after power cycle

I'm having trouble with an external Bluetooth speaker (a Bose Soundlink II, but I suspect it's not device-specific). After some delay, the device goes to sleep and turns itself off. This should be ...
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Bose QC35 fails to connect to XPS 15 9550 running Arch

I am struggling with making my Bose Quiet Comfort 35 headset work on my XPS 15 9550 running Arch Linux. The headset works on my other computer (also running Arch), but I just can't figure out how to ...
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Fedora Bluetooth

Which packets do I have to install for my bluetooth headset to work? I have installed: rpm -qa |grep blue bluez-alsa-4.99-2.fc17.i686 bluez-libs-4.99-2.fc17.i686 pulseaudio-module-bluetooth-1.1-9....
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Debian Squeeze: connect to A2DP (bluetooth) through command line

I would like to turn my Lacie NAS into a A2DP bluetooth source, in order to stream audio to a bluetooth audio sink. The NAS runs Debian Squeeze in a chroot environment, and is connected to a Bluetooth ...
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Unable to remove paired device in Ubuntu 16.04

As I see it, bluetoothctl removes device, but it remains paired somewhere in settings and tries to connect again. [bluetooth]# paired-devices Device 30:39:26:FF:15:43 SBH20 Device F0:6B:CA:16:...
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Bluetooth: hci0: unexpected event for opcode 0x0000 on Startup

I (a linux noob) have installed linux mint 20.3 (Una) on an older fujitsu laptop and recently did some updates. Since then, I get an error message on boot: Bluetooth: hci0: unexpected event for ...
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Difference between bluetoothctl "power off" and kernel "state = 0"

I usually switch off my bluetooth adapter using bluetoothctl power off. Recently, I noticed that /sys/class/bluetooth/hci0/rfkill0/state still is 1, so the kernel considers the bluetooth adapter to be ...
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What does org.bluez.Error.Failed br-connection-timeout mean?

I am using a linux OS which uses bluez v5.64 and alsa. Whenever I try to connect to my bluetooth earphones, I get the following error:- Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed br-connection-timeout ...
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With pipewire: Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed br-connection-profile-unavailable

On Debian with Pipewire and WirePlumber, I'm getting, [MX Ergo]# connect 8C:91:09:55:1A:CA Attempting to connect to 8C:91:09:55:1A:CA Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed br-connection-profile-...
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Gnome Bluetooth not detecting devices -- Arch Linux

I have GNOME installed on my Arch Linux which is dual booted with a Windows 11 OS. Problem: Gnome bluetooth turns on/off but does not detect devices. Screenshots: When its OFF: When its ON: Its not ...
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Why does "hcitool lescan" require privileged system calls, while "hcitool scan" does not?

An answer on Bluetooth LE scan as non root? indicates that with hcitool lescan an "Operation not permitted" error is generated by a writev system call (in hci.c). hci_le_set_scan_parameters -...
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Bluetooth headphones disconnect after a few seconds

I connect my Bluetooth headphones and after 4-5 seconds of speaking they disconnect. This problem exists on Ubuntu and Linux Mint, but not on Windows 10 or Kubuntu. I tried removing blueberry and ...
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Bluetooth Audio Issue after upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04

I upgraded my machine from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04. After upgrade, the audio playback on my Bluetooth Headphone stopped. Any streaming video on browser get barred automatically. When I looked at ...
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Bluetooth timeout when connecting to any devices

My bluetooth setup was working perfectly until a few days ago, when I paired a second device (this could be a coincidence). Since this time, my machine no longer connects to any bluetooth devices. I ...
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Pacmd - Configure profile for a headset

When I configure my headset to a particular profile (I prefer using High Fidelity Playback over Headset Unit) for my Bose QC35 Bluetooth headset, pavucontrol does not let me configure it to that ...
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How to transfer files from a bluetooth-connected device using the command line (with middle-level commands)

Situation I am working with Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04. After extensive research for another post on AskUbuntu I am looking for alternatives to the pair BlueZ/Blueman for transferring files via Bluetooth. ...
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Unable to power up Bluetooth dongle

I'm trying to use bluetooth usb dongle with my Linux Mint laptop, but it's not detected by bluetooth-manager, executing hciconfig hci0 up for bluetooth usb dongle (hci0) results in: Can't init ...
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Debian, Bluetooth, I can't turn on my bluetooth

When I turn on bluetooth with the gnome GUI nothing happens. The button becomes blue, but if I leave and come back the button is normal again. I tried a bunch of stuff in the cli that I copied from ...
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How to pair a Datalogic QuickScan Bluetooth barcode scanner using SPP?

I would like to pair a Bluetooth barcode scanner in "Serial Port Profile Mode" (SPP) using bluetoothctl on Arch Linux. The device is: [bluetooth]# info 00:07:BE:1C:40:C4 Device 00:07:BE:1C:40:C4 (...
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BCM2046 Bluetooth not working on Arch Linux

Having installed Arch, I have now got down to the task of configuring it and getting all the hardware to work. I managed to get my WiFi working, but my Bluetooth still does not work. I have followed ...
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Connecting to bluetooth headphones to audio sink

I have a problem with my Sony WH-1000XM2 headphones on Linux Mint 18.3. I'm using Blueman and I was able to configure an automatic Bluetooth connection which works as soon as I turn on my headphones....
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Bluetooth over serial (SPP) configuration and setup

I have an embedded board with an onboard bluetooth capability. My board runs Linux with bluetooth support provided by the BlueZ stack. I have access to all the bluez utils like hciconfig, sdptool, ...
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bnep0 interface not showing up after connecting to bluetooth NAP

I'm currently trying to associate my phone and a custom board running Linux through a bluetooth PAN network. My phone being the NAP and my board the PANU. I followed the following documentation HOWTO-...
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Set default audio output device in Mate

I have a laptop with Mint/Mate and bluetooth speakers. I can connect to the speakers using the bluetooth GUI. Then I click on the shortcut to the sound preferences GUI (mate-volume-control inside) and ...
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Recreate HID device after BlueZ 5 is restarted

I work on an embedded device which is using Bluetooth keyboard for user interaction. When the keyboard is connected for the first time after reboot or BlueZ restart, BlueZ will establish a connection,...
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Linux Mint 18 Secure Bluetooth

I have this angst that bluetooth on my Linux Mint 18 laptop isn't secure by default. There is a "Mobile Network" nearby called "t'cry'la" that keeps reappearing in my network connections (bluetooth). ...
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Trying to connect bose quietcomfort 35 headset over bluetooth on arch linux

There is another question here, but i followed those instructions and it still didn't work. Here is the systemctl status Oct 06 10:02:38 TRAYUSH bluetoothd[376]: Bluetooth daemon 5.42 Oct 06 10:02:...
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Bluez bluetoothd requires root for all processes interacting with it

I've upgraded my bluez installation to version 5.41 on my Ubuntu xenail box (16.04). I'm trying to do some testing with a piece of bluetooth low energy hardware so I'm staring bluetoothd with the ...
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Can I use a phone as bluetooth adapter?

I run Linux Mint 17 Qiana on an old Toshiba laptop that does not have a Bluetooth adapter. Is it possible to use a phone (coupled through usb) as bluetooth adapter in order to connect to an audio ...
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Polling for a Bluetooth Button Push

I have a bluetooth button that I have successfully paired several times with various raspberry pi's and linux boxes. The button works as a unique doorbell and various other applications, but I have ...
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USB Bluetooth dongle not working

I am struggling to get my bluetooth adapter work on my Linux desktop. I see it when I plug it in, but basically, nothing else works correctly: $ lsusb Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0a12:0002 Cambridge ...
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