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A2DP Sink on Ubuntu Linux with bluez (streaming bluetooth stereo audio from smartphone to pc)
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Howto Enable and Use A2DP Sink on Ubuntu Linux with Bluez

  1. Add Enable=Source to /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf right after [General].

  2. Find address in form XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX of phone with hcitool scan.

  3. Pair and trust smartphone with sudo bluez-simple-agent hci0 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX and sudo bluez-test-device trusted XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX yes.

  4. Create loopback in pulseaudio connection bluetooth a2dp source with alsa sink:

pactl load-module module-loopback \
source=bluez_source.XX_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX \
sink=alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo

You can find your own values for source and sink with pactl list sources and pactl list sinks.

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