JBL Reflect BT bluetooth headset detected as keyboard in 16.04

Question

When I connect JBL Reflect BT to Ubuntu Unity 16.04 LTS, it is detected as keyboard and not as a bluetooth headset.

How to resolve this problem. I want to use it as a stereo headset that doubles as a microphone.

Answer 1

So I experienced the same thing and I use a Kali Linux and a JBL bluetooth headset what I did was I copied the files from a working bluetooth device

sudo nano /var/lib/bluetooth/EB:D4:3D:F5:C3:32/1C:6B:37:D2:D3:4B/info

J-800L (Head set seen as Keyboard)

I changed the class and services

Name=J-800L
Class=0x302540 # is the class of a KeyBoard
Services=00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;0000110b-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;0000110d-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;0000111e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;00001124-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;

# Services of KeyBoard

Copy from

 sudo nano /var/lib/bluetooth/EB:D4:3D:F5:C3:32/1B:6E:22:C3:F3:8B/info

Q5 (Working Headset)

Name=Q5
Class=0x240404 # is the class of an Headset
Services=0000110b-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;0000110d-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;0000111e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;

# Services of an Headset

You can just use what I have for Q5 if you don't have a working headset

Then run the :

sudo systemctl restart bluetooth

or

sudo systemctl start bluetooth.service

I hope this was helpful Although I'd have to do this every time I want to use the headset which is bad for user experience but then it works so till a better solution pops up manage this one