Questions tagged [bluetooth]
A short range wireless protocol used by various devices, such as cell phones, wireless headsets, mice and keyboards.
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Turn on/off Bluetooth radio/adapter from cmd/powershell in Windows 10
Such a simple task, one would say, and I haven't found a satisfiable solution. What I've tried (with music playing through a Bluetooth-connected speaker to really know the state of the radio):
using ...
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Bluetooth handsfree better quality
Is it somehow possible to get better audio quality sound when Bluetooth headphones are on hands-free mode? When it is audio only, sound quality is good (16-bit 44 kHz) but when I talk through the ...
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Bad sound through bluetooth headphones
I have a problem with the sound quality of a pair of Acoustic CHP600BT Solutions Bluetooth Headphones - Black.
When I connect these headphones to my phone (Samsung S2 plus), the sound quality is ...
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Possible to use Bluetooth headset in Stereo mode with Mic?
Okay, so I have this bluetooth headset (it's a Skullcandy Hesh 2 Wireless). I want to use it with my PC which is running Windows 8.1. I can pair it just fine. After pairing it adds three devices under ...
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Is it possible to use a bluetooth headset mic while having High quality sound [duplicate]
I have a Plantronics BackBeat Sense SE bluetooth headset. When Connecting it to Windows 10, it installs two profiles in Playback devices list:
PLT_BBTSENSE Hands-Free.
PLT_BBTSENSE Stereo.
The ...
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Option to Turn Bluetooth on or off is Missing
I want to disable Bluetooth on my laptop running Windows 10 Pro x64, but I have a problem: the option to do so is missing even though I know that it was previously available.
Here is the Bluetooth ...
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Can't hear other programs' sound when using Bluetooth headsets with voice chat applications on Windows 10
This happens on both my Windows 10 systems, a late 2012 iMac and a custom-built PC using an ASRock Z170 motherboard and an Insignia Bluetooth dongle.
When using either Discord or Mumble and either ...
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How do I play audio through a Bluetooth headset in Windows 7?
I recently did an in-place upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 RTM. For the most part, things have gone brilliantly. The only issue I've been facing is regarding my Bluetooth headset, a Dell BH200. The ...
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Is there any way to make Windows 10 act as a A2DP sink?
Windows 10 has a Bluetooth Stack included and recognizes most Bluetooth Sticks without any problems. However, while Windows does support A2DP, it does not act as a sink and therefore, you cannot e.g. ...
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Use bluetooth keyboard to access/edit BIOS?
Can I use a bluetooth keyboard to enter BIOS and edit the values there? I'm thinking of two scenarios:
A new machine - no OS (yet). So to me seems no possibility to pair the keyboard. Hence no access ...
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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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Using a Windows computer as a Bluetooth input device for another computer/device
Ok, I realize this is a totally backwards use-case but I've got to imagine it's technically possible.
I have an android tablet (Acer A500) that I use at work to get to personal email and IM since I ...
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Do Bluetooth repeaters exist?
We have two Android phones (Vibrants) and a regular land-line at home. We bought a cordless system that has Bluetooth built-in (Panasonic KX-TGA651) so that we can use the cordless phones to answer ...
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Modify a powershell that receive argument On/off to start/stop service to a script that checks if service is on (or off) and stops it (or starts it)
I have this code from here, that start or stop to bluetooth service based on the argument it receives.
bluetooth.ps1 -BluetoothStatus On
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bluetooth.ps1 -BluetoothStatus Off
I would like to ...
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Bluetooth disappeared in Windows 10
I have a Lenovo G580 laptop. In the past, using Windows 8, I could use Bluetooth to connect to other devices.
Installing Windows 10, Bluetooth simply disappeared. I can't find anything related ...
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Windows 10: "Disable-NetAdapter" disconnect the hardware Bluetooth from the computer instead of turning it OFF
The Bluetooth worked fine until I run Disable-NetAdapter * and then Enable-NetAdapter *. It was supposed to just turn OFF/ON all net adapters (including Bluetooth), but it actually disconnects the ...
