[arch-general] Configure default bluetooth profile in PulseAudio?

[Marc Ranolfi]

In your pulse configuration file (normally called 'default.pa', look up for
the 'load-module module-card-restore', uncomment it if it's commented, add
a blank space and include 'restore_bluetooth_profile=true'.

On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 6:00 AM Uwe Sauter via arch-general <
arch-general at lists.archlinux.org> wrote:

> Unfortunately, configuring
>
> /etc/pulse/default.pa
> load-module module-bluetooth-policy auto_switch=2
>
> has no effect on both PCs I tried. It seems that the browsers I'm using
> (Firefox & Opera) don't request an input stream
> which might trigger the BT profile change but iterate over existing
> devices, thus they don't see any input.
>
> I'd really prefer a static configuration…
>
> Regards,
>
>         Uwe
>
> Am 13.01.21 um 10:34 schrieb Ben Oliver via arch-general:
> > I think auto-switching might not be so bad if it works as advertised.
> >
> > With regards to your static configuration, pulse seems to remember your
> preferences pretty well.
> >
> > I just ran youtube over my headphones and mpv over my speakers. (used
> pavucontrol to set it up)
> >
> > Disconnected the headphones, everything went to speakers.
> >
> > Reconnected the headphones, only youtube went back to them. mpv stayed
> on the speakers as before.
> >
> > In this scenario, perhaps auto switching would work for you since your
> speakers should remain unaffected.
>