Every time I wake up PC from sleep I have to go to bluetooth settings -> select device -> enable connection to get sound on bluetooth speakers (Anker Soundcore). Bluetooth came with MBO and drivers were working out of the box after PopOS install.

I hope there is a command I can use instead of clicking in the GUI. Anyone know a command I could use?

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Using this command (with bluetooth speaker MAC address):

bluetoothctl connect A4:77:58:0A:DF:F1

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Bonus question: I was thinking I could map that command to a keyboard shortcut (like CTRL+ALT+B). What is the best way (or app) to accomplish this? I believe I could google this part quickly, but happy to hear suggestions anyway

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It’s possible with PopOS: Settings -> Keyboard -> Keaboard Shortcuts -> Custom Shortcuts

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  • rambos@lemm.eeOP
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    6 months ago

    Thank you a lot mate for explaining in detail. I will deffo go that route

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      6 months ago

      While trying to test this on my system, I came across a few issues. I found a more modern and standardized way to check for login after sleep, and have updated my previous comment with a new script. I have new instructions though that are more comprehensive that you can follow.

      Create 2 files bluetooth-reconnect.sh and bluetooth-reconnect.service. Using your favorite text editor, edit these files so they will contain the following:

      bluetooth-reconnect.sh

      #!/bin/bash
      
      gdbus monitor -y -d org.freedesktop.login1 |
        (while read x; do
          if echo "$x" | grep -q "{'LockedHint': <false>}"; then
            bluetoothctl connect A1:11:22:3A:CD:F1
          fi
        done)
      

      bluetooth-reconnect.service

      [Unit]
      Description=Reconnect Bluetooth after waking from sleep
      After=default.target
      
      [Service]
      Type=simple
      ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bluetooth-reconnect.sh
      
      [Install]
      WantedBy=multi-user.target
      

      Open a terminal in whatever location you created them (you can right click in your file manager and open in terminal, or use cd to navigate). Now move them to the correct locations (you will need sudo privilege for this):

      sudo mv bluetooth-reconnect.sh /usr/local/bin/bluetooth-reconnect.sh
      sudo mv bluetooth-reconnect.service /etc/systemd/system/bluetooth-reconnect.service
      

      Make the script executable:

      sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bluetooth-reconnect.sh
      

      Enable and start the service:

      sudo systemctl enable bluetooth-reconnect.service
      sudo systemctl start bluetooth-reconnect.service
      

      Check to make sure the service started correctly (the “Active:” field should say “active (running)” in green).

      sudo systemctl status bluetooth-reconnect.service
      

      This should now do everything automatically. This has been tested and is working on my Fedora Workstation system (uses GNOME). This should be distro independent, unlike my previous answer (and also without the syntax error I had in my initial submission).

      To uninstall:

      sudo systemctl stop bluetooth-reconnect.service
      sudo systemctl disable bluetooth-reconnect.service
      sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/bluetooth-reconnect.service
      sudo rm /usr/local/bin/bluetooth-reconnect.sh
      
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        6 months ago

        Dude this is amazing. Working like a charm and I love linux even more because of you <3 Such a straightforward guide. Have a wonderful day my friend!

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          6 months ago

          One of the wonderful things about Linux is that if something isn’t working, you can just make it work! Also, if you ever need to make a simple service to run a script on boot, you know how now; it can be very useful. Always happy to help though, enjoy your journey through Linux!