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I'm trying to think of one and literally can't. everything works these days. even Bluetooth audio isn't a problem anymore.

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Come on - Bluetooth headsets are unusable with the mic on due to HFP being the only bluetooth profile most Linux distros support.

Nope. I run Pop OS and I get A2DP on all my Bluetooth headsets. I'm running a cheapish Clevo laptop.

Thanks, I'll try PopOS out - hopefully I can finally use the integrated mic on my BT headset.

A2DP works OOB with my Ubuntu 20.10 with Sony WH-1000XM3.

A2DP is an output only profile. For mics you need HFP or HSP but Ubuntu seems to only use HFP (the shitty one).

A2DP doesn't work simultaneously with HFP (i.e. "with the (bluetooth) mic on"). That's not Linux limitation, that's Bluetooth limitation and other OSes - Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows - behave exactly the same.

One solution is getting a wired mic.

What i meant is that most distros use HFP instead of HSP.

Try sharing only a single display of your multi monitor setup on X11. Try sharing a screen at all on Wayland ;)

E: Realised "sharing" would be ambiguous - I mean screen sharing on video calls, etc.

Here's an anecdote: sharing a single X11 display on my two-display setup works just fine with Microsoft Teams, I use it almost daily.

That Linux MS Teams client can only do read-only sharing (no giving control to remote party) is another matter, which bothers me a lot.

Sharing single displays or specific windows on Wayland is easy - Chrome and Firefox, or app like OBS can do it; if your conference app cannot do it, ask the vendor why.

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