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Bluetooth is a wireless technology designed for short range communication between compatible devices. The Linux kernel includes the BlueZ Bluetooth stack.

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No default controller available bluetoothctl

I am having a strange issue with my bluetooth (headset). It connect but then the connection drops only on HSP/HFP profile and I won't be able to connect again and Bluetooth is disabled and can't ...
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Maximum headphone volume very low on ubuntu 18.04

My headphones are the apple airpods and I am using ubuntu on the asus vivobook f510ua. The volume is very low even on maximum. This happened a few weeks ago and it was back to normal volume until ...
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Bluetooth not working Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo

I'm using a generic dongle and it was working fine with Bionic Beaver and Cosmic Cuttlefish. After updating to 19.04, I can't get it to work and this is a similar problem that I noticed in arch linux ...
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Bluetooth won't turn on after turning it off

I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 on a Thinkpad T480. I turned on my Bluetooth, in order to turn in back on to pair a new device, and it won't turn back on. I click the on button in the top right drop down menu ...
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Disable "Handsfree" and "Headset" profiles for specific bluetooth device?

I have Sony's WH1000XM2 Bluetooth headphones. Unfortunately , with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, the only connection procedure that works is as follows: Turn on the headphones. The headphones connect, but to all ...
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Bluetooth devices not listing names in 16.04

I have bluetooth devices listed in my device search functionality but they are all listed by bluetooth id instead of device name (making finding a device I need difficult) is there a configuration ...
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Cannot connect Beoplay H9i headphones to Ubuntu 18.04 (Lenovo T460p Laptop)

I cannot connect my Beoplay H9i to my 18.04. Ubuntu. The device shows up on the device list, but whenver I click to "connect" the loading symbols shows up like this: But most of the times it does not ...
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Configuring Bluetooth Codecs

What I am attempting to do: get my laptop to send audio to headphones that support AAC over Bluetooth. I went through a good amount of trouble to get Bluetooth audio to work on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS in ...
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Bluetooth not working after update

I'm very new to ubuntu and slowly getting my head around it but i seem to regularly have issues with bluetooth connection. It's been working well until I completed a suggested update and now I cannot ...
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Unable to activate Bluetooth in Ubuntu 17.10 (used to work flawlessly)

I use Bluetooth for my headphones and it used to work more or less in Ubuntu 17.10 (had to redo the pairing process sometimes but then it worked out). After I installed Dash-to-Panel-Extension for ...
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How do you make Bluetooth device use A2DP profile by default?

On 17.10, when I connect a Bluetooth device (be it a speaker JBL Go or a headphone MDR-ZX220BT), it is set to HSP/HPF by default. Moreover, when I try to switch to A2DP with the menu from sound ...
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No Bluetooth Found

I recently installed Ubuntu 17.10 ,32bit os, but somehow i am getting ** "BLUETOOTH NOT FOUND plug in a dongle to use bluetooth" ** message while trying to connect the bluetooth. Kindly help to ...
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A2DP and Bluetooth issue upon reconnecting

I have a pesky issue on Ubuntu 16.04 with my bluetooth adapter and my BT Headset (Bluedio). When I first pair the device with my PC the headset does works fine and I can listen to everything with A2DP ...
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bluetooth problem after upgrade from ubuntu 14 to 16.04

after upgrade to ubuntu 16.04 i can't turn on bluetooth on my laptop . try reinstall bluez and other bluetooth application same as blueman and bluetooth but don't solve problem service bluetooth ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Bluetooth firmware failed to load

I was running Ubuntu 16.04 with no problems form the daily builds. After a dist-update my bluetooth firmware failed to load. What to do? $ uname -a; lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net; lsusb; dmesg | grep -i ...
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Bluetooth speakers in Ubuntu 14.04

I have successfully paired Microboom bluetooth speaker to Ubuntu Laptop, using Blueman 1.23. However, even when connection is ON, I do not see the Microboom speaker in Sound settings to direct audio ...
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System starts up slowly with errors including bluetooth timeout

I have tried several solutions posted in the possible duplicate, but It does not work for me for the bluetooth timeout part, and my system have more problems than that. See details at the end of this ...
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Bluetooth can't find any other device

I'm using an Acer Aspire One 725 netbook with Ubuntu 12.04. When I try to set up a device my Laptops Bluetooth can't find any other device. The Bluetooth searching wizard is just searching for a new ...
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Bluetooth detected on 12.04LTS but cannot connect

