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I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver, and I noticed that the Bluetooth icon only displays at the top of the menu bar when there is an active connection with a Bluetooth device. I would like to keep the icon there even when there is no Bluetooth connection / Bluetooth is off. Is there a way to do this?

I tried installing indicator-bluetooth, but that didn't appear to do anything. I looked in the main Settings app and didn't see a relevant configuration item for this behavior. I also checked GNOME Tweaks, but did not find a relevant configuration item there, either.

In fact, I do see some Bluetooth settings available if I click on the menubar as a whole. But I would prefer to see Bluetooth always up at the top alongside the WiFi, volume, and battery indicators.

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  • I am also interested in this. It would be nice to have a B icon which is grey when disconnected and white when connected.
    – giorgi nguyen
    May 20, 2019 at 10:54
  • Oh man, every time I need to connect it makes me so sad. I go up to that area of the menu bar and realize I'm not using a mac anymore.
    – Matthew James Briggs
    Feb 18, 2022 at 16:24

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You should try this, since you didn't mention already trying it:

sudo apt-get install blueman

It's the command suggested twice on Ubuntu Forums:

  1. No bluetooth icon on top bar
  2. Bluetooth Icon disappeared
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  • While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. - From Review
    – Toto
    May 24, 2022 at 18:33
  • @Toto The essential part of the answer is the command i quoted. I don't see a reason to provide more text when the command should do.
    – BsAxUbx5KoQDEpCAqSffwGy554PSah
    May 24, 2022 at 18:38
  • @Toto It's not a link-only answer as you accused it of being.
    – BsAxUbx5KoQDEpCAqSffwGy554PSah
    May 25, 2022 at 10:21
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Quoting the complete answer from https://askubuntu.com/questions/84886/bluetooth-icon-disappeared :

I had same issue when I did an update for Ubuntu 11.10. Today I got the problem solved.

Just had to install blueman like this:

sudo apt-get install blueman

Got it solved, bluetooth icon is now back in the unity top bar.

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