Disable "Handsfree" and "Headset" profiles for specific bluetooth device?

Question

I have Sony's WH1000XM2 Bluetooth headphones. Unfortunately , with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, the only connection procedure that works is as follows:

1. Turn on the headphones.

2. The headphones connect, but to all 3 audio profiles ("AudioSink, "Headset" and "Handsfree").

3. Currently, no sound will be played.

4. I then need to disconnect the "Headset" or "Handsfree" profile (works for both) in BlueMan and then reconnect only the "AudioSink" profile.

5. Sometimes I also need to manually switch to A2DP, but most of the time I dont need to.

So my question is as follows:

1. Can I somehow disable the profiles for this specific device?

2. Can I maybe automate the process somehow?

thanks!

Answer 1

Fo me this helped to disable Handsfree profile

sudo vi /etc/bluetooth/main.conf

Add Disable=Handsfree under General

[General]
Disable=Handsfree

Maybe if you want to disable both you can specify like this Disable=Handsfree,Headset

Restart bluetooth

sudo systemctl restart bluetooth