Questions tagged [headphones]
Headphones are a set of two speakers placed over the ears to hear sound from the computer without disturbing anyone else. Headphones are connected to a computer or other audio-playing device by a jack on the end of the headphone cord or wireless.
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Bluetooth headset with poor sound quality on Ubuntu
I've bought a Philips SHB4000 headset (phone+mic) wireless (bluetooth) and It has a good quality when I pair it with my phone or PC Windows but when I pair it with the same PC on Ubuntu (14.10 64 bits)...
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No sound from bluetooth headset, but it's detected
I have a Bluetooth headset connected to my computer. The buttons play/pause/volume are working fine, but I have no sound in the headset. It only works in the speaker of the computer.
In fact, I played ...
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Check Bluetooth headphones battery status in Linux
Is it possible to get the battery status of Bluetooth headphones connected to Linux? Android shows it so I was wondering if it was possible.
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Strange noise in headphones when no sound is played
There is a strange noise from my headphones on Lenovo T440. The sound is like when you tune your radio, but you get a wrong frequency and you hear unpleasant noise. The noise starts when Ubuntu 14.04 ...
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Headset microphone not working on Ubuntu 20.04
When I'm speaking with my internal microphone and I connect my headset, it's not detecting the microphone on it. Thing that does not happen in Windows, also didn't happen in Ubuntu 18.04
Any ...
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Headphones microphone is not working
I'm trying to use my headphones with my Ubuntu 13.10. My headphones are Nokia BH-905i, which can be connected via Bluetooth or green+pink wires.
If I use bluetooth, voice quality is terrible or ...
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Stop sound from speakers when connecting headphones
The problem is that I can hear the sound from my laptop's speakers even if I plugged in my headphones. Headphones is just standard stereo headphones. And the most interesting thing is that all was ...
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Sony Noise-Cancelling Headphones (WH-1000XM2/3) and bluetooth initial autoconnect
So I have Ubuntu 18.04 installed on both my personal and work laptops and I am experiencing the same issue on both of them.
I have Sony WH-1000XM3 noise-canceling headphones and they are paired, ...
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How to switch between headphones and speakers without unplugging headphones
When I plug in my headphones the audio output device switches to the headphones from my speakers.
Rather than plugging/unplugging the headphones all the time, which will eventually wear out my cord/...
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How to automatically change volume level when un-/plugging headphones?
What I want is the following:
When I plug in my headphones, I want the sound to be un-muted and set to a specific volume level.
When I unplug my headphones, I want the sound to be muted (or set to a ...
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Bluetooth on UBUNTU 20.04 constantly disconnecting
I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my laptop and seems like the bluetooth isn't working as expected.
It's connecting to my Logi MX ERGO device and also connecting to my TWS headphone, but after a while ...
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Laptop headphone jack produces no sound
The headphones are detected, because when they are plugged in, they appear in the sound settings.
The problem is that they just don't output any sound.
Laptop speakers output sound just fine.
I'm ...
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How to make aptX-capable Bluetooth equipment work with Ubuntu?
I have an aptX-capable headset and I want to use it to play music with the highest possible audio quality the headset can technically provide in Ubuntu. How can I do that?
While A2DP supports a lot ...
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Default headphone device when plugging in unknown audio device [closed]
My laptop has a single mini-jack that handles both headphones and microphone in one port. Every time I plug in my headphones I get the following asking me what kind of device I've plugged in.
I'd ...
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18.04, 16.04 Headphones detected, but not switched on automatically after startup
Edit: the issue seems to also affect 18.04.
I have this issue since 15.10, but it started to really grind my gears after making an upgrade to 16.04.
Let's say that I have headphones plugged in. I ...
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Blueman connection error (bluetooth issue)
When trying to connect my bluetooth headphones to my computer using blueman I get the following error.
Connection Failed: blueman.bluez.errors.DBusFailedError:
Resource temporarily ...
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Headphones are playing a local radio station
Before you even think about saying "fake" or something like that, I swear on my life this is real.
I am sitting in a hotel room in New Orleans right now, with my headphones on. Instead of hearing ...
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How to set up bluetooth in ubuntu 18.04?
I've installed Ubuntu 18.04.I have a headset and I'm trying to connect it to my laptop(hp),when I try switching bluetooth to "On" it displays:"No bluetooth found,plugin a dongle to use bluetooth",I ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 headphones detected but no sound
So, after my computer started to be a bit slow this week, I decided to do a reboot. After, the sound output of my headset was not working at all and it seems to me that I have not changed anything on ...
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Headphones not detected if plugged in before boot Ubuntu 18.04
So my problem is basically in the title. If my headphones are plugged in before I boot (I'm using Dell XPS 15 9560, Ubuntu 18.04), they aren't detected. I've gotta unplug them and plug them back in ...
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Headphones not detected when plugged before boot
I have Ubuntu 16.04 installed on a Dell XPS 15 9550.
When I power on the laptop with headphones plugged in, they are not detected by the system and they are not even visible in the audio settings.
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Change Bluetooth Headphones default audio mode (A2DP Sink vs HSP/HFP)
I have Sony WH-1000XM2 Bluetooth 4.1 headphones (with profiles A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, and HSP) which work with Ubuntu 18.10.
However, they constantly connect to the PC in the headset mode with subpar mono ...
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How do I play through bluetooth headphones?
I am trying to connect my Bose Quiet Comfort to my laptop via bluetooth.
I am able to connect and pair these headphones to my phone without issues as I would any other wireless Bluetooth device.
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How to get bass boost in Ubuntu just like Windows has?
I saw that on Windows machine you can increase the bass level of the sound that is outputted on headphones. How can achieve this on Ubuntu or Linux Mint using PulseAudio Equalizer?
