I can confirm that ubuntu 16.04 LTS is exhibiting this behavior with three separate bluetooth headsets (JABRA REVO 2.0, Sony MDRXB950BT, and Sennheiser Urbanite XL WIreless).
14.04, 14.10, 15.04, and 15.10 all worked quite well with no additional configuration necessary. By "worked quite well" I mean I could pair all three headsets, they would remain paired through reboots, and I could get A2DP output from each. On 16.04, in both gnome and unity, it is a hit or miss affair of pairing any of these headsets. I have a Dell XPS 15 and had zero problems prior to installing 16.04. I used the procedure in post #5, but that does not persist after reboots. I have to unpair the headset completely and then repair in order to get sound. Even then it's hit or miss, sometimes it doesn't work. I'd be happy to give more details to help resolve this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1438510 Title: [REGRESSION] bluetooth headset no longer supports a2dp Status in bluez package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in bluez source package in Vivid: Confirmed Status in pulseaudio source package in Vivid: Confirmed Bug description: Just installed 15.04 fresh from the latest ISO (beta2). I'm bummed to see my bluetooth headset (Bose Soundlink overear) seems to have regressed in functionality. In 14.10, I was able to set the output profile either to a2dp or hsp/hfp (telephony duplex). In 15.04, it only works in telephony duplex mode. I can't get high fidelity sound playback to work at all. This thread seems to be related, though the workaround within did not solve the problem for me: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=194006 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/1438510/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp