Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
by lukeschlather on Sunday November 15, 2020 @09:57PM
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I've actually quit using Bluetooth for Zoom meetings on Windows because it has been too unreliable.
Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
by sangli on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:25AM
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I have done this too, partially. The problem with bluetooth on windows is that it doesn't work in duplex mode. You can't use speaker and mic together on bluetooth. If you disable the module for mic(don't remember what it's called) then the speaker function works perfectly.
All the support posts that I read told me that bluetooth is the problem, not windows. But I call BS on that as the bluetooth duplexing works perfectly fine on Linux as well as macos.
Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
by AshamedCaptain on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:08PM
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The support posts are right. Bluetooth is not full-duplex when you are using it in A2DP mode (required for stereo audio).
For instance, I upgraded Fedora from 32 to 33, and Spotify stopped working. Can this be fixed? I'm absolutely sure it can be fixed. Do I have time? No.
I have watched way too many coworkers bomb meetings because of trying to use bluetooth headsets on Linux. Am I trying to cause suffering? No, I will use a headset with the good old headphone jack, because I have something else that I need to do with my actual day.