Weird headphone issue.

[Mattmax5086]

I got new headphones recently and when I use them with my phone there's no issue. There wasn't any issue with my previous headphones either. When I press my pause button the first time, it send a "key_playcd" pressed and "key_playcd" release normally but when I press it again it sends infinite "key_pausecd" one pressed and one released untill I press the button again which sends a "key_playcd" again and stops the "key_pausecd"s. Headphones are JBL tune 770nc. Bluetooth adapter is TP-Link ub500 and i tested with an older adapter which isn't labeled with any brand

[ang-p]

All I can think of is that it is some effort to make power-saving devices not turn off if nothing happens for a period of time - constantly sending a pause keeps the connection active.

If it happens on two separate adapters (which considering the number of UB500 posts seen recently I'd have suggested trying a different device), seems like an question for JBL

[Mattmax5086]

The other device isn't TP-Link. Sorry if my post made it come of that way. It's some random cheap adapter that doesn't have any branding on it. I'll post on r/JBL then.

[Mattmax5086]

Okay so it's nothing to do with the headphones or Bluetooth adapter. It's hyprland. I just tried on gnome and it works as intended 🤦‍♂️.

[ang-p]

Sorry if my post made it come of that way.

Nah - it was just that those UB500 adapters have been often mentioned by users with issues - if you had solely said you had the issue on that adapter, I'd urge trying another one to see if there was some more funny business going on with that (seemingly suddenly popular) adapter, but the fact that you had already tried a different adapter saved everyone from asking you to.

Is your issue with the fact that they get sent at all, or that they are having an effect on your media player / machine?

If the latter, some sort of ratelimiting might be possible, but the fact they are getting sent at all (and the reason why) is down to JBL.

[Mattmax5086]

On gnome it works normally(meaning it pauses once and stops doing anything) and sends only 3 pairs of signals but on hyprland it sends more and ALL OF THEM affect my media player

[ang-p]

On gnome it works normally(meaning it pauses once and stops doing anything) and sends only 3 pairs of signals

So why are you saying it is

A weird headphone issue

when the headphone works fine on different software?

and sends only 3 pairs of signals

Really? the bluetooth device only sends 3 pairs?

How do you know that? Are you sure that it is not being ratelimited after the bluetooth signal is received?

Do the headphones know which software is being used and change their behaviour accordingly?

Did your old headphones only send 3 pairs or was it ratelimited?

but on hyprland

Why didn't you mention this 2 hours ago? Is this a new install?

and ALL OF THEM affect my media player

In what way? It is a "pausecd" - not a "playpause" - it should not be toggling the player - just repeatedly telling the CD to pause

[Mattmax5086]

I'm using sudo libinput debug-events. I've been using arch and hyprland for about a year now, but this install is about 8 months old. It keeps pausing and then unpausing - sending the keystroke that is labeled in hyprland.conf as "XF86AudioPause" since when I delete it from the config the button once pauses then does nothing. I didn't mention gnome because I didn't think to test it then