I'm using a IOGear GBU311 on my desktop with 12.04LTS (I'm on kubuntu). I see the device in the Bluetooth conf. manager. My computer can detect my phone. On my phone (LG P930 with Android 2.3.5) I ...
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Receiving Bluetooth Files from Nexus 7

I have successfully paired and connected my Nexus 7 with my Ubuntu 12.04 PC. I have successfully sent files from the PC to my Android device, but when I try to send files from Android to Ubuntu, ...
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Bluetooth adapter not found in Ubuntu 16.04

Since my upgrade to 16.04 the OS does not find the bluetooth-adapter anymore. The Laptop is an Acer Aspire V5-573G and all i can find about the bluetooth adapter is this: "Bluetooth Qualcomm Atheros ...
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Upgrade to Kernel 6.2 broke bluetooth headset microphone

Since my Ubuntu (22.04) was upgraded to Kernel 6.2.0-26 , my headphones (Sony WH-1000XM5) can no longer connect with the headset (handsfree_head_unit) profile (a2dp_sink, i.e. audio only, works fine). ...
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Ubuntu 23.04 working fine on Kernel 5.19.0 but no WiFi, no Ethernet, no dual monitor support, no bluetooth and a lot more issues on 6.2.0-20

Whenever I try to boot with default kernel version in my laptop from grub which is 6.2.0 I do not get any internet - no options to turn on WiFi, Ethernet, Bluetooth, USB tethering also does notw work, ...
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MX Keys inconsistent and laggy response time on Ubuntu

I am on ubuntu 22.04.1 and I am dual booting with Win 11. When in Ubuntu my MX Keys keyboard is laggy and with slow inconsistent resposne time. The keyboard works perfectly fine on Windows. Slow keys ...
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Bluetooth and WiFi AX210 not working at same time

I installed a Intel AX210 pcie card into my Dell 7850, expecting to have it work after seeing reviews say "it just works" in Ubuntu. However this is not the case for me. It seems I can ...
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Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed le-connection-abort-by-local when trying to connect to my headphones

I am on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS I am trying to connect my laptop to my galaxy buds 2 pro, but to no avail I tried doing it on the terminal by typing sudo bluetoothctl devices trust F0:94:D4:0F:97:C4 #my ...
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How to connect Microsoft Arc Touch Bluetooth Mouse in Ubuntu 20.04

I am relatively new to Ubuntu and I am having problems to connect my Arc Touch Bluetooth Mouse to my Dell laptop running Ubuntu 20.04. I read the answers to this question: Microsoft Arc Touch ...
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Unable to use bluetooth headset, but "connecting" works. Yet, no Audio Profile

I have a Sony WH-CH700N Bluetooth Headset. On my previous Ubuntu it worked perfectly fine. Now I'm using a different notebook with Kubuntu on in and I can't use it. It's detected immediately. ...
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bluetooth issues after upgrade to 21.10

I have the following bluetooth issues after upgrading to 21.10 - there were no issues running 21.04 (Ubuntu standard desktop with Gnome). Sound quality for HFP When I switch from HiFi to Headseat mode ...
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Bluetooth not working ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (WiFi) 21.04

The motherboard should have a bluetooth module, but when I open the Bluetooth settings it says: No Bluetooth found. Plug in a dongle to use Bluetooth. I've also tried plugging in a Bluetooth USB ...
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Problem with CSR 5 Cambridge Silicon Radio and Ubuntu 20.04

My Bluetooth CRS 5.0 dongle doesn't work on my Linux Ubuntu 20.04. Details: Linux version 5.8.0-50-generic (buildd@lgw01-amd64-030) (gcc (Ubuntu 9.3.0-17ubuntu1~20.04) 9.3.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for ...
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How to read systemd-analyze plot?

