Questions tagged [headset]

Headsets are a combination of headphones and at least one microphone. Includes wired (analog or USB) as well as wireless or Bluetooth headsets.

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How to choose right codecs for Bluetooth headset?

I just got my new Sony WH-1000XM3 headset and would like to know how to properly connect it to my Ubuntu machine. It's an ANC headphone with integrated microphones - primarily to record ambience noise ...
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Pairing Apple AirPods Pro as headset on Ubuntu 20.04

On my Lenovo ThinkPad P1 and Ubbuntu 20.04, after paring my Apple AirPods Pro, it is detected as Headhpones: Airpods Pro pairing details Thus, no microphone is reported as an input for Sound settings: ...
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Lag in sound via Bluetooth headset and problem in high fidality playback (A2DP sink)

Earlier I was using Ubuntu 14.04 and everything is fine but when I shifted to Ubuntu 16.04 , I am facing minor issue. First Lag in sound via Bluetooth headset. lag is about 3..4 second Sometimes ...
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Cannot connect Bluetooth headset after fixing WiFi issue: Unable to get Headset Voice gateway SDP record: Host is down

My Bluetooth headset was working fine, but my WiFi did not. I fixed the WiFi issue following https://askubuntu.com/a/1037813/1171035, by doing this command: echo "options rtl8723be ant_sel=2"...
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pulseaudio volume change not effecting in HSP/HFP mode

I am using airpods with ofono-phonesim on ubuntu It's working fine in A2DP profile mode. I can change volume. But in HSP/HFP mode volume change is not effecting but it's showing updated volume in ...
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Bluetooth not connecting automatically

I was on Ubuntu 14.04 and everything was working perfectly. But decided to upgrade to 16.04. (what a mistake!) Now my headset does not connect to the machine anymore. It is kind of strange. It ...
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Ubuntu says 'Unknown Audio Device' every time I plug my headphones in

Every single time I plug them in it says they're an "unknown audio device" and asks me to select if they're headphones, a headset, or microphone. I'm tired of having to select one every time. If it ...
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Can't switch my Bluetooth headset to A2DP by default

Every time I try to connect my Bluetooth headset (SHB7150) the sound option is switched to HSP by default. If I try to change to A2DP, the sound config window switch and I cannot play any type of ...
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High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink) Output over a bluetooth headphone, and same device for Input (mic) never work together

I have this frequent issue whenever I use Zoom on Ubuntu 20.04 that my Bluetooth Headphones never work in High Fidelity Playback by default. But I can go to the Sound settings and manually change it ...
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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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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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How to set high quality audio and microphone using bluetooth headset?

I have Ubuntu 22.04 and I use an headset as input and output, but currently I only can use the microphone with low quality audio. I can use the A2DP for high quality but when I select headset ...
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Bluetooth headset HSP/HFP unavailable - Ubuntu 20.04

Yes, it is yet another question about using a bluetooth headset on Linux... I have seen a lot of similar posts but none with a solution that fixed my problem. Maybe someone can understand what is ...
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Headphone input missing 20.04

The problem: When I connect my headphone the mic doesn't get recognized. No input device is listed at all. Context: Fresh install of ubuntu 20.04 on my desktop Codec: Realtek ALC887-VD Headset works ...
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Bluetooth Headset's microphone recognized as keyboard

I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04. I'm connecting my bluetooth headset, which works perfectly on the old laptop with 18.04, and it seems to be recognized as a keyboard. I also tried with my ...
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Beats Solo3 Bluetooth Headset connection

I was trying to connect Beats solo3 headset with Ubuntu 18.04. I was able to see the headphone in the sound output settings, but not in the input. Is there any way I can configure the headset ...
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How do I disable headphone controls?