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Pairing Bluetooth headphones in command line
How do you pair bluetooth headphones without using the GUI? I don't know how to.
I found different method on the internet but nothing works.
I can actually see my headphones with the command : ...
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Distorted headphone sound when using Skype for Linux
Recently, i installed on my Ubuntu 16.04LTS, Skype for Linux 8.11.0.4.
The problem is when i call someone, his/hers voice is about 40-50% (approximation) distorted. Really annoying. Searched for a ...
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Sound comes out of my speakers even when headphones are plugged in [closed]
I was playing music with my headphones plugged in. The music was coming out of the headphones, but I also noticed that my speakers were playing the same music.
Why is this, and how can I fix it?
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GNOME choose audio device headphones over headset automatically
One of the first things I noticed from upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04 is that every time I plugin earbuds I get this prompt to choose an audio device:
Can I get Ubuntu to pick Headphones automatically?...
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Automatic Mute Speakers When Headphones are Unplugged
I listen to music almost any time I am on my computer. I often accidentally unplug my headphones. This has resulted in disturbing others around me. Does any one know of a way to mute the speakers (and ...
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Bad sound on headphones if I don't press mic button
I've just bought these headphones: www.amazon.com
They have a mic button so you can talk when attached to a mobile.
If I use the headphones in a mobile (I've just tested Samsung S3 and S1) it works ...
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16.04 Can't use bluetooth A2DP headphones, pairs but does not connect. Logs inside
First of, I have tried following both of these: https://vilimpoc.org/blog/2016/04/30/ubuntu-16-04-bluetooth-speakers/ and PulseAudio can not load bluetooth module 15.10/16.04/16.10
When I try to ...
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restore speakers / headphones option
When I plug my headphones in after upgrading to ubuntu 12.04, it no longer mutes by speakers,and I also do not have a headphones output as I did previously.
I recall having to go into a conf file and ...
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Headphone output is far too loud
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot), with a "Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)" sound card.
When I plug headphones into the front headphone port, the sound ...
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How to disable "Select Audio Device" pop-up on Ubuntu 18.04
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on a Dell XPS 9570. Every time I plug my headphones in my laptop I get this annoying pop-up that blocks the entire desktop until I select an option. It's very annoying.
How ...
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Bluetooth Audio interfering with WiFi?
My Wi-Fi is slow or completely broken when using Bluetooth headphones. It is said that this is a well know issue, as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi share the 2.4GHz frequency.
Is this something that could be ...
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Prevent pop up every time I plug in headphones in 16.04
Every time I plug in headphones, this pops onto my screen:
I will never, for the rest of my life, use a headset. I have no interest in this option.
Clicking Sound Settings does not provide the ...
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Analog and digital audio output at the same time
My speakers use a digital input, but my headphones use an analog input. I have them both plugged in, and when I want to use the headphones I just turn off the speakers and switch on the headphones. ...
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Mute sound on Headphone unplug?
Is there a way of muting sound from my computer everytime I unplug my headphones (Like a phone does) to stop sound then playing out of my speakers?
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Use Computer headset like a hands-free for cell phone
Is it possible (and how) to use a computer headset (or speakers+mic) as a hands-free device for my mobile? I bought a bluetooth-dongle but I couldn't get it to work yet. I think I already set this up ...
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One side of headset / headphone does not work in Ubuntu 18.04.1
When I connect my headset to my laptop running on Ubuntu 18.04.1, sound can only be heard from the right side. I have tried testing the speaker in the sound settings, which shows the same result. The ...
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Strange noise in Audio
A few months ago it started the first time when I was listening to music using my headphones: The sound started to be noisily blurred, sounding like an old broken radio with bad connection.
I blamed ...
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How to pause VLC playback when the headphones are disconnected?
How is it possible to pause the playback of VLC when my headphones are plugged out?
I can mute the speakers via ALSA, but I want to use the plug trigger to stop the playback, as it is usual in ...
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Front panel audio jack is not working in Ubuntu 16.04
My PC is dual booted with Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10. And it has dual audio port (front and rear) rear audio jack is working well but my front panel audio jack is not working in Ubuntu 16.04 (it's ...
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Audio crackle through headphones
I've just installed Ubuntu 16.10 on a Lenovo Yoga 910 and am finding that the audio crackles from time to time when listening through headphones. It occurs predominantly on the left channel and seems ...
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Set headphones as default sound output (defaults to HDMI)
Ubuntu 13.10 on Lenovo U410.
The screenshot explains it best
after every reboot HDMI is selected as output device. I always have to switch to Headphones (which in fact are speakers and not ...
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Bose QC35 mic on Ubuntu 16.04
Recently I bought Bose QC35, and they are super, however, I'm going through a bit of trouble setting them up on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
With the help of several AskUbuntu answers, I managed to connect ...
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No sound output, but is recognizing device
I am new to Ubuntu and have no sound coming from my laptop speakers, external speakers via audiojack, or bluetooth headphones.
I have confirmed that the speakers and headphones work, and that all of ...
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No sound output from headphone jack Ubuntu12.04
I have just bought a new ASUS u47vc computer. I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on it alongside windows 7 with no problems what so ever. Howevr, there is one issue that must be resolved. I can not get ...
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Bluetooth headphones cannot connect after update to Ubuntu 22.04
After I updated Ubuntu from 20.04 to 22.04, my system cannot connect to my Huawei Freebuds 3 bluetooth headphones anymore. When I click on the headphones in the devices list, it tries to connect for a ...
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Headphone jack port stopped working after opening Audacity
On my Asus F201E with Ubuntu 13.10, I have used headphones without problems until a few days ago, I opened Clementine and Audacity at the same time, and now my headphone port does not work anymore. I ...
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