Bluetooth problem on Ubuntu server PC?

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Hello,
I have a Bluetooth dongle on my server (ref previous discussion :wink: ) which is correctly detected by the server:

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However, in Gladys the Bluetooth service is started, but I have this:

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I looked at this thread: Problème Bluetooth sur PC Ubuntu, I did a:
apt install bluetooth bluez libbluetooth-dev libudev-dev
and now if I do a:
systemctl status bluetooth
it’s fine but hcitool dev shows nothing and the module is still not available and not present in Docker either.

Did I misunderstand something? :winking_face_with_tongue:

Thanks in advance.

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Quick question, what would this Bluetooth dongle be used for? :slight_smile:

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Haha, I sense a hint of irony behind that question :sweat_smile:.

If I’m alluding to the discussion, it’s not about Matter pairing of course :roll_eyes:, just as a wink, I said sumimasen on the topic :folded_hands:.

Actually I want to try to detect my presence via my phone’s Bluetooth, like I saw in a post on this forum.

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I advise you against doing that, I mentioned it in the thread you saw, phone detection (or a connected device like a Watch) via Bluetooth doesn’t work, manufacturers have put safeguards in place precisely to prevent tracking!

I provide another solution here:

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Thanks. I’ll take a look then.

I’ll have to find a use for that Bluetooth dongle then :sweat_smile:

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