Public bug reported: It seems like there is some sort of "disconnect" message that other operating systems (Android, MacOS) send to all connected bluetooth devices when the computer/phone's bluetooth system is turned off, which Ubuntu 20.04.02LTS does not.
When I connect my headphones (Aftershokz Aeropex) to my 20.04.02LTS Ubuntu system (running on a Thinkpad X1 Carbon 3rd Gen), and then turn off bluetooth entire from Ubuntu settings, the headphones act as if the connection to its source device (i.e., the computer) has been lost unexpectedly, exactly in the same way they would if I'd walked out of range: they give a periodic "out of range" beep until I power-cycle them. If I specifically go into Ubuntu bluetooth settings and disconnect just the headphones, then the headphones do a quick beep to acknowledge the disconnection, and do not give "out of range" notifications. The expected behavior, which my two main other source devices do (a Macbook, my Android phone), is that when one turns off the bluetooth system, the source device sends that "disconnect" message to the headphones (headphones beep once), and there is no "out of range" beeping afterward. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-63.71~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-63-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC2: joe 400296 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: joe 400296 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: joe 400296 F.... pulseaudio CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Aug 9 13:18:56 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-03-10 (151 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210209.1) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_Card: Aeropex by AfterShokz Symptom_Type: None of the above Title: [Aeropex by AfterShokz, playback] Playback problem UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2018 dmi.bios.release: 1.26 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: N14ET48W (1.26 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 20BSCTO1WW dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: SDK0J40705 WIN dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: None dmi.ec.firmware.release: 1.9 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN14ET48W(1.26):bd06/11/2018:br1.26:efr1.9:svnLENOVO:pn20BSCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon3rd:rvnLENOVO:rn20BSCTO1WW:rvrSDK0J40705WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone: dmi.product.family: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 3rd dmi.product.name: 20BSCTO1WW dmi.product.sku: LENOVO_MT_20BS_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad X1 Carbon 3rd dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 3rd dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1939344 Title: Bluetooth, when turned off, does not disconnect from connected headphones To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1939344/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs