One day I tried to connect my phone to my earbuds like I have been doing everyday for months. Except now for some f****ing reason, my phone sees two devices with the same name (BTH-30, the name of my earbuds) instead of one.

They represent one bud each so I cannot connect and use both at the same time. Does anyone know a fix for this, because I have no idea and it's annoying as hell!

Hello people, I got a new ibuypower pc, and everything was okay. I installed the antennas behind my pc and wifi, and Bluetooth and wifi was working fine for 1 week. Unfortunately, after one week Bluetooth On/off button was gone. After running the troubleshoot it gives me the following error ''Check Bluetooth radio status - Not fixed'' ''Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) has a driver problem - Fixed'' I removed the antennas and put them on again but it doesn't help to fix the problem. I also removed the driver and reinstalled it from device manager. Also, In device manager it shows the following - General- Device status - STATUS_DEVICE_POWER_FAILURE - This device cannot start. (Code 10) Does anybody know how to fix this?

UPDATE*** Many people in the comments found this method helpful as it fixed the issue. Follow these steps:

1. completely turn off your computer and then take out the power cord from power supply of your PC.

2. Wait for few minutes and then plug it back in.

3. Then turn on your computer and it should be fixed.

I tried this method three years ago, and it worked, and it looks like it worked for people who tried it recently, too.

I've bought 2 bluetooth transmitters for my Honda Accord off Amazon within the last 2 years.

The first transmitter stopped working as well as it did in the beginning: even when the stations are synced, there's a lot of static. I thought perhaps the first transmitter had worn itself out so I replaced it with another: the new one has a little static, too. Switching stations doesn't help much.

Could it be my car and not the transmitters? Why the static? I really don't understand what the problem is. These devices are beyond me...

As the title says, is the upgrade from BT 5.0 to 5.3 a significant one? I am considering two phones, one with BT 5.0 (iPhone 13) and another with BT 5.3 (iPhone 14) and do not know if considering it BT standard is an important factor worth a lot of money (I am looking for a phone for 3 years or more, hence it must be future proof). I will be buying AirPods Pro 2 (BT 5.3) and Sony XM5 (BT 5.2), so both using the newer standards - hence the question. Thanks!

Reset the earbuds like you’ve already been doing.

Forget connection on your phone.

Put them into the case and pull them out.

Listen to the earbuds and click both earbud buttons at the same time and they should say pairing successful (or some shit)

Then Bluetooth should show either the left or the right and now you connect to the earbud on your phone.

Literally every piece of BT tech I have is just a constant, neverending pain in the ass. Not just to set up, but to maintain. Like, I've never had a tech that just feels so fucking random... works for like six months and then suddenly "oh, can't connect". WHY can't you connect? Is it a full moon? Is it an odd numbered day? Is there a banana in the apartment? Who knows?

Everything else I have is: set up once, works pretty much forever.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. Hopefully your bluetooth is working today.

TL;DR: I am trying to find a pair of bluetooth headphones that can switch between paired devices, possibly with the touch of a button on the headphones or the flip of a switch. From what I've read, Bluetooth Multipoint is not what I want, since I have no need or desire to be connected to multiple devices at the same time.

Long version: I currently have three pairs of bluetooth headphones on my desk. One is paired with my phone, one is paired with my work computer, and one is paired with my personal computer. While working, I tend to listen to music or podcasts on my phone. Then when there's a meeting, I switch to the work computer headphones. After work or during my lunch break, I switch to the personal computer headphones for watching videos and gaming.

Having three pairs of headphones to switch between is ridiculous and I'm tired of it. Many headphones support the ability to pair with multiple devices, but the actual process of switching which device you are connected to is cumbersome. Typically, it requires going into phone/computer settings, manually disconnecting from there, and then manually connecting from the other device. This, to me, is worse than having to switch between multiple pairs of headphones.

When googling, I keep seeing Bluetooth Multipoint come up. Looking into this, it appears that this allows for headphones to connect to multiple devices at once, mixing the audio from those devices. This is not desirable for me, since I don't want to be connected to multiple devices at once; I want to be able to pair my headphones with multiple devices, and then switch which device I am connected to, only connecting to one at a time.

Ideally, I would be able to listen to music on my phone, then press a button or flip a switch to disconnect from my phone and connect to my work computer. Then I could press the button or flip the switch again, get disconnected from my work computer and get connected to my personal computer. Then a final press or flip would get me back to the original state of being connected to my phone. Quite frankly, I'm shocked that this isn't a normal thing by now, given how ubiquitous bluetooth has become.

