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Questions tagged [bluez]

Use for questions specific to the BlueZ Linux Bluetooth protocol stack, itself. Use the [bluetooth] tag for questions about Bluetooth not specifically about BlueZ.

BlueZ is the official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack, providing support for the core Bluetooth layers and protocols. It is an open source project distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL). BlueZ kernel has been part of the official Linux kernel since version 2.4.6.

Source: http://www.bluez.org/

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bluetooth sink does not show in pulseaudio after successful bluetooth device connection

Bluetooth output does not show anymore in pavucontrol "Playback" tab after successful bluetooth device connection and therefore does not output any sound into the bluetooth device. $ bluetoothctl [NEW] Controller 00:1A:7D:DA:71:04 sebastien-B206…
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bluez : Can not install bluez-utils

Dose someone try "sudo apt-get install bluez-utils" successfully on raspberry pi ? and I get this message: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package bluez-utils is not available, but is…
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What does the BlueZ applet in Gnome do "behind the scenes"?

I have this Apple wireless keyboard that I've successfully paired and gotten to work with my Ubuntu laptop (using a bluetooth dongle). The laptop is running 9.04 Jaunty and I used the nice little BlueZ applet that comes with Gnome to do the…
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How to use bluetoothctl effectively?

When using bluetoothctl, it seems necessary to run the command scan on before it will connect to a low energy (IoT) device. I know the MAC of the device, but attempting to connect to it directly always fails with a Device xx:xx:xx not available…
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Can the traffic spew in bluetoothctl's interactive mode be turned off?

This is an embarrassing question. I am ashamed to be asking it here. But since the command has no man page, installs with no documentation, and there is f-all for enduser resources at bluez.org, here I am. The question is somewhat different from…
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On Ubuntu 18:04: scan bluetooth devices results in: org.bluez.Error.InProgress

I'm trying to pair a Bluetooth headset on Ubuntu 18.04 via UI using the blueman UI but it won't find new devices. When I try to manually start discovery I get an error in the status bar: Pressing on the "more" button I get an ugly exception…
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Install bluetooth, bluez-utils, blueman and libbluetooth-dev On CentOS +7

I have a java project that I have to communicate with a out resource by bluetooth. So I am using BlueCove library to do that. but I know I should install bluetooth, bluez-utils, blueman and libbluetooth-dev before using the BloueCove. My Operating…
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Bluetooth not founded - Raspberry Pi 3 B + connection with IoS devices

What is the procedure to enable Raspberry Pi 3 B+ for send and receive data with IoS Devices? I developed an application, that enables the raspberry bluetooth to receive network configurations and configure itself (Using Bluez, Pybluez, and…
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Setting up PAN network on BlueZ stack linux

Trying to set up a pan network on my linux machine and need some help !! What all utilities do we need to setup a pan network on a linux machine ? How do you go about assigning an IP to the pan interface on the linux machine? How do we enable…
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HFP/HSP profile in linux

I have Ubuntu 16.04 and already installed BlueZ 5.37, PulseAudio 10.0, and ofono 1.20 (clone from github). And I need to use phone like modem for transmitting my phone calls to computer. I paired my telephone with PC, made device trust and connect…
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What are the options of bluetooth-agent?

I found no answer to this simple question: What are the options that bluetooth-agent accepts? I am using raspbian, based on debian wheezy, which uses bluez v 4.99 the website of bluez has no information whatsoever the help message is scarce and…
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Bluetooth audio device connected and working but not listed by bluetoothctl

I'm using a bluetooth audio receiver called JR-CB1 to send my laptop's audio to my stereo. It has a strange issue where when it is connected, bluetoothctl is not aware of it. It is properly paired and everything, available as an audio sink in…
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BlueZ not updating

i'm currently trying to update BlueZ on my RaspberryPi. But I've an issue where bluetoothctl -v, bluetoothd -v and dpkg --status bluez | grep '^Version:' are not changing their versions, no matter what I do. For clarification, the process that i'm…
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Ubuntu 21.10 bluetooth not working after resuming from suspension. Only restart fixes it

When I suspend my machine and then I resume it, under both Ubuntu 21.10 and Pop!_OS 21.10, the bluetooth disappears, as shown in the following images: It's like there is no bluetooth card in my pc. The only thing that fixes it is a…
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Manjaro ARM on Raspberry Pi 4 model B cannot connect with Google Nest Audio speakers through Bluetooth

I'm setting up a Raspberry Pi 4 model B device using the Manjaro ARM KDE plasma OS, to connect with Google Nest Audio speakers through Bluetooth. Connection through the KDE GUI 'Bluedevil'-application fails, cfr. screenshot To further explore the…
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