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Question/Problem: I am trying to figure out how I can easily and automatically connect my headphones without always having to activate pairing mode.

Base setup: Ubuntu 18.04 with following two lines appended to /etc/bluetooth/main.conf:

AutoEnable=true
Disable=Headset

(based on Bluetooth speaker: preferred mode "High fidelity playback" (A2DP) is not getting saved)

My issue is as follows: I am able to connect my bluetooth headphones (Sony WH-1000XM2), but I can only do so, when the headphones are in pairing mode (on the specific headphones this is activated by pressing the power button for a longer time).

When the headphones are activated but not in pairing mode, I am able to see the headphones in the Ubuntu Bluetooth menu. However, after pressing the "Connection" On/Off slider button, the slider indicator shows status "On" only for a few seconds and then automatically returns to "Off".

Removing and re-pairing the headphones does not solve the issue.

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I use Blueman sudo apt install blueman Once I turn on my headset, I right click on the headset in Blueman and check audio profile, set it to off, then disconnect, connect and then set audio profile to A2DP in Blueman.

It isn't the best fix as there is likely a bug somewhere in bluez or pulseaudio

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  • Thanks for your reply! I was hoping to find a fix for a smoother user experience, rather than always executing such sequence of actions manually. Let's hope for a fix in the future. – jrsh Oct 26 '18 at 11:11
  • Maybe something like https://askubuntu.com/a/912838/300665 would work – Jeremy31 Oct 26 '18 at 11:34
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For Ubuntu 20.4, uncomment the line #Name = BlueZ found in /etc/bluetooth/main.conf.

Found this fix in a comment by cipricus in https://askubuntu.com/a/912838/300665.

Here is also a link to a guide that might resolve it if that did not fix the issue, https://techwiser.com/fix-bluetooth-device-doesnt-auto-connect-in-linux/.

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