Bluetooth Headset Microphone

[aCiD]

When I connect my bluetooth headset to the steam deck, the audio works just fine but I am unable to select it as a microphone option as it doesn't even show up in the menu to select. I've tried this with my logitech headset as well as my airpod pros. Anybody else have the same issue.

[Boblin the Goblin]

It doesn't support microphone.

[MDK_217]

Originally posted by KittenGrindr:

It doesn't support microphone.

Will there be an update or it's not a feature?

[OGNocturnal]

Look under Headphones and Microphone.
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/69E3-14AF-9764-4C28

[Brendini Crostini]

Originally posted by aCiD:

When I connect my bluetooth headset to the steam deck, the audio works just fine but I am unable to select it as a microphone option as it doesn't even show up in the menu to select. I've tried this with my logitech headset as well as my airpod pros. Anybody else have the same issue.

Yes ive been having this exact same issue and idk how to fix it

[MarvinR]

they probably don't support bluetooth microphones for the same reason as the nintendo switch.
bluetooth works with "profiles" and when you connect with the "headset" profile audio output is compressed by a lot to make room for a microphone stream the other way.
so you're either getting microphone and terrible quality mono, or no microphone and passable quality stereo.

when doing anything other than phonecalls you really want the quality, so they only support the headphone profile on handheld gaming systems. (home gaming systems sometimes do the opposite, give you headset profile only for voice chat and then force game audio through speakers)

[Ezra]

Has there ever been a fix for this? This is pretty much still a huge problem this late into 2023.

It's so bizarre that anything else under the sun would be able to use Bluetooth Earbuds and the like exactly as you'd expect, but this is the one thing that makes it impossible.

[deaddoof]

Originally posted by Ezra:

Has there ever been a fix for this? This is pretty much still a huge problem this late into 2023.

It's so bizarre that anything else under the sun would be able to use Bluetooth Earbuds and the like exactly as you'd expect, but this is the one thing that makes it impossible.

It seems like it pipewire doesn't switch automatically.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/bluetooth_headset#Disable_PipeWire_HSP/HFP_profile

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire#Automatic_profile_selection

[deaddoof]

Old bug. Software stack not relevant but pretty good discussion

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/508522

[Emil Castangier]

Has a solution been found?