Bluetooth headphone keeps disconnecting

Locutus · December 26, 2025, 2:29pm

One more thing to add and that is I have the Soundcore Space One Pro’s and they expressly require BlueTooth 5.4.

Pudge · December 26, 2025, 5:44pm

I have never used bluetooth for anything, but here goes nothing.
What DE are you using? There are different bluetooth drivers, such as bluez, bluefish, blueman, bluedevil, and maybe more. Have you tried any of these?

Pudge

Ooops, sorry @Locutus, I used the wrong Reply arrow.

sradjoker · December 26, 2025, 7:18pm

I’m using Plasma. I have bluedevil and blueman installed. I’ve tried both.

Locutus · December 26, 2025, 8:36pm

No worries, I’ll reply as well in case it helps. I’m currently using RebornOS with Plasma 6.5.4. On a side note the default Bluetooth apps that most Arch based distros include should work without issue with any Soundcore headphones.

bin-da · December 26, 2025, 8:50pm

Seems related - still a problem:

and:

github.com/bluez/bluez

Latest version of Bluez breaks connection with JBL LIVE650

opened 12:25AM - 10 Jul 25 UTC

closed 02:34AM - 27 Sep 25 UTC

TheDokT0r

stale

- BlueZ version: 5.83 and master - Distro: Arch - Desktop Environment: * KDE …Plasma 6.4.2 * Gnome 48 - Kernel version: 6.15.5-arch1-1 - `lsusb`: ``` Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 14ed:29b6 Shure Inc. X2u Adapter Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0b05:19af ASUSTek Computer, Inc. AURA LED Controller Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f2:3f41 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HP Wired Desktop 320K Keyboard Bus 003 Device 003: ID 2357:0604 TP-Link TP-Link UB500 Adapter Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 007 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub ``` - Bluetooth devices: ``` Device 2C:FD:B3:28:B7:B3 JBL LIVE650BTNC Device E8:9E:13:47:22:7E WF-C700N ``` ## Description of Problem: Before the newest version of bluez, my JBL headphones worked just fine. But after the new version, every time I try and switch to the JBL headphones as the audio source, it automatically disconnects. The issue also persists with the git version. I've tried to downgrade bluez to 5.72 and everything works just fine. The issue consists with both pipewire and pulseaudio. Btw, my other Bluetooth headphones (Sony) works just fine. the issue is only with the JBL headphones. ## How Reproducible: 1. Connect the Bluetooth headphones 2. go the the audio settings tray in Plasma or Gnome. You can also just try and change the audio volume from your keyboard shortcuts. ### Actual Results: Bluetooth headphones disconnects after the system tries to switch to them as the audio source. ### Expected Results: The headphones should work without an issue, as they did before the last release.

tom3k5 · May 18, 2026, 11:47am

I got the same issues, constatnt reconnecting of BT headphones. lastest everything for totay, fresh instalation of the latest build. the same in cachyos

Edit:

nano ~/.config/kdeconnect/config

add this line in [General] section:

[General]
disabled_providers=AsyncLinkProvider

this will solve the issue with KDE and BT in Arch.