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A short range wireless protocol used by various devices, such as cell phones, wireless headsets, mice and keyboards.

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Bluetooth headphone sound getting choppy and laggy when i don't use any audio source for a while at Windows 7(PC)

I bought a new bluetooth headphone Plantatronics Backbeat fit 305. It works fine with phones but when it comes to pc it's not that good. If i connected it recently it sounds well but sound become ...
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Connecting Bluetooth Headphones to PC fails to find drivers

I'm trying to connect Voberry IPX7 headphones to my Windows 7 PC via a bluetooth 4.0 USB-adapter. They get recognized, but when Windows Update tries to find drivers for the "bluetooth-headphones" it ...
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Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP) pairings deleted after each Windows 10 Feature Update

Our customers use Windows 10-based tablets as marine navigation systems. They are paired to NMEA-based GPS and rate of turn sensors via Bluetooth (classic, not LE) Serial Port Profile which creates ...
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The setting to turn Bluetooth on or off has disappeared

I can't turn on my Bluetooth. In the settings menu there is no option available to turn it off or on. It has been like this for a few weeks, but I don't know why it happened. This can be seen in the ...
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Bluetooth audio from an iPhone to windows 10 PC (A2DP sink)

I was able to do this in Windows 7, but now I have a Windows 10 PC and I can't get it to work. The iPhone is running iOS 11.4 and the PC has Windows 10 with latest updates (version 1709, OS Build ...
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How to know the bluetooth verion in my laptop by CMD or PowerShell

As this answer, I know how to find the version of my built-in Bluetooth device. But could we just by CMD or PowerShell do know such information?
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Sending specific keypresses over USB or Bluetooth to another PC

I wish to make my laptop think im pressing alt when I press it on my desktop so I can use it to do push to talk on my laptop when im playing games, but not use a voice chat on my desktop, i've checked ...
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Bluetooth Headphones are Paired but Cannot Connect without Rediscovering

I have a Windows 10 machine and Sony Bluetooth headphones. I can pair them as usual, and after pairing them I can connect them and play music on them as usual. After restarting or waking from sleep, ...
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Windows 10: bluetooth headphones work as a Handsfree but unable to connect to Stereo

Here are some more details. My laptop is ASUS ROG GL502VS. I tried this with Jabra Elite 65t and Jabra Stealth, both of which support A2DP. The pairing goes smoothly and everything seems to be ...
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Logitech MX Anywhere 2 not working, Bluetooth is not present in settings or anywhere

I have an HP Notebook running Windows 10 and a Logitech MX Anywhere 2, which will not connect to my computer anymore. When I got it, I plugged in the andapter and it worked just fine. But I made a ...
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How does audio in OBS Studio work?

Recently i've downloaded OBS Studio to attempt to figure it out. What i've noticed is it takes my desktop sound but doesn't play it through my headphones. It will register that sound is playing, but I ...
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Bluetooth Media Controls Not Working After Recent Updates

The following updates were recently installed together: Feature update to Windows 10, version 1803 HP Development Company, L.P. - System - 7.0.1.1 HP - HIDClass - 2.1.3.1 Since the updates, the ...
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Windows 10 1803 with USB Bluetooth Dongle = Bluescreen

Using any USB 2.0 Bluetooth dongle under Windows 10 1803 results in a Bluescreen of Death (BSoD) when turning off Bluetooth or pairing (rarer). This BSoD was replicated on 8 different systems with 6 ...
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TCP connection using RFCOMM sockets over bluetooth

I am using TCP over RFCOMM socket for client server communication over bluetooth My server is Linux based machine and clients are android phones. The issue I am facing is sometimes pairing takes long ...
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How to update Bluetooth gamepad drive to fix weird multiple buttons behavior

So I just bought a Mocute 050 gamepad and paired with my OS (Windows 10) without any issue. However, after playing a bit I've noticed a very strange behavior: Whenever I hold use some specific ...
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Bluetooth headset fails to connect on Linux

My headset Philips SHB9850NC is paired with Linux but it fails to connect. I'm using Debian Stretch and the Bluetooth manager finds the headset as expected. The pairing procedure went well apparently ...
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Project to second display with Mac via Bluetooth

I'm using my Windows 10 computer to have my TV as a second monitor, and I do this by using the "Project to second screen" feature built into the OS. We want to do the same thing with my girlfriend's ...
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`hcitool con` does not find any devices when run in the context of a udev script

I'm trying to automate a task to configure a bluetooth device when it's connected to my raspberry pi 3 running raspbian. Assuming $x is the address of the device, I need to execute the following ...
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Why does Windows 7 (32) install a driver for a non existing Bluetooth device?

