More posts about “bluetooth”

Raspberry Pi 500+ Works as Standalone Keyboard (Well, Kinda)

Can the Raspberry Pi 500+ work as a standalone Bluetooth keyboard? Yes, using the open-source btferret project – but not without limitations, as I report.

21 November 2025

Ubuntu 24.04 Fixes Bluetooth Audio Connection Issues

If you’re an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS user regularly experiencing issues with connecting to audio devices, there’s an important update to the Bluetooth stack rolling out this week. A slew of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users complained […]

11 March 2025
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See AirPods Battery Info in Ubuntu with this GNOME Extension

If you own a pair of Apple AirPods or Beats wireless headphones and use them with Ubuntu, you’ll likely want to be able to check battery levels easily. Well, you can. The Airpod Battery Monitor […]

25 February 2024
How to enable experimental Bluez features in Ubuntu for better Bluetooth support

How to Enable Bluez Experimental Features in Ubuntu

If your Bluetooth device is not reporting its battery level in Ubuntu and you want it to, there is a way to get it to appear. I know because I was in the same situation. […]

3 February 2024
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Show Bluetooth Battery Levels in Ubuntu’s Quick Settings Menu

Looking for an easier way to check the battery levels of connected Bluetooth devices in Ubuntu? Emphasis falls on easier there since you can see Bluetooth battery status for paired peripherals in the Settings > […]

10 January 2024

This Extension Adds Bluetooth Management to GNOME Quick Settings

Connect to bluetooth devices from the new Quick Settings menu in GNOME 43 with this neat, community-made extension for GNOME Shell. It's neat!

30 September 2022
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Linux Mint is Making a Major Bluetooth Change

Linux Mint 21 will ship with Blueman as its default Bluetooth manager. Mint's lead developer cites issues with the current gnome-bluetooth backend.

3 March 2022

Ubuntu 17.10 Makes It Easier to Use Bluetooth Speakers

Ubuntu will automatically switch sound output to Bluetooth when you connect a Bluetooth speaker or headset in Ubuntu 17.10, as this video demonstrates.

14 July 2017
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A KDE Connect Bluetooth Backend Is In Development

A KDE Connect Bluetooth backend is now in development, meaning you can soon pair your Android phone with your Ubuntu PC without the use of wifi.

11 June 2017

How To Lock/Unlock GNOME Desktop Using a Smartphone

You can unlock your Linux desktop just by having your phone nearby using BlueProximity, a Bluetooth proximity app. We show you how to install it.

12 August 2016
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Meet Blueberry, Linux Mint’s New Bluetooth Setup Tool

What do you do when the default Bluetooth confirmation utility is less than ideal for your users? Why you dive in and improve it! This is Linux after all!

16 March 2015
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Apple’s multi-touch Magic Trackpad tested in Ubuntu 10.10

I got my hands on Apple's new cool peripheral that everyone is talking about, the Magic Trackpad. When it was first released, a lot of people said that this was the beginning of the end of the humble and trusty mouse. I'm not entirely convinced that the magic trackpad spells the end, but this idea of bringing laptop multitouch to the desktop is certainly is an interesting concept...

22 September 2010