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Can I use my PC as a Bluetooth headset for my mobile phone?
I have a very good headset and have become quite fond of making all my calls on my PC with Skype. In fact, whenever someone calls my mobile phone, I ask them to call back on my Skype-In number.
My ...
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How do I stream Android audio to Windows 10 over bluetooth?
I'm trying to stream audio to my Windows 10 PC through my bluetooth adapter (Kensington Bluetooth 4.0 USB Adapter for Laptops (K33956AM)). I was able to get the device paired with Windows 10 but I ...
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Windows 10 computer paired w/ bluetooth speaker, but doesn't send music to speaker
I have a Sengled lightbulb - bluetooth speaker (Pulse Solo C01-A66) that I paired with my Win 10 computer, but I can't get the computer to send the music signal to the speaker. What do I need to do ...
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Is there any benefit to plugging a USB 2.0 device into a USB 3.0 port?
I know USB 3.0 is almost entirely backward-compatible, and I know that it introduces a new speed that USB 2.0 devices aren't capable of, but is there any advantage to having a USB 2.0 device in a USB ...
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Use laptop as bluetooth keyboard?
Does anyone know of a piece of software that will let me use my laptop (in this case OS X, but software for any OS would be interesting) as a bluetooth keyboard / mouse for use on another machine?
In ...
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Sound quality in bluetooth headphones doesn't change to high
My Bluetooth headset Philips SHB6610 has several profiles. It can work as low-quality sound headset (HFP) and high-quality sound headphones (A2DP). Typically whenever I start to play the music in my ...
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JBL Bluetooth headset sounds bad on Windows 10 when using it with Skype
I have problems using a JBL TUNE 500BT bluetooth headset with Windows 10. The headset works fine with my phone but not working with Windows 10.
After searching the net all solutions are talking ...
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Use PC internet on mobile phone via bluetooth
I want to use my Windows 7 PC's dial up internet with my cell phone (Nokia N73) via Blutooth connection.
Can I do that with some program?
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How to turn on/off Bluetooth on Windows 8.1
In Windows 8 this switch was in PC settings near WiFi and mobile broadband switches. Now after updating to 8.1 Preview WiFi and mobile switches moved to the Network fly out panel (what is good, imho), ...
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How do I stream audio from Android to Windows 8 over bluetooth?
I'm trying to find a way to stream audio from my Samsung Galaxy S3 to my Windows 8 Laptop using bluetooth. The devices are paired, but I cannot find a way to stream music. Is it even possible?
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Sharing a PC Internet to a Android phone via Bluetooth
My PC has an Internet connection. My Android phone does not have Internet connection. My PC has a Bluetooth adapter. My Android phone supports Bluetooth.
How I can share my PC Internet connection ...
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Auto-connect Bluetooth headphones in Windows 7 64 bit
I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones that I've successfully paired with my Windows 7 64 bit machine and audio plays through them without a hitch. On the Device Stage under the properties of the ...
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Windows 10, manually reconnect to already paired Bluetooth device?
On Windows 10 and I've already paired the Bluetooth headset previously. When I turn it on it connects to the last used device (my iPhone; I manually disconnect).
How do I tell Windows "Please ...
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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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How can I script a bluetooth device to connect/disconnect?
I have bluetooth headphones which I use to both listen to music from my mobile phone and to listen to videos on my laptop. They cannot be connected to both devices at once (note here), so I have to ...
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Scripting connecting/disconnecting a paired Bluetooth device
Is there a way, through powershell, or any other tools to connect and disconnect a paired Bluetooth device? Basically press the Connect/Disconnect button in Bluetooth & other devices, except from ...
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How can I find out what version of bluetooth my laptop supports?
Is there a place in Windows I can see this? I want to know if it supports bluetooth 3, and the specs are difficult to find!