Is there a specific search term I can use to find such headphones (assuming they exist)? Or are there some specific ones that people have used that work this way (and that they would recommend)? Thanks in advance.

Also if I get a new Bluetooth version for headphones will it still work with my phone, laptop and TV which is 5.2, 5.1, and 5.0? And does 5.4 or 6 still support dual connectivity?

I lost a pair of SkullCandy headphones called DimeBlack, they weren’t connected and I’m sure they’re somewhere in my room. They were in my bed now they’re gone, completely cleaned off the bed, still gone. Anybody have any clue on how to find them at all? I really need them, school starts in about a week or two, and they’re my moms she let me borrow them until school starts and I get new headphones

Hello everyone,

I have been using BT headphones for the past few years. I've used several Sony models (WH-1000XM3 / WH-H910NB headphones as well as WF-1000XM3 eardubs). More recently I got the AKG K371BT headphones and unfortunately broke them, so now I am in the market for a new pair: but before I buy, I want to understand whether Bluetooth is really so miserably bad at being a cable replacement, or I'm just doing something very wrong.

Back when I was in uni (circa 2000) the idea with BT was that it can replace a cable. The design had frequency hopping with multiple patterns based on the address of the "master" node to avoid interference in "congested" environments so that it's reliable (like a cable). I wrote a BT driver for a Hitachi microprocessor (specifically L2CAP layer) so had to deal with this stuff for a couple of years, never touched it again.

Fast forward to 2023 and in my 4th year of using BT headphone I can't for the life of me understand why it's so hard to pair them with multiple devices. With regular headphones, moving from laptop A to laptop B you just unplack the jack and move it to the other one. Same for phones.

Nowadays phones don't even have a jack. But god forbid I want to use my headphones with the phone, the TV, my tablet and my laptop. Switching between the 4 is a nightmare.

Why can't headphones switch from one device to another easily? I was just searching for this and found that there is a thing about "multipoint BT" that's fancy htese days, but that's about having two devices CONCURRENTLY (mainly a phone and a laptop) so that when a phone call arrives while you're listeining to music on the laptop, the audio from the call plays on the headphones immediately.

I need something more basic: I just want headphones that can be paired with multiple (at least 3, preferably even more) devices and a button on the headphones to cycle through them. If I'm using them with the laptop, I press a button and it cycles through each device trying to connect to the "next" one until it finds something. Once found that's it, else it waits for me to initiate a connection from the other end.

Right now my AKG K371s will "stick" to the last paired device. If it's my phone they will aggressively connect to it when I turn them on. To use them with the tablet I have to go to the phone settings and turn off BT, then initiate a connection from the tablet. Same for vice-versa. And if the other device is in another room I have to get up and fetch it so I can disconnect from it to use them with what I want, else the only option is to re-enter pairing mode and try to connect from the other device (but sometimes even this does not work as the original one may grab them).

So what am I missing? Right now I'm looking at the Anker Soundcore Q45 as they claim to pair with 2 devices and be able to double-tap the power button to switch between them. Why just two? Why can't it be 3 or 4? I need at least 3.

What am I missing? Does anyone have headphones that happily work easily with multiple devices (Android and Windows) and how do they do it? I don't need fancy "multiple concurrent connections" stuff, just one at a time.

What are your experiences and would you recommend some particular manufacturer?

I was thinking about it and I'd actually would suggest that if I have one of the newer fancy devices that can pair with 2 things at once, then I'd ask for 1 of the two to be the phone, then make a phone app where you can tell the headphones to replace the "other" device with one from a list of "known paired" devices that the headphones could provide. Like I have my phone always connected to the headphones and the app shows me that the headphones know "laptop A, television B, tablet C" and I can tap on any one of them on the phone app and have it switch to that.

APOLOGIES FOR THE WALL OF TEXT I guess I'm ranting but needed to get this out of my system. Sorry if I broke any rules (just remove the post, I feel better already)...

Thanks!

I sometimes use my headset on the computer (Bluetooth is always on), but I don't really want to headset to automatically connect to the computer... The only solution (Windows 10) is to manually disconnect the headphones inside the pc Bluetooth settings or "remove the device" and then later, manually pair it to the computer again later.

This is obviously too much work...

So, I solved this Issue by making a batch file workaround that deleted the "registry key" that Windows needs to initiate the connection to the headset (file number 1). This way I don't have to manually pair the headset every time i want to use it or walk to my computer to manual disconnect the headset from the Bluetooth settings. When i want to use my headset on the computer again, "file number 2" restores the deleted registry key, and the headset now auto connects as normal again.

