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0 pointsAlanSE5y ago0 comments

I find myself using my Android phone a lot more when on Linux... just because I have to practically work around some things, because I don't have all day to debug non-essential tasks.

For instance, I upgraded Fedora from 32 to 33, and Spotify stopped working. Can this be fixed? I'm absolutely sure it can be fixed. Do I have time? No.

I have watched way too many coworkers bomb meetings because of trying to use bluetooth headsets on Linux. Am I trying to cause suffering? No, I will use a headset with the good old headphone jack, because I have something else that I need to do with my actual day.

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lukeschlather5y ago

I've actually quit using Bluetooth for Zoom meetings on Windows because it has been too unreliable.

sangli5y ago

I have done this too, partially. The problem with bluetooth on windows is that it doesn't work in duplex mode. You can't use speaker and mic together on bluetooth. If you disable the module for mic(don't remember what it's called) then the speaker function works perfectly.

All the support posts that I read told me that bluetooth is the problem, not windows. But I call BS on that as the bluetooth duplexing works perfectly fine on Linux as well as macos.

AshamedCaptain5y ago

The support posts are right. Bluetooth is not full-duplex when you are using it in A2DP mode (required for stereo audio).

Cloudef5y ago

Bluetooth and zoom is very unreliable on my work mac laptop as well.

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