Device manager shows a Bluetooth adapter and claims "this device is working properly". I can uninstall it but Windows keeps detecting it and re-installs the driver automatically. But there is no such ...
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Bluetooth Paircode Issue - DualShock 4 Wont Pair

I have a DualShock 4 controller (DS4). It wont pair with my bluetooth dongle. I figured out that the problem is in Windows not letting me type in a passcode. How do I force that?
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Stereo output muted while using microphone on wireless headphones

I have headphones that have 2 audio inputs, and 1 mic audio output: They're made by a Chinese company called Bludio. By default, the headphones are configured as in the above screen shots. ...
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Bluetooth Audio issue with new Beats Wireless Studio 3 headphones

I recently bought a new Beats Studio 3 Wireless headphones and connected them with my Lenovo Yoga X1 3rd gen notebook with Windows 10 and latest build 1803. Devices are normally paired, playing sound ...
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Pair Sennheiser PXC 550 via Bluetooth (windows 7 x64) to HP Elitebook 840 g1

My goal Is to connect Sennheiser PXC 550 headset to the HP EliteBook 840 g1 (Intel Bluetooth chipset) having windows 7 x64. My approach Removed the old Intel Bluetooth drivers. I have downloaded ...
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Beats Studio Headphones with Skype?

Ok so I cannot make my beats Studio 3 Headphones work with Skype, I'd like to use both the Headphones and Microsoft from the Beats with skype, I've seen plenty of solutions that say to just turn off ...
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Bluetooth Headset not visible in Sound Output

I've successfully connected my device to a bluetooth headset on Kali Linux operated system. But, When I run audio, it plays through Analog Audio Stereo (System Audio Output). I looked for solution on ...
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map headset button in gnome3

How can I map in gnome3 the button from my bluetooth headset? Gnome sees a AcceleratorActivated event when I press it: $ dbus-monitor --monitor signal time=1525078944.868498 sender=:1.17 -> ...
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How can I get Windows 10 to identify bluetooth devices

I'd like to connect my laptop (Acer spin3) to my bluetooth headphones (a cheap pair of Totu's). When I turn on bluetooth and go to 'add a device' I get a list of about 30 unknown devices (apartment ...
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From bash script, play sound through internal speakers, while leaving them effectively disabled otherwise

I posted a similar question earlier, but Kamil Maciorowski correctly & wisely pointed out that, as posted, it wasn't really the single problem it appeared to be, but an amalgam of 3. So I deleted ...
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Windows 10 Bluetooth device won't connect after windows reset

So, after two years with a single windows installation it began to give me some troubles, so I thought it might be time to reset is back clean install. On this installation I had my Sony WH-1000MX2 ...
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Solve WiFi / Bluetooth frequency conflict

When I connect my Bluetooth sound speaker my WiFi slows down. Sometimes it doesn't open anything anymore. I read it's a conflict due to radio frequency but I couldn't find any settings to change it on ...
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HP Laptop built in bluetooth cant find headphones, but bluetooth usb can

I have a HP laptop (HP probook 4530s) that wont find my bluetooth headphone via the built in bluetooth device. I do have a usb bluetooth device that will pick up the headphones and will allow me to ...
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Bluetooth adapter not detected on Linux

I've been using Arch Linux for a while and bluetooth has been working without issues. Now, for no explicable reason, Arch doesn't detect my bluetooth adapters anymore. I tried doing: $ sudo systemctl ...
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obexftp is not working on all devices

I use bluetooth to transfer files between by Fedora 26 (with KDE) box and my Android devices. I have 4 devices paired, 2 mobile phones and 2 tables. The Android versions are 5 & 7. My problem: ...
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How do I keep my bluetooth headphones from connecting to my windows 10 machine when it's connected to my phone?

