Bluetooth

This guide will show you how to use Bluetooth.

  1. Open Bluetooth settings

Bluetooth settings are in the upper-right corner, click it and select device.

  1. Search for Bluetooth devices

Click Search to scan for nearby Bluetooth devices.

  1. Pair with device

Select the device that you want to pair with.

  1. Enable Bluetooth:
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$ sudo hciconfig hci0 up
  1. Launch bluetoothctl and Setup:
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$ sudo bluetoothctl
[NEW] Controller 43:54:A2:00:1F:AC Khadas [default]
Agent registered
[bluetooth]#

Setup:

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[bluetooth]# agent on
[bluetooth]# default-agent
[bluetooth]# power on
[bluetooth]# discoverable on
[bluetooth]# pairable on
[bluetooth]# scan on
  1. Scan for Bluetooth devices:
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[bluetooth]# scan on
Discovery started
[CHG] Controller 43:54:A2:00:1F:AC Discovering: yes
[NEW] Device 46:04:25:5F:1E:8D 46-04-25-5F-1E-8D
[NEW] Device 8C:EB:C6:E7:2E:33 Khadas
  1. Show connected Bluetooth devices:
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[bluetooth]# devices
Device 46:04:25:5F:1E:8D 46-04-25-5F-1E-8D
Device 8C:EB:C6:E7:2E:33 Khadas
Device 9C:FB:D5:0D:91:47 9C-FB-D5-0D-91-47
[NEW] Device AC:83:F3:DD:D4:E1 AC-83-F3-DD-D4-E1
[CHG] Device AC:83:F3:DD:D4:E1 Name: LibreELEC
[CHG] Device AC:83:F3:DD:D4:E1 Alias: LibreELEC
  1. Pair with a device:
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[bluetooth]# connect <device_addr>
Tips

device_addr is the address of the device you want to connect to.

  1. Exit bluetoothctl:
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[bluetooth]# quit
Agent unregistered
[DEL] Controller 43:54:A2:00:1F:AC Khadas [default]
khadas@Khadas:~$