Android
For Android you can setup Bluetooth via the GUI easily.
Ubuntu
Desktop
For desktop systems you can setup Bluetooth via the GUI easily.
You can refer to connecting media playback devices via Bluetooth –> How to connect Bluetooth media devices
Server
For Ubuntu/Debian servers we can use bluez & bluetoothctl to setup Bluetooth via command line.
Enable Bluetooth
Launch bluetoothctl and Setup
$ sudo bluetoothctl
[NEW] Controller 43:54:A2:00:1F:AC Khadas [default]
Agent registered
[bluetooth]#
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Setup:
[bluetooth]# agent on
[bluetooth]# default-agent
[bluetooth]# power on
[bluetooth]# discoverable on
[bluetooth]# pairable on
[bluetooth]# scan on
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Scan for Bluetooth Peripherals
[bluetooth]# scan on
Discovery started
[CHG] Controller 43:54:A2:00:1F:AC Discovering: yes
[NEW] Device 46:04:25:5F:1E:8D 46-04-25-5F-1E-8D
[NEW] Device 8C:EB:C6:E7:2E:33 Khadas
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Show Devices
[bluetooth]# devices
Device 46:04:25:5F:1E:8D 46-04-25-5F-1E-8D
Device 8C:EB:C6:E7:2E:33 Khadas
Device 9C:FB:D5:0D:91:47 9C-FB-D5-0D-91-47
[NEW] Device AC:83:F3:DD:D4:E1 AC-83-F3-DD-D4-E1
[CHG] Device AC:83:F3:DD:D4:E1 Name: LibreELEC
[CHG] Device AC:83:F3:DD:D4:E1 Alias: LibreELEC
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Connect to a Device
[bluetooth]# connect <device_addr>
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Tip: device_addr is the address of the device you want to connect to.
Exit bluetoothctl
[bluetooth]# quit
Agent unregistered
[DEL] Controller 43:54:A2:00:1F:AC Khadas [default]
khadas@Khadas:~$
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