I can't connect to my bluetooth earphones

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system info: http://ix.io/4Ab9

I can connect to my iphone via bluetooth but not my earphones because it doesnt show up in the new devices.

edit: headphones jbl tune beam with Victus by HP Gaming Laptop, plasma de

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Hi Cabbage,

First please correct your title to something descriptive “e.g. KDE | I can’t connect my bluetooth earphones”.

Secondly your issue is not clear, which makes it difficult to know where to start.

Questions:

  1. What headphones are you trying to use with your HP product: Victus by HP Gaming Laptop.

  2. Are the headphones already connected to your iPhone?

  • The reason I ask, is some headphones are only capable of connecting to one device at a time.
  1. What happens when you switch your headphones to pairing mode?
  • With my jabra headphones I hold the power button for 5 seconds and it will announce it is in pairing mode. At this point I can see the device listed (in my case Gnone > Bluetooth) as a device I can pair.
  1. Is your laptop dual booted with Windows? If yes … can you pair your headphones there?
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I had the same issue a few days ago.
A friend here helped me out.
It showed up by long press the button on the back of the airpods box till it flashes white.

This way the laptop could see it and pair it.

Sorry I couldn’t find the thread ( on mobile phone now)!

I will try find it and post the thread soon.
EDIT: found the link Bluetooth Detected Some Devices But Not iPhone earpods!

I hope this helps.

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I am sorry my bad,

  1. jbl tune beam are the headphones.

  2. The headphones are able to connnect to my phone but i did disable its bluetooth properly when trying to connnect the headphone to my laptop.

  3. I believe the headphones always in pairing mode, its no where written to hold any button. I connected it to 2 phones without doing anything.

  4. No, dual-boot with windows

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well mine aren’t airpods, sorry for not specifying. I believe my headphones are always on pairing mode when disconnected and out of charging box. Cause I connected 2 phones without touching any buttons or its specified in their manual.

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Sorry, I thought it is.
Maybe something similar to make it viewable to your laptop. It depends on your specific earphones.

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yeah, nothing to do they are in pairing mode automatically. I can connect them to my phone but not laptop. Bluetooth shows other devices but not these earphones and i am able to connect my phone via bluetooth to laptop.

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not ur fault i forgot to specify

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I posted this because of what you said above. Just because it connects to the phone is meaningless. The wireless chip on the phone is not the same as on the computer. You have to go through the motions and figure out why it’s not connecting using bluetoothctl.

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Idk how to figure it out ? Idk what else to do

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Start with

systemctl status bluetooth

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systemctl status bluetooth
  bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2023-07-10 01:39:26 IST; 1h 42min ago
       Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)
   Main PID: 677 (bluetoothd)
     Status: "Running"
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 18656)
     Memory: 2.5M
        CPU: 187ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service
             └─677 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd

Jul 10 02:45:01 kendeavour bluetoothd[677]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.318 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_1
Jul 10 02:45:01 kendeavour bluetoothd[677]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.318 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_0
Jul 10 02:45:01 kendeavour bluetoothd[677]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.318 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_duplex>
Jul 10 02:45:01 kendeavour bluetoothd[677]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.318 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_duplex>
Jul 10 02:45:01 kendeavour bluetoothd[677]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.318 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream
Jul 10 02:45:01 kendeavour bluetoothd[677]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.318 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream_dup>
Jul 10 02:45:01 kendeavour bluetoothd[677]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.318 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05
Jul 10 02:45:01 kendeavour bluetoothd[677]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.318 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05
Jul 10 02:45:01 kendeavour bluetoothd[677]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.318 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05_duplex
Jul 10 02:45:01 kendeavour bluetoothd[677]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.318 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05_duplex
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Looks like the service is enabled and running.

bluetoothctl scan on
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bluetoothctl scan on
Discovery started
[NEW] Device 60:C3:74:ED:3D:75 60-C3-74-ED-3D-75
[DEL] Device 75:CF:DB:A7:4F:F7 75-CF-DB-A7-4F-F7
[NEW] Device 55:F8:07:AF:77:4C 55-F8-07-AF-77-4C
[NEW] Device 4A:81:41:FF:F4:74 4A-81-41-FF-F4-74
[CHG] Device 65:21:23:B9:8D:02 RSSI: 0xffffffa4 (-92)
[DEL] Device 55:F8:07:AF:77:4C 55-F8-07-AF-77-4C
[DEL] Device 60:C3:74:ED:3D:75 60-C3-74-ED-3D-75
[CHG] Device 57:B9:AA:0D:E0:4C RSSI: 0xffffffbc (-68)
[NEW] Device 75:CF:DB:A7:4F:F7 75-CF-DB-A7-4F-F7
[NEW] Device 60:C3:74:ED:3D:75 60-C3-74-ED-3D-75
[CHG] Device 65:21:23:B9:8D:02 RSSI: 0xffffffac (-84)
[DEL] Device 90:F1:57:ED:EF:42 90-F1-57-ED-EF-42
[NEW] Device 90:F1:57:ED:EF:42 90-F1-57-ED-EF-42
[DEL] Device 75:CF:DB:A7:4F:F7 75-CF-DB-A7-4F-F7
[DEL] Device 4A:81:41:FF:F4:74 4A-81-41-FF-F4-74
[DEL] Device 90:F1:57:ED:EF:42 90-F1-57-ED-EF-42
[NEW] Device 90:F1:57:ED:EF:42 90-F1-57-ED-EF-42
[NEW] Device 7E:C1:1E:8E:80:C8 7E-C1-1E-8E-80-C8
[CHG] Device 57:B9:AA:0D:E0:4C RSSI: 0xffffffa8 (-88)

its still going on

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We need to find the proper mac address of the device.

Edit:
bluetoothctl list

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bluetoothctl list
Controller 38:7A:0E:CC:8B:10 kendeavour [default]
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Seems like a lot of devices it is finding? Not sure this the earphones?

bluetoothctl list
Controller 38:7A:0E:CC:8B:10 kendeavour [default]
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well i can try, how do i connect to it?

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bluetoothctl connect 38:7A:0E:CC:8B:10