Bluez5 is only supported by PulseAudio and not by ALSA. Loading modprobe btusb systemctl start bluetooth Unblock rfkill list rfkill unblock Connecting bluetoothctl power on agent on default-agent scan on pair 00:1D:43:6D:03:26 connect 00:1D:43:6D:03:26 scan off exit set output pavucontrol