Bone-conduction headset

[Wade Smart]

I use soundcore bluetooth earpiece with Kubuntu 20.04.
I use them for phone calls thru an app but I use it mostly
thru my phone. Ive not noticed any issues with it - other than
occasionally connecting to the wrong device and then I have to
disassociate it.
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On Sun, Jul 17, 2022 at 9:18 AM Peter Flynn <peter at silmaril.ie> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a recommendation for a lightweight Bluetooth
> bone-conduction headset with boom microphone that actually works under
> Linux?
>
> Every single regular headset I have tried either
>
>   * fails to connect to Bluetooth OR
>   * connects but then dies OR
>   * the headphone connects but the microphone doesn't OR
>   * connects but fails to pass the connection to ALSA so it never appears
>
> (currently on Mint 20.1 with whatever Bluetooth comes as standard).
>
> I know Bluetooth is flaky as hell, and that Linux implementations needs
> extensive tweaking and testing with various combinations of packages to
> get to work, but surely by 2022 we should have a system that just works?
>
> Or a recommendation for one of the Ubuntu-based distros with a
> fully-working Bluetooth system?
>
> Peter
>
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