@urlyman Gates "shit software"
-- old-time acquaintance who worked in computers, to me:

"you even make your life hard for yourself by using Linux rather than Billgatesux " 🤣

He's got a point - even if the software sux, I still cant get perfectly good PC laptops to run either #bluetooth or #wifi because he had a "proprietary" firmware-driver deal with #Broadcom that's never been fully incorporated into the #linux system.

#BCM43142 wireless adapter. Fixes for earlier and other distro's dont seem to work down the line for me. Must be many other examples of this.

Sorry for flying off on this tangent on your thread.

USB's 5mbit/s data signal causes 2.4Ghz radio interference.

If you have a USB dongle for #Bluetooth or Wireless mouse that has awful range or intermittently lags, connect it via a short USB extension cable.

https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/327216.pdf

USB's 5mbit/s data signal causes 2.4Ghz radio interference.

If you have a USB dongle for #Bluetooth or Wireless mouse that has awful range or intermittently lags, connect it via a short USB extension cable.

https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/327216.pdf

Okay internets, help me out: does anyone use a #Bluetooth receiver to connect to non-Bluetooth speakers that

a) has a pairing mode so that random-ass people can't connect whenever they want
b) doesn't have a power button (so it's always on if plugged in), and
c) stays disconnected if you disconnect your device (rather than you manually disconnecting, then it automatically connecting again)

Is this combo even possible?

Okay internets, help me out: does anyone use a #Bluetooth receiver to connect to non-Bluetooth speakers that

a) has a pairing mode so that random-ass people can't connect whenever they want
b) doesn't have a power button (so it's always on if plugged in), and
c) stays disconnected if you disconnect your device (rather than you manually disconnecting, then it automatically connecting again)

Is this combo even possible?

Hmm.. found an odd thing in Linux.. On my laptop which is an Intel AX201, Bluetooth audio works fine but on another laptop with Intel AX200 the audio is all distorted and choppy.. I've ruled out the wireless headphones since I used 2 separate ones and both worked perfectly fine on the AX201 but were horrible on the AX200.

Just wondering if there's anyone who has an AX200 chipset and has used Bluetooth audio on Linux with it before?

#Linux #bluetooth #audio #Intel #AX200

Hmm.. found an odd thing in Linux.. On my laptop which is an Intel AX201, Bluetooth audio works fine but on another laptop with Intel AX200 the audio is all distorted and choppy.. I've ruled out the wireless headphones since I used 2 separate ones and both worked perfectly fine on the AX201 but were horrible on the AX200.

Just wondering if there's anyone who has an AX200 chipset and has used Bluetooth audio on Linux with it before?

#Linux #bluetooth #audio #Intel #AX200

Found why the #Bluetooth behavior in #GNOME was so confusing to me over the years: while my computer (and the gnome-bluetooth backend) supports connecting & pairing multiple devices at once, it turns out that #BlueZ sometimes reports some devices as disconnected when reactivating Bluetooth… so I end up accidentally disconnecting a device when I think it is not already connected

…as discovered in https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/8692, it turns out to be a BlueZ issue… but BlueZ has no bug tracker 🫠

A $70 million funding round will help Seattle-based #HubbleNetwork rev up its effort to build a satellite constellation that uses #Bluetooth to connect with locator tags and other #IoT devices around the world. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/hubble-network-70m-funding-satellite-bluetooth/ #Space #Tech

Qualcuno mi sa indicare una app valida, un messanger, da usare senza internet, in rete mesh?

GRAZIE

Software-defined radio (SDR) transforms how we study and experiment with wireless communication.

By processing real signals on your computer, you’ll explore modulation, filtering, and receiver design—skills that extend into modern systems like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular.

Whether you’re an engineer or an enthusiast, SDR offers a practical way to understand the building blocks of today’s wireless world.

https://nostarch.com/practical-sdr

#sdr #wireless #gnu #bluetooth #cellular

Software-defined radio (SDR) transforms how we study and experiment with wireless communication.

By processing real signals on your computer, you’ll explore modulation, filtering, and receiver design—skills that extend into modern systems like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular.

Whether you’re an engineer or an enthusiast, SDR offers a practical way to understand the building blocks of today’s wireless world.

https://nostarch.com/practical-sdr

#sdr #wireless #gnu #bluetooth #cellular

Finally, I can chat with my rat friends over Bluetooth 🙏🔥

💬 bitchat-tui — Secure, anonymous, P2P Bluetooth chat in your terminal.

📡 Communicate off-grid with E2E encryption, public channels, and direct messaging.

🦀 Written in Rust & built with @ratatui_rs

⭐ GitHub: https://github.com/vaibhav-mattoo/bitchat-tui

#rustlang #ratatui #tui #bluetooth #ble #chat #p2p #encryption #terminal

Finally, I can chat with my rat friends over Bluetooth 🙏🔥

💬 bitchat-tui — Secure, anonymous, P2P Bluetooth chat in your terminal.

📡 Communicate off-grid with E2E encryption, public channels, and direct messaging.

🦀 Written in Rust & built with @ratatui_rs

⭐ GitHub: https://github.com/vaibhav-mattoo/bitchat-tui

#rustlang #ratatui #tui #bluetooth #ble #chat #p2p #encryption #terminal

A #Seattle startup called #Hubble Network (no relation to NASA's Hubble) is unveiling a system that uses low-power #Bluetooth chips and #satellites in low Earth orbit to keep track of devices around the globe. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/hubble-network-launches-satellite-bluetooth-tracking/ #Space #Tech

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Zero-day-Bluetooth-gap-turns-millions-of-headphones-into-listening-stations-10460704.html

Disclosure of the vulnerabilities: https://insinuator.net/2025/06/airoha-bluetooth-security-vulnerabilities/

No updates or official statements available yet. ☠️

#Security#Privacy#Audio#Airoha#ZeroDay

Na, habt Ihr Eure #bluetooth - Kopfhörer unter Kontrolle? Sicher? Nun:

https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/gadgets/bluetooth-kopfhoerer-sicherheitsluecke-kann-millionen-modelle-zu-abhoerstationen-machen-a-65fdd689-abcc-4ed7-a55f-71e44b2d17f2?sara_ref=re-xx-cp-sh

> [...] these vulnerabilities allow attackers to fully take over the headphones via Bluetooth. No authentication or pairing is required. The vulnerabilities can be triggered via Bluetooth BR/EDR or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Being in Bluetooth range is the only precondition. It is possible to read and write the device’s RAM and flash. [...] hijack established trust relationships with other devices, such as the phone paired to the headphones.

#security #bluetooth