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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. >
