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I am trying to pair my new Bose qc35 with my Ubuntu 16.04 machine via bluetooth. I tried this answer but it did not work.

When i go into bluetoothctl i can find the headphones, but when i try and pair i get the following error:

    [bluetooth]# pair 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
        Attempting to pair with 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
        [CHG] Device 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 Connected: yes
        Failed to pair: org.bluez.Error.AuthenticationFailed
        [CHG] Device 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 Connected: no

I have followed the advice in the above answer and set the bluetooth service to use bredr.

I tired trusting the device first and then pairing, but there is the same problem:

    [bluetooth]# trust 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
        [CHG] Device 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 Trusted: yes
        Changing 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 trust succeeded
    [bluetooth]# pair 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
        Attempting to pair with 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
        [CHG] Device 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 Connected: yes
        Failed to pair: org.bluez.Error.AuthenticationFailed
        [CHG] Device 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 Connected: no

HELP :(

Paul
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So after removing and reinstalling, it turns out that there is a connect stage. It still takes a while, but the answer was as follows:

connect 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
Paul
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    The problem was that the automatic discovery process failed during the connection stage, and the connect command had to be manually retried one or more times. – Paul Jan 24 '18 at 10:17
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I solved this problem by installing blueman

sudo apt install blueman

Then in bluetooth manager right click on the headphone Bose QC35 and select "pair"

Tibere Prs
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Install Blueman via following cmd: 

sudo apt-get install blueman

Go to Bluetooth Manager open Settings & choose Handsfree option.

Then open sound settings choose the headphones as output (choose Mode as High Fidelity Playback A2DP Sink).

The same works for Bose Soundlink headphones too.

Ashik_Sensei
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