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Edit: This method usually works but there is an easier way explained by @Instinctlol in the comments below. You might want to try that way first!

Introduction

When I first got these headphones they worked perfectly with my phone but trying to get them to connect to my Windows pc seemed hopeless. In my case, they paired & pressing 'connect' showed the headphones as connected, but the audio device was disabled & disconnected in sound settings. I later realised that they instantly connected & worked properly with my newer laptop, so the following guide was produced by imitating the setup my laptop automatically configured. This is something you should only have to do once when initially pairing the device.

Method

1. First ensure that you are attempting to pair the device as WH-1000XM3 and not LE_WH-1000XM3. I'm not sure what the latter is for but it will not let you connect/play s

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The basics

Ensure that you have:

• the PS4 connected via Ethernet
• tested that the connection is what you expect on another machine connected via Ethernet
• I found this method as a fix for a BT HomeHub, but it also worked on my NETGEAR r7000p router

Try this

• In router settings, set the IP address of the PS4 to static.

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# pulseaudio defaults to only detecting Astro A50 voice and microphone, not game
# this is what i had to do to fix it, hopefully it saves someone some time
# index:subdevice may be different for you
# resources:
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio/Examples at "module-alsa-sink"
# https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/Modules/#index6h3

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load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:3,0 sink_name=voice

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