Issue with Sound Quality in Bose Headphones While Playing a Game

[Sr Momon]

I'm experiencing a problem with my Bose headphones when playing a game on Steam. The sound quality becomes horrible, especially the bass, and the overall audio sounds distorted. I've already disabled the microphone and reset all audio configurations in the game, but the issue persists. Interestingly, when I close the game, the sound returns to normal.

[Messiah360]

Same here but using Airpods

[American_Hermes]

I am also having this problem, it only occurs when using headphones.

[Only Losers Watch Anime]

I got BOSE QC headphones as well and the audio is stuttering ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ garbage

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Same using bluetooth

[ArkAngel]

It's an issue that plagues almost every Microsoft game. They forcibly enable hands-free telephony and cause this issue with audio.

To fix it, go to your devices and printer settings. This can be accessed by going to:

Bluetooth settings > View more devices > More device and printer settings

Right click on your device, go to properties, then click on services, and disable the Hands-free Telephony option. Restart your Bluetooth device and the game, and hopefully it will work.

This is how I fixed my own issue.

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This did it, just fyi it did lower my volume to 0 and re-enabled the hands-free of my device but after disabling it again it works (win 11)

[Messiah360]

Will check this tomorrow. thanks!

[Spoondog]

Originally posted by ArkAngel:

It's an issue that plagues almost every Microsoft game. They forcibly enable hands-free telephony and cause this issue with audio.

To fix it, go to your devices and printer settings. This can be accessed by going to:

Bluetooth settings > View more devices > More device and printer settings

Right click on your device, go to properties, then click on services, and disable the Hands-free Telephony option. Restart your Bluetooth device and the game, and hopefully it will work.

This is how I fixed my own issue.

Thank you, this works. Unfortunately it looks like I have to redo it every time I start the PC.
Have never had this happen with any other app, would be great if we didn't have to mess with our hardware settings.

[Cryptic]

Originally posted by ArkAngel:

It's an issue that plagues almost every Microsoft game. They forcibly enable hands-free telephony and cause this issue with audio.

To fix it, go to your devices and printer settings. This can be accessed by going to:

Bluetooth settings > View more devices > More device and printer settings

Right click on your device, go to properties, then click on services, and disable the Hands-free Telephony option. Restart your Bluetooth device and the game, and hopefully it will work.

This is how I fixed my own issue.

Dude they absolutely need to pin this thread and this reply. Thanks for posting this

[Leonatos]

Originally posted by ArkAngel:

It's an issue that plagues almost every Microsoft game. They forcibly enable hands-free telephony and cause this issue with audio.

To fix it, go to your devices and printer settings. This can be accessed by going to:

Bluetooth settings > View more devices > More device and printer settings

Right click on your device, go to properties, then click on services, and disable the Hands-free Telephony option. Restart your Bluetooth device and the game, and hopefully it will work.

This is how I fixed my own issue.

You are a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ saint.

[Sr Momon]

Originally posted by ArkAngel:

It's an issue that plagues almost every Microsoft game. They forcibly enable hands-free telephony and cause this issue with audio.

To fix it, go to your devices and printer settings. This can be accessed by going to:

Bluetooth settings > View more devices > More device and printer settings

Right click on your device, go to properties, then click on services, and disable the Hands-free Telephony option. Restart your Bluetooth device and the game, and hopefully it will work.

This is how I fixed my own issue.

Thank you

[†STGrayNoct]

Originally posted by ArkAngel:

It's an issue that plagues almost every Microsoft game. They forcibly enable hands-free telephony and cause this issue with audio.

To fix it, go to your devices and printer settings. This can be accessed by going to:

Bluetooth settings > View more devices > More device and printer settings

Right click on your device, go to properties, then click on services, and disable the Hands-free Telephony option. Restart your Bluetooth device and the game, and hopefully it will work.

This is how I fixed my own issue.

Yup, that fixed it, thanks!

[Messiah360]

Originally posted by ArkAngel:

It's an issue that plagues almost every Microsoft game. They forcibly enable hands-free telephony and cause this issue with audio.

To fix it, go to your devices and printer settings. This can be accessed by going to:

Bluetooth settings > View more devices > More device and printer settings

Right click on your device, go to properties, then click on services, and disable the Hands-free Telephony option. Restart your Bluetooth device and the game, and hopefully it will work.

This is how I fixed my own issue.

Awesome!! this works :D

Thanks!

[Sparhawk122]

Originally posted by ArkAngel:

It's an issue that plagues almost every Microsoft game. They forcibly enable hands-free telephony and cause this issue with audio.

To fix it, go to your devices and printer settings. This can be accessed by going to:

Bluetooth settings > View more devices > More device and printer settings

Right click on your device, go to properties, then click on services, and disable the Hands-free Telephony option. Restart your Bluetooth device and the game, and hopefully it will work.

This is how I fixed my own issue.

I have no 'services' tab after going into properties for the headphones?? Am using Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones. Am on Windows 11.

My particular case. The audio works fine for a couple seconds on start up and then the audio changes and becomes muffled and broken.

Works fine through my monitor speakers but they suck for audio quality.

[RaMbiT]

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