I'm trying to diagnose a slow-boot-after-update in 20.04.1. I've run systemd-analyze plot (output attached), but I'm not sure how to interpret the output and figure out what is causing the delay. The ...
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Using Sony WH-1000XM3 as output AND input headset under Ubuntu 20.04

I need to use the Sony WH-1000XM3 bluetooth headset as output and input device for web calls / webinars (mostly zoom). Currently I manage to use it as output device with the "High Fidelity ...
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Bluetooth automatically turns off on Ubuntu 20.04

When I turn my airbuds on and connect them to my laptop they keep turning on and off without even asking me and sometimes Wifi does this too. In Settings it's written that Wifi and Bluetooth can ...
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Bluetooth connection unstable after upgrade to 20.04

I recently upgraded Xubuntu to Focal 20.04 (kernel 5.4.0-52-generic) and my Bluetooth earbuds, which had worked fine on 18.04, now experience audio skipping and constant disconnecting/reconnecting ...
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Bluetooth (blueman-manager) not working on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS

When I run blueman-manager in terminal, I get this error: blueman-manager version 2.1.2 starting blueman-manager 12.42.28 ERROR Manager:118 on_dbus_name_appeared: Default adapter not found, ...
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Ubuntu Bluetooth device config file location

I am running Ubuntu 20.04 with GNOME. I had a pair of Bluetooth headphones that I lost and replaced with new ones, and I am stuck trying to figure out how to remove the old ones, or even just reset ...
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Dell active pen (PN556W) not pairing

I see the pen in the list of devices in the bluetooth settings, but I can't pair it. I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 on a Dell Latitude 3390. Thanks
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iwlwifi driver issue with ubuntu 20.4

After upgrade ubuntu from 19.10 to 20.4. WIFI driver is broke and bluetooth stopped working. I tried to download the AX200 driver from Intel official website and copy the firmware to /lib/firmware It ...
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Bluetooth not found/working Ubuntu 20.04 Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174

The problem I'm experiencing is that the wifi is working as intended, however bluetooth is simply not working or is not identifiable. I searched around, tried disabling things in bios (MOBO strix z370)...
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Headset Configuration Automatically Changes From High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink) to Headset Head Unit(HSP/HFB)

I just installed ubuntu 20.04 and was using Bluetooth headset with it. The sound at first was all right but whenever I change the microphone (input) device to headset the output configuration changes ...
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19.10 How can I keep my Logitech MX Master connected after suspension?

I just purchased a Logitech MX Master mouse that connects via Bluetooth; my PC has a Broadcom BCM20702A0 Bluetooth adapter. Everything works great but if the PC falls asleep or if I set it to suspend, ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.1 Bluetooth not enabling Kernel Version 5.3.0-28-generic

I have done almost everything on askubuntu to make this work but my bluetooth still won't start. Bluetooth Settings Drop Down Menu Below is some extra info:- prateek@prateek-HP-Laptop-15-da0xxx:~$ ...
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Ubuntu 19.10 - Issues with bluetooth connecting then immediately disconnecting

When I was on Ubuntu 18.04 I had the same issue, and after trying multiple thing online (related to bluez) I was able to make it work. But I had to reinstall that Ubuntu and install a new Ubuntu 19....
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Cannot auto reconnect Magic Trackpad 2 since Kernel 5.0

Ubuntu 18.x | 19.04 on kernel < 5.0 works as expected. Prior to kernel 5.0 I was using 4.8 and the Magic Trackpad was able to automatically reconnect (via a simple click on the pad) after a system ...
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Turning on Bluetooth headphones resets keyboard

I have a pair of Bluetooth noise canceling headphones (Bose QC 35s if that's important) and whenever I turn them on they cause my keyboard and mouse settings to be reset back to default, which is ...
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Bluetooth not Working in Ubuntu 18.04.2 : hcoconfig returns nothing but bluetooth status is active

I am trying to config bluetooth on my laptop. systemctl status bluetooth Output : ` ● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; ...
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No bluetooth on ubuntu 17.10?

I have an acer v5-471 running Xubuntu 17.10 and like i said in the title there is no bluetooth, the bluetooth icon doesn't show up, and bluetooth manager says "no bluetooth adapter found", how can i ...
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Default Bluetooth audio mode set to HSP/HFP instead of A2DP 17.04

I've successfully paired my BT Stereo headset that presents both A2DP and HSP/HFP profiles. However, by default, it starts with HSP/HFP profile active (I do can change it in Sound Settings manually). ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 x64 unable to power on bluetooth

My bluetooth device fails (powers off) randomly and I can't turn it back on again unless I reboot (somethimes power off/on my laptop). I have Lenovo Y50-70 laptop running Ubuntu 16.04 x64 Trying to ...
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