Bluetooth audio

[Dirk Sommerfeld]

Hi,  it is possible to connect a wireless BT Speaker as an soundmodul?  If, yes.. could I do it from the shell?

Best Dirk

[Marcus Fehn]

Hey Dirk.

I tried last weekend, but couldn't get it to work, even with help from Randy. I have not tried via UI, but you may have a look at our thread:

https://groups.google.com/g/picochess/c/Fc9pZgusMa4

Let us know, if you get it to work.

(FWIW, I’m on Raspberry 4b, Randy's v3 image, trying to connect to Anker SoundCore)

[Dirk Sommerfeld]

Hi Markus,

Ok... the problem is in a earlier stage :-)  1st, I don't know how to pair it.

LG

Dirk

[Kyle Washington]

I actually am using an Anker SoundCore too!  I connected it to the Pi 4b as a Bluetooth device, and then I had to select it as the audio device from the sound menu.  If I was doing this headless, I'm not sure that I could do it... but via the Desktop, it was pretty easy.

For pros, it has a lot less static than it does with an audio cable connected to the Pi.  The sound is very clear.  For cons, it doesn't always connect when I reboot.  I haven't tinkered with it to see if I can make it work all of the time, because the battery usually runs out because I forget to charge it again.   But if you want me to try and try some things to help you test, let me know!

Kyle