A linux command line tool to automatically connect to all paired and trusted bluetooth devices.
It can operate as a oneshot script or as a daemon where it waits for adapters to come online.
- Requires
python3
,python-prctl
,python-dbus
, andbluez
If you have packaged this for another disto, please open an issue or PR so the instructions can be added to this list.
- Install AUR package from https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/bluetooth-autoconnect/
- Enable the service with
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth-autoconnect
- If you are using pulseaudio with a bluetooth headset or speaker, also enable the helper service with
systemctl --user enable pulseaudio-bluetooth-autoconnect
- Install the
bluetooth-autoconnect
script to somewhere in yourPATH
, such as/usr/local/bin/
- If you are using systemd, consider installing the
bluetooth-autoconnect.service
file to/etc/systemd/system/
and modifying it to reflect the location of where you installed the script- Enable the service with
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth-autoconnect
- Enable the service with
If you are using a bluetooth headset with pulseaudio running as your user, then the above service will fail to connect to your headset on boot because pulseaudio won't have been started when to bluetooth service comes up.
- If you are using systemd, consider installing the
pulseaudio-bluetooth-autoconnect.service
file to/etc/systemd/user/
or~/.config/systemd/user/
and modifying it to reflect the location of where you installed the script- Enable the service with
systemctl --user enable pulseaudio-bluetooth-autoconnect
- Enable the service with
Usage: bluetooth-autoconnect [OPTIONS]...
Automatically connect to trusted bluetooth devices
OPTIONS:
-d, --daemon Monitor bluetooth adapters and automatically connect to
trusted devices when an adapter is powered on
-h, --help Print this help message
-v, --verbose Show more detailed log messages
-w, --whitelist Whitelist of devices to connect to
Simply running the script will scan all powered on adapters and connect to any available devices
$ bluetooth-autoconnect
connecting to device /org/bluez/hci0/dev_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX
successfully connected to device /org/bluez/hci0/dev_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX
When operating in daemon mode with the -d
flag, it will first connect to any available devices and then wait for new adapters to be connected/powered on. Sending the HUP signal to the process will force it to rescan all adapters.
$ bluetooth-autoconnect -d
connecting to device /org/bluez/hci0/dev_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX
successfully connected to device /org/bluez/hci0/dev_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX
[...]
connecting to device /org/bluez/hci1/dev_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX
successfully connected to device /org/bluez/hci1/dev_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2019 Jonathan Rouleau