elementary / elementary/settings-sound

Add ability to select default bluetooth audio output mode

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Description

When connecting my bluetooth headphones, it is always set to Headset mode, which makes it impossible to listen to music. One has to install `blueman` and choose the output as Audio Sink (H2DP) each time one connects, to get normal sound.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
A dropdown with "Default output-mode", which changes the mode on the device, and remembers it the next time it is connected.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the Switchboard Sound Plug discovers and configures Bluetooth audio devices, then inspect the existing PulseAudio-related handling for output modes. Confirm how a selected default mode could be retained and reapplied on reconnection; done means the dropdown changes the device mode and the choice persists for later connections.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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