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[SOLVED] A command to enable Bluetooth Connection? (imgur.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Every time I wake up PC from sleep I have to go to bluetooth settings -> select device -> enable connection to get sound on bluetooth speakers (Anker Soundcore). Bluetooth came with MBO and drivers were working out of the box after PopOS install.

I hope there is a command I can use instead of clicking in the GUI. Anyone know a command I could use?

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Using this command (with bluetooth speaker MAC address):

bluetoothctl connect A4:77:58:0A:DF:F1

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Bonus question: I was thinking I could map that command to a keyboard shortcut (like CTRL+ALT+B). What is the best way (or app) to accomplish this? I believe I could google this part quickly, but happy to hear suggestions anyway

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It's possible with PopOS: Settings -> Keyboard -> Keaboard Shortcuts -> Custom Shortcuts

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[–] juja 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Please don’t crucify me but is there a way to do this on windows ? I just have a handheld gaming console that came with windows and it’s setup just the way I want but would be nice if I can also connect to Bluetooth using command line so that I can map it to playnite and have it automatically connect to my headphones when launching a game. I did a lot of research and tried some stuff like “Bluetooth command line tools” which worked a bit but somehow caused a lot of instability and caused crashes so had to stop using it.

[–] Para_lyzed 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Probably, but this is not the place to ask if you want answers. This forum is for Linux discussion, not Windows, and while I could get this set up in Linux for you, I wouldn't even know where to start with Windows, as I haven't used it in a decade. You'll see a lot of the same with experienced Linux users here. Most of us will not be able to help you. I recommend you ask in a Windows forum instead, as you'll have a much greater chance of finding someone knowledgeable to help. Maybe there's a forum for Windows command line (or Powershell? I don't know what they're calling it these days).

[–] juja 1 points 7 months ago

Understood. Will do that. Thanks.