{"id":833,"date":"2026-10-11T10:10:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T16:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/?p=833"},"modified":"2026-10-11T10:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T16:10:38","slug":"bluetooth-fix-on-ubuntu-24-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/bluetooth-fix-on-ubuntu-24-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluetooth fix on Ubuntu 24.04:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Check that Bluetooth isn\u2019t blocked.<\/strong> Open <strong>Settings \u2192 Bluetooth<\/strong> and turn it on. In Terminal, run:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   rfkill list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If Bluetooth is blocked, unblock it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   sudo rfkill unblock bluetooth<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Restart the Bluetooth service:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   sudo systemctl restart bluetooth\n   sudo systemctl enable bluetooth<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Update and reinstall the Bluetooth packages and firmware:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   sudo apt update\n   sudo apt install --reinstall bluez linux-firmware\n   sudo reboot<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>These steps address common issues such as a blocked radio, stopped service, or missing firmware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Check whether Ubuntu sees the adapter:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   bluetoothctl list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If it lists a controller, try scanning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>   bluetoothctl\n   power on\n   scan on<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Type <code>exit<\/code> to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If <code>bluetoothctl list<\/code> shows no controller, check <strong>Settings \u2192 Wi-Fi<\/strong> for airplane mode, and see whether Bluetooth is disabled in your computer\u2019s BIOS\/UEFI. You can also share the output of <code>rfkill list<\/code> and <code>bluetoothctl list<\/code>, plus whether Bluetooth is missing entirely or just failing to pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: this is an unofficial guide , use under your own risk!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Bluetooth is blocked, unblock it: These steps address common issues such as a blocked radio, stopped service, or missing firmware. If it lists a controller, try scanning: Type exit to leave. If bluetoothctl list shows no controller, check Settings \u2192 Wi-Fi for airplane mode, and see whether Bluetooth is disabled in your computer\u2019s BIOS\/UEFI. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[72,155,5,22],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=833"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":834,"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833\/revisions\/834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kop.lat\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}