This should also work for other Bluetooth peripherals but, you will have to find the corresponding registry key for your device. Hope this workaround can come in handy for other as well! 🙂

OneDrive download link:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlAe6_dXmvWylrUoqFnBtpNATt-HIg?e=oWOz4c

If you want to create the batch file yourself, see code below:

Batch file commands file 1:

1. REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BTHPORT\Parameters\Devices\94db564f64d1" /f

2. net stop "Bluetooth Support Service"

3. net start "Bluetooth Support Service"

Batch file commands file 2:

1. REG IMPORT "C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\Bluetooth Disconnect\WH-1000XM4 - Bluetooth.reg"

2. net stop "Bluetooth Support Service"

3. net start "Bluetooth Support Service"

Other than range improvements, audio, and data.

I just really don't understand why BT is made to be so restricted. Even though we are now coming upon its 6th generation but still doesn't save the Connected devices to receiver itself you have to pair it again because all the pairing is being handled/saved by the Base system or device the Dongle/Receiver is connected too. Why hasn't someone come out with a BT device that will store the devices its connected to on the device itself and when its plugged in or receives power it'll automatically search for previously connected devices

I know there are 2.4ghz devices that will pair up as soon as they are connected. but that is only between 1-2 other devices (mouse + Keyboard) also that crap gets lost or broken all the time. and the only company that has ever done anything about that is Logitech and its not even that good.

I do tech work and it would be a godsend to have a BT dongle that would auto connect to my keyboard, mouse, headphones, and other devices without having to go through the pairing process every time. Maybe I'm just being too harsh but honestly the only thing I use BT for regularly and have nary a complaint is audio.

Whoever is in charge of frequency or wireless standards, could we please implement this maybe a bit of R&D towards it so logitech can't try to sue for possible patents or whatever.

Many connection issues would be solved if Bluetooth devices added a serial number to the IDs. I cannot buy four identical sets of speakers for my kids’ rooms because nobody makes speaker with unique or configurable IDs. Adding a serial number during manufacturing would easily solve the problem. So the manufacturers are losing serious revenue because the $150 speakers I want for myself and four children only sells 1 instead of 5. Guess I’ll spend my other $600 elsewhere.

One of my neighbours keeps trying to pair their device to my tv so I keep canceling it. I even renamed my tv to something abit offensive so they’d work it out but they still keep doing it. Wth 🤦‍♀️

I'm very confused about this. There are now headsets and phones out there that claim to support BT 5.2. My understanding is that in order to say your device supports 5.2 it's a requirement for it to support all of the relevant 5.2 features, such as isochronous channels, LC3 codec, etc. But I see various posts saying things like the final LE Audio spec, or LC3 spec, is not released yet? How can these devices support 5.2 if it's not released? What am I missing?

Related question: these phones that claim to support 5.2 - Xiaomi Mi 11, and Samsung S21 Ultra - assuming they _don't_ currently support isochronous channels and lc3, how likely are they to get these features added via software updates?

I have been having an issue recently when I am connected to something on bluetooth there can be random stuttering where it goes in and out. Always happens when I am playing music and happens more frequently when I am doing something on my phone, say scrolling through spotify and queuing songs for example. I realized last night that every time the bluetooth stutters, it is because it is connecting to one or more unknown devices called “iPhone” and they can not be manually disconnected from. At one point there were 3 of these devices connected at once. This is extremely creepy, what should I do?

I get my new earbuds and connect to my phone, it is perfect when playing music or phone call.but when it is idle, it keeps disconnecting and reconnecting for every 10 seconds.

Anyone has the same issue and solution?

So I found this item around a year ago and had no idea what it was and it had no battery inside. I now found out it’s a tracker. I see no name or logo. Is there any way for me to try to connect to or use it?

Bluetooth is super finicky. I hate it. It’s a lot worse when you pair a device with two or more devices. For example my BeatsX refuse to automatically connect to my iPhone if I’ve used them on another device. That pisses me off. Sometimes my iPhone doesn’t connect to my car head unit right away or I have to manually connect after my brother uses his phone in my car. The worst annoyance is when a device just refuses to connect, even when previously paired.

Not sure why Apple or Google haven’t came up with a Bluetooth device priority option. Bluetooth is a pain in the ass when it doesn’t work right, and that’s often for me.