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Can audio go to both the speakers and a bluetooth headset simultaneously
I have a hearing impaired person in the house and want to equip her with a bluetooth headset while the rest of us listen over the speakers. I am able to connect the headset and get it to play by ...
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How can I remap a play-button keypress from a Bluetooth headset on OS X?
I have an LG Tone (HBS 700) Bluetooth stereo headset, and am using it with OS X Lion.
The headset has a play/pause toggle button, but unlike my keyboard's play button, which will toggle play/pause ...
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Unauthorised Bluetooth device keeps connecting to Mac
Recently I started experiencing frequent random lags with a Bluetooth mouse I have connected to my iMac: the tracking speed would suddenly drop for a few seconds before returning back to normal.
One ...
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Bluetooth Headset pairs and appears in Sound Devices, but shows as Disconnected?
Edit: A random crash and a restart fixed this. Probably a restart would have sufficed.
I recently got a TrueBlue TB-100T3 and tried pairing it with my computer (Windows 7 64-bit). At first it ...
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Make Windows 10 Recognize Bluetooth Dongle as Bluetooth?
I stumbled across a six pin header on my motherboard designed for an internal Bluetooth module that uses USB protocols to communicate, and ended up making the actual cable that allowed me to place the ...
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How to use bluetooth devices under two different operation systems?
I've got an magic mouse and an apple bluetooth keyboard.
I usually run ubuntu on my computer, but sometimes I need to use windows 7 from an external disk.
Whenever I boot into the other system I ...
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Bluetooth headphones have delay (lag)
I've recently switched to a pair of Bluetooth headphones on my laptop. But when I use them the sound is lagging by 3/10th of a second.
I used this video to check: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
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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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No sound in bluetooth headset when OS access its microphone (Win 10)
It used to work properly until recently, but now I can't make calls over Skype or Viber. When a call starts all audio on my end disables (but the interlocutor does hear my mic).
Audio also turns off ...
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Bluetooth setting disappeared from both settings and device manager
This happened before and it just 'solved itself', however this time around it doesn't seem to do that.
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I have a pair of bluetooth headphones Sony MDR-ZX770BN that I have been using ...
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Allow bluetooth devices to wake PC
I have a bluetooth mouse and keyboard attached to my Windows 10 desktop. However neither of these devices are able to wake the computer from sleep and no guide online appears accurate.
Does anyone ...
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How can I setup a Bluetooth device to serve web pages to a BT client via TCP/HTTP?
I'm thinking of making a linux-based Blueooth enabled device, which allows an external client (e.g. a laptop) to connect to it via TCP over Bluetooth and retrive web pages which allow it to interact ...
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Pairing an Apple bluetooth keyboard with a Windows 7 PC
Is there a trick to pairing an Apple bluetooth keyboard with a Windows 7 PC (64 bit)? It is a Lenovo Q700 using an ioGear USB dongle. The dongle is functioning fine, but when I turn on the Apple ...
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WiFi - Bluetooth interference
I came across this days upon a frustrating problem. Whenever I turn on the WiFi, my Bluetooth stops working properly. For example, I have a Bluetooth mouse, if I turn on the WiFi (not connecting to ...
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Tips for locating my stolen computer?
I'm in a bit of a panic, my new Powerbook laptop was stolen. I had no mobile me, or security software installed on the computer. I have the MAC address of the computer as well as the serial number. Is ...
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Bluetooth headset drivers on Windows 7
I have a Dell Precision with integrated Bluetooth from work. I wanted to connect either one of my two Bluetooth headsets (Plantronics UC Voyager Pro v2 and Sennheiser MM450X) in order to make calls ...
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Transfering a 15gb folder from 1 macbook to another
I need to copy a folder of 15GB in size from 1 Macbook laptop to another.
The both have wireless cards obviously. And Bluetooth. I have a normal network cable (ethernet).
What options do I have in ...