I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 7th Generation. I have Bose QC20 headphones which have volume and start/stop controls on them. The headphones controls have started ...
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External microphone (headset) doesn't work on Macbook Pro 2015 (19.04)

Just installed Ubuntu 19.04 on my Macbook Pro 13" from 2015 and it works so great compared to OS X Mojave, but the problem is that it doesn't recognize any other microphone than the Built-in. I ...
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Can not use my USB headset as audio output with audio pulse

I am currently unable to select my USB Hyper X 7.1 cloud II headset as input and output device. But, if I unplug and reconnect my headset in my computer while it's on, pulseaudio fully recognize my ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 New/old bluetooth headset problem with sound

first sorry for my simple English. Now I try explain my problem: My bluetooth headset Philips SHB7150 not working (propably accu) and Philips service exchange it for new one. Now when I connect the ...
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Using a 4-pin jack Headset on Ubuntu 16.04

I have a laptop on Ubuntu 16.04 and I can't use the microphone from my 4-pin jack headset. Here is what I get when I run lshw -c sound in the terminal (translated from French): *-multimedia:0 ...
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USB Headset not working propperly

I am using a USB Headset on ubuntu 14.10. The problem is that when I go to sound settings and test sound, if I click on front left I don't hear anything. But when I click on front right I hear front ...
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Headset mic not working on Ubuntu at Xiaomi Redmibook

I've bought a HyperX CloudX - Gaming Headset, but I can't get it working on Ubuntu. The headset works perfectly works out of the box on a different Windows box. I've tried editing alsa-base.conf. Here ...
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Ubuntu 22.10 Pipewire / Wireplumber: a2dp-sink profile connect failed. Device or resource busy

The BT earbuds w/ mic Jabra Elite 85t generally work good but sometime it gets messy after a while I have to put them back in the box, or even restart the system. I am using Ubuntu 22.10 freshly ...
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Bluetooth headset autoconnects but is not recognised as sound card by PulseAudio Ubuntu on 20.04

Problem: When my Bluetooth Headset (auvisio ZX-3182) autoconnects to my Ubuntu 20.04 the bluetooth daemon confirms a connection, ~$ hcitool con Connections: > ACL 76:XX:XX:XX:XX:75 handle 256 ...
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No microphone / headset function for Pixel Buds A-Series with pulseaudio / Ubuntu 20.04.3

I am using Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS and trying to use my Pixel Buds A-Series as headset. It works perfectly fine as audio sink / headphones, but I can't switch the Profile to 'headset' (in order to get the ...
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How to Calibrate a Microphone?

I tried there different headsets. All create a different tone of my voice. Is there a way to calibrate the microphone? Google gave me no results (or I used the wrong terms)
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Lenovo Y700 15-ISK headset microphone and internal microphone not working on Ubuntu 20.10

Hi as you can read from the title I am unable to get my headset's mic and internal mic to work with Ubuntu 20.10. The headset's mic and the internal one works on both Windows 10 and Manjaro so it is a ...
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Volume AirPodsPRO too low with Ubuntu 20.04

I have airpods1 and I had the same problem. I solved following this Extremely low volume with AirPods (Ubuntu 19.10) but with my airpodsPRO i don't know how to solve it.
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Bluetooth headset input mess with output - Ubuntu 20.04

I have been using Motorola Pulse Escape bluetooth headset with built-in mic and they've been working fine except for audio input. I can make them play stereo when the audio input is set to my laptop ...
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USB headset microphone is not detected at all in Ubuntu 20. HyperX Cloud Flight S

I have a HyperX cloud flight s. It is a wireless headset with a USB dongle that uses rf for the speakers and the microphone which plugs into a jack on the actual headset itself. Ubuntu will not ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 sennheiser GSP 350 sound and microphone issues

I just bought a Sennheiser GSP 350 wired headset. I plugged it in (USB) on my ubuntu 20.04 laptop and the sound worked perfectly, speaker-test even worked nicely with surround sound. Then I started ...
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Bluetooth headset sound broke and connection lost after minutes

The Bluetooth detects my headphones and I can pair it, but the sound is continuously broken and after few minutes de connection is lost. The only strange thing that I found in the syslog is that the ...
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Can't get headset and headset mic to work simultaneously

