[SOLVED] Why does my computer not see my bluetooth speaker?
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Why does my computer not see my bluetooth speaker?
I bought a bluetooth speaker. My computer doesn't see it, neither hcitool nor blueman-manager. The only docs with the speaker describe pairing with a 'smart'phone, which works. hcitool doesn't see the 'smart'phone (only a neighbor's TV); blueman-manager does.
Last edited by RandomTroll; 01-09-2023 at 07:47 PM.
It might help to know the make/model of the speaker.
It's an onn. Groove It has the pairing name 'onn . LED SPK GRY".
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Originally Posted by frankbell
Have you tried doing a web search for "[speaker] linux"? If this is a common problem, you could well find something helpful.
I found nothing helpful.
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Originally Posted by Turbocapitalist
Or it could be a different version of Bluetooth built into the speaker versus built into the computer?
There's more than 1 version of Bluetooth? The computer and the speaker both see the 'smart'phone. If I keep scanning my computer sees the phones of passersby. My computer lacks Bluetooth; I have an adaptor.
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