My laptop (running Win10) repeatedly "steals" the bluetooth connection for my headphones while they're connected to my phone. The only way I've been able to prevent the headphones' connection from ...
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Connected Bluetooth Headphones don't appear as Playback device in Windows 10

I've been struggling with this for a while. Updated all drivers I could, no luck. Headphones connect and pair successfully, appear in manager, show all services correctly, but don't appear as a ...
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Windows Shell Command for Turning on Bluetooth

I have been having some issues where my Bluetooth is not functioning correctly on my windows 10 device. I have probably accidentally clicked Airplane Mode and that can result in a well-known glitch ...
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bluetooth v4 transmitter paired with bluetooth v2.1 receiver compatible?

can a bluetooth v4 transmitter successfully be connected to a receiver with bluetooth v2.1? asking because I have a tablet with v2.1 and a BLE with v4
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Blocking Airdrop in company? [closed]

I understand that Airdrop is used via bluetooth, and then temporarily connects to a device, creating a private network between the two (or multiple) devices. With that said, I am assuming the only way ...
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Bluetooth command to turn off in the Bios

I'm trying figure out how to turn off Bluetooth in the bios using a DOc command. Is that possible? I know you can get the computer serial number doing that.Thanks in advance.
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Get channel for bluetooth transfer without sdptool

According to this, sdptool is removed from bluez-utils. So how can I see does a device support Obex Object Push and (if it does) a channel for transfer, without it (I need a new way to do what the ...
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Audio intermittently starts crackling and stuttering via bluetooth headsets

I Noticed this issue while using almost all Bluetooth headsets I used with Windows 10. Specifically when watching online videos on Mozilla Firefox. Normally the sound would be working fine and the ...
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Bluetooth Volume Suddenly Low in Windows

I have a PowerSpec 1710 laptop with windows 10, and a pair of Sony MDR-1000X headphones. I've been using the headphones over bluetooth with this machine for months. Normally, some volume between 20 ...
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Windows 10 sleep mode issue (Surface Pro 4)

I have an issue with my Surface Pro 4 (Windows 10), and it's battery draining while in sleep mode for example yesterday I just let it sleep for the day, after 10 hrs of the surface just sitting there, ...
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How to disable bluetooth collaboration

I have a Bluetooth device and I've discovered that my wireless card has a configuration called "Bluetooth collaboration" which slows down the WiFi connection. I have also discovered that if I disable ...
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The default sound format for bluetooth audio quality is disabled

I use the JBL e45bt headphones connected via Bluetooth on my Microsoft Surface Pro 4 device. This used to work fine until just a few months ago when I got my device replaced by Microsoft. Now, this ...
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How can I connect my laptop to monitor wirelessly

HDMI port on my laptop is dead, It doesn't have VGA port either. How can I connect a laptop to monitor
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Which Bluetooth version and profile compares to analog audio jack in terms of audio quality?

So I've heard that Bluetooth reduces audio quality, but the loss varies according to Bluetooth versions and profiles that are being used on the player and the headphone/speaker. So my question is, in ...
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Can't play audio via Bluetooth speakers

I have a Lenovo X270 laptop with Win10 on it and Logitech Z537 Bluetooth speakers. When ever I try playing audio, from YT or Spotify for example, over Z537 speakers it doesn't work. The video on YT is ...
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How can I enable wake abilities of a USB device in Windows 10 Professional?

I think the title says enough. I already read through the Internet and tried different things but I can't find this specific topic solved anywhere. Trying powercfg -deviceenablewake results always ...
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Qjackctl output audio to Bluetooth speaker (Guitarix)

I'm trying to setup Guitarix on my laptop running Fedora 27 using this guide. Everything works fine but there no audio output. I guess it's because Qjackctl is using my laptop's internal speaker for ...
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