I've been trying to get my headset mic to work (mainly for use on discord) for a week, and no matter which way I try I run into one of the following issues: Only the mic works, Only the audio works, ...
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Bluetooth microphones not working (speakers do work) on Ubuntu 18.04

I've bought a bluetooth headset "Samnyte K10" and connected it to my computer via bluetooth. It plays sounds but my laptop doesn't receive sound from the microphone. In the Settings -> Sound ...
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18.04 Kubuntu: Bluetooth 5.0 earbuds problem - they would pair but not connect

I'm trying to connect my new Bluetooth 5.0 (Truengine SE by soundpeats) airbuds but they won't connect. My journaltcl is outputting this error: Apr 02 16:37:31 darkness bluetoothd[1125]: a2dp-source ...
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Trigger Play/Pause In Brower Through Headset

I usually use a browser to listen to music, but when I'm on my headset, I can't use the play/pause, previous, next buttons which is very annoying. I was wondering if there is a way I can do that. ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS --Bluetooth usb dongle and head set connected but no audio

I have checked whether my bluetooth dongle is connected using one@one$ lsusb Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) I am able to see that the ...
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Cannot pick Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP) in Ubuntu 18.04

I'm trying to use a microphone on my Bluetooth headset in Ubuntu 18.04 and can't - it is never listed in the settings so I cannot even choose it to enable or configure. When I select Headset Head ...
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Headset mic and speakers not working at same time

My headset microphone only works when I choose option "Microphone" on Sound Settings, but when I select this options I can hear a "click" in the headset speaker and it stops working. When I change to ...
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How to invert left and right output | sound | bluetooth | 16.04 LTS

Hello dear peoples of Ubuntu, Today I have a problem which is the following : I'm in possession of "Beats" Headphone (IDK the exact name), and a ACER E14 (E5-475G-34VE) running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I ...
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Speaker sound quality drops after connecting and disconnecting headset

Once I plug in and then unplug my headset to my laptop (Ubuntu 17.04 on HP Spectre x360 Convertible 15-bl0XX) the sound quality through the speakers drops drastically but is normal through the headset....
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Headset bluetooth scanned as unknown on Ubuntu 14.04

I got bluetooth headset some days ago and since then I've tried to pair it with my notebook that contains Ubuntu 14.04 installed on it, but it hasn't worked so far. In order to pair it I tried blueman ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Bluetooth headset plantronics m55 shows up and disappears immediately

I'm just switched to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and wanted to pair my Plantronics m55 bluetooth headset, but right after establishing a connection it disconnects. These were the steps: Click on bluetooth icon ...
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how to prevent output volume popping back to 100%

The output volume in Ubuntu normally can go up to 100% unamplified. It is possible to go beyond this to amplified levels using settings in the interface of gnome-control-center sound. However, when a ...
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Why does the bluetooth indicator not show?

Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit $ psg blue simon 2852 2713 0 15:15 ? 00:00:00 bluetooth-applet root 4143 1 0 15:17 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/bluetoothd $ gsettings get com.canonical....
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Logitech H600 wirelss headphones Ubuntu 20

Please, did anyone managed to install Logitech H600 wirelss headset on Ubuntu 20? I already tested on windows and works as expected. In Ubuntu20 looks like usb dongle is seen: enkiai@enkiai-desktop:~...
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Still no aufio Ubuntu 22.04

The audio on my computer doesn't work at all. It's not like you hear poorly. There is no audio at all. If I connect external bluetooth headset I can hear everything. I asked the same question a while ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS headphone jack randomly playing videos / audios

Whenever my earphones are connected and any video or audio player is paused in the background (mostly YouTube through web browser), it automatically resumes playing at random instances. This is very ...
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Wired USB headset with Virtual Surround only recognized as stereo

I recently bought a wired USB headset with 7.1 virtual surround, which, according to the manufacturer, supports GNU/Linux and Chrome OS too. According to what I read on the comments, Windows users ...
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