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@jackaponte@kolektiva.social · yesterday

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?

Jack Aponte

@jackaponte@kolektiva.social · yesterday

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

Is this combo even possible?

Stefano Marinelli boosted

Tom

@pertho@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 6 days ago

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

Tom

@pertho@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 6 days ago

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

Jeff Fortin T.

@nekohayo@mastodon.social · last week

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 🫠

Screenshot showing pavucontrol side-by-side with gnome-control-center and gnome-shell's bluetooth devices listing. Only pavucontrol reflects the fact that two of the paired devices are connected, whereas other GUIs only indicate one "connected" device at once.

Alan Boyle

@alanboyle@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

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

GeekWire

Hubble Network attracts $70M in fresh funding to scale up satellite Bluetooth network

Hubble Network says it has raised $70 million in additional investment to accelerate the growth of its satellite-powered Bluetooth network.

Illustration: Hubble Network satellite in Earth orbit

M_Siniscalchi 🌍🇪🇺🇮🇹

@mariosiniscalchi@mastodon.uno · last month

#bluetooth #mesh #messanger

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

GRAZIE

Erik Uden 🍑

@ErikUden@mastodon.de · 2 months ago

there's another reason for why i hate gemini other than it just being AI, whenever it (randomly!!) opens on my phone it turns off my headphones. It doesn't stop the video or plays a different sound, it doesn't simply disconnect the bluetooth, it somehow TURNS OFF my headphones.

whenever gemini does this i need to put the earbuds back in the case and take them out again. how is this a thing

Eka A.

@Eka_FOOF_A@spacey.space replied · 2 months ago

@ErikUden
I wonder if gemini is why my ear buds are now randomly going to my phone when I'm using them with my computer. #bluetooth #technology #bugs #PixelBugs #hacking

Alex Akselrod boosted

No Starch Press

@nostarch@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

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

A graphic with the book cover of “Practical SDR: Getting Started with Software-Defined Radio” by David Clark and Paul Clark at the center. The cover shows a humanoid robot sitting on the floor with headphones on, connected by cable to a large vintage radio. Behind the radio is a window with curtains. The background is yellow and beige. At the top of the graphic is the text “Decode the Invisible World Around You.” At the bottom is the text “Explore the signals behind Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular—starting with SDR fundamentals.”

No Starch Press

@nostarch@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

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

just small circles 🕊 boosted

Orhun Parmaksız 👾

@orhun@fosstodon.org · 2 months ago

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

Orhun Parmaksız 👾

@orhun@fosstodon.org · 2 months ago

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

Alan Boyle

@alanboyle@mastodon.social · 3 months ago

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

Illustration: Hubble Network satellite in orbit

Ariadne Conill 🐰:therian: boosted

CryptGoat

@cryptgoat@fedifreu.de · 3 months ago

#Bluetooth was a mistake: Millions of Bluetooth headphones can potentially be turned in eavesdropping devices. Best-seller #Sony and #Bose #headphones are affected by at least some of the disclosed flaws among many others. The true dimension of these flaws is yet unknown as the the vulnerable component is very widely in use under different names.

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

ajuvo ✔

@ajuvo@chaos.social · 3 months ago

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

Nicd

@nicd@masto.ahlcode.fi · 3 months ago

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

> [...] 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