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Blueman is a GTK+ Bluetooth Manager. Blueman is designed to provide a simple yet effective means for controlling BlueZ API and simplifying Bluetooth tasks.

Blueman is a GTK+ Bluetooth Manager

Blueman is designed to provide a simple yet effective means for controlling BlueZ API and simplifying Bluetooth tasks such as:

  • Connecting to 3G/EDGE/GPRS via dial-up
  • Connecting to / Creating bluetooth networks
  • Connecting to input devices
  • Connecting to audio devices
  • Sending / Receiving files via OBEX
  • Pairing

https://github.com/blueman-project/blueman

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a2dp-sink profile connect failed

When I was using GNOME, my bluetooth devices worked fine. But now I've moved to i3 and use blueman. When I try to connect to any headphone, blueman throws blueman.bluez.errors.DBusFailedError: Protocol not available. In logs there are pretty…
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How to set default profile for bluetooth headset?

Kubuntu 20.04 on Lenovo Thinkpad. I recently bought an entry level Sony Bluetooth headset (WH-CH500) for the express purpose of audio- and video-conferencing. It all works flawlessly except for one thing: when the headset connects, it always uses…
Pierre Henry
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Blueman connection error (bluetooth issue)

When trying to connect my bluetooth headphones to my computer using blueman I get the following error. Connection Failed: blueman.bluez.errors.DBusFailedError: Resource temporarily unavailable I am using the Kubuntu flavor of ubuntu. (On a…
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Bluetooth on Ubuntu 16.04

I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my ASUS S200e laptop. Everything is working except the bluetooth - I cannot get my mouse connected. When I try to open Blueman, I get: "Bluez daemon not running" When I run lspci -knn | grep Net -A2; lsusb output…
Paul
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Bluetooth pairing problems Ubuntu 20.04: Failed to pair: org.bluez.Error.AuthenticationRejected

Installed today Ubuntu 20.04 on my Laptop on a second partition. Unfortunately my Bluetooth suddenly stopped its service and won't connect to my Mouse and Keyboard. I tried this here and also tried to reinstall blueman. I tried to connect with the…
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Can I run Blueman from Command Line

Is it possible to use the command line to connect to a recent connection of the blueman-manager? The applet has the connection I need saved under "recent connections". Instead of using the mouse to select the connection, I would very much like to…
Holger Nahm
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bluetooth connection: host is down

I'm on ubuntu 17.10 and trying to connect my bluetooth headset QCY-Q19. it's able to pair but whenever I try to connect I get this error Connection Failed: blueman.bluez.errors.DBusFailedError: Host is down sometimes it connects for few seconds…
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A2DP and Bluetooth issue upon reconnecting

I have a pesky issue on Ubuntu 16.04 with my bluetooth adapter and my BT Headset (Bluedio). When I first pair the device with my PC the headset does works fine and I can listen to everything with A2DP Sink (I can view it in Sound tab under System…
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HSP/HFP with 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)

I have the following Problem: I have a headset which I want to connect via bluetooth - No problem (A2DP is just fine). But if I try to switch to the HSP/HFP profile I can't do this. It results in the 'Can not switch to HSP/HFP' error. I have…
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18.04 MATE Auto-accept all files when receiving by Bluetooth from device (phone)

Background / use case I photographed 24 paper documents with my Android phone. Each photo is around 8MB (I am planning to resize them later). I marked all of them in my gallery app and used "share -> bluetooth" to send them to my Linux (Ubuntu Mate)…
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Disable "Handsfree" and "Headset" profiles for specific bluetooth device?

I have Sony's WH1000XM2 Bluetooth headphones. Unfortunately , with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, the only connection procedure that works is as follows: Turn on the headphones. The headphones connect, but to all 3 audio profiles ("AudioSink, "Headset" and…
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Ubuntu 19.10 - Issues with bluetooth connecting then immediately disconnecting

When I was on Ubuntu 18.04 I had the same issue, and after trying multiple thing online (related to bluez) I was able to make it work. But I had to reinstall that Ubuntu and install a new Ubuntu 19.10. I had the same issues and looked up online…
Mehdi Saffar
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Apple keyboard a1016, pairing fails

I cannot pair a wireless a1016 Apple keyboard to my Dell XPS laptop which runs Ubuntu 17.10. I've seen these threads, instructions from them don't help in my case: Pair Apple Wireless Keyboard 3rd gen with Ubuntu 16.04? and Apple Wireless Keyboard…
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UE Boom 2 sound quality with laptop is awful

today I updated the firmware of my UE Boom 2 and ever since I noticed a huge drop in sound quality while using my laptop. My mobile phone works as fine before, but it's awful with the laptop. Any help is appreciated. I use blueman for bluetooth. My…
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JBL LIVE PRO 2 TWS-LE pairs but not showing up as an input/output

My Ubuntu 22.04LTS Laptop (Precision 7670 w/Intel Bluetooth Device) has no issues connecting to and using Bluetooth devices until I tried to pair the latest JBL LIVE PRO 2 TWS-LE earbuds with it. Blueman connects and shows the device as a Headset…
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