Bluetooth device keeps getting disconnected during Teams meetings

Anonymous
2020-05-25T20:20:33+00:00

Hi,

I use the wireless JBL Endurance Sprint Headphones to connect to meetings on my Teams app on my work laptop.

This was working fine until a few days ago. But, from the past few days my headphones gets disconnected every few seconds.

This is terribly agonizing - I can't hear the audio and get tuned out from  the conversation. I need to turn on my headphones again every time it gets disconnected. I end up losing parts of the conversation and it gets extremely awkward frequently requesting the other person to repeat what they said.

I initially thought it might be my headphones, but it works really well with the same laptop on other applications. Works fine on other devices too.

I tried updating driver software for my Bluetooth device. Looks like it's up-to-date.

I have no idea how to fix this.

Similar questions had answers to uncheck the "Disable bluetooth device for power savings" under Power Management Tab ( Device Manager -> Bluetooth-> Adapter-> Properties). I don't see this tab anymore

Please help fix this ASAP.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-12-23T17:42:39+00:00

    Windows 10 Enterprise. MS Teams Applicaton, bluetooth Sony WH-CH710N headset.

    It just disconnects from the meeting a few minutes (~5min) after working fine. Headset works all day long with no problems using other applications (Windows Media Player, VLC, chrome/edge on youtube, vevo, etc).

    Consideration 1: If I am listening to some music and answer a MS Teams call, it cuts whatever is being played and Teams takes over (and obviously Teams stops its audio some 5 minutes into the call). The other applications keep "playing" its music but no audio. 

    I usually power off the headset and Teams audio jumps to computer mic/speaker and I can continue with no problem.

    Consideration 2: Opening Setting > Devices in MS Teams I see my headset listed twice under Speaker drop down list as shown below, one Headset and one as Headphones. The Headset is the one picked by default. If I look at Windows Devices there is only one Blueooth connection there for my headset. And Windows Volume Mixer just show "Headphones (WH-CH710N Stereo)", which is not the one picked by MS Teams. It looks like internally Teams creates something different, to just drop it later.

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    Consideration 3: I checked the "certified" list of devices for MS Teams and my BT (bluetooth) headset is not listed there. There might be some reasoning behind it, but hey, why not use the BT device already working? Creating BT tailored standard is no longer BT standard. I know there are different Bluetooth versions, current is 5.0 and my headset is 5.0. Perhaps MS is following Apple steps on this matter as someone else suggested in a previous thread. 

    There have been a few recent MS Teams updates but I don't see change in this behavior.

    I would like to hear from someone in Microsoft if what I provided can shed some light on this issue, it is affecting many users. Just a few of us bothered enough to write about it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-01-04T17:26:53+00:00

    I have seen exact same issue. The Sony WH-CH710N headset headset keeps dropping from Teams. We have to manually go and change to some other device shown in devices and then change it back to Sony HS.

    Can you please help close this issue ASAP? This is so annoying issue only with MS teams (And Skype as well).

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-01-05T06:28:17+00:00

    I have tested the same issue in browser mode and I see same issue in browser as well....but only with teams and Skype. This issue of BT headset getting disconnecting does not happen in any other tool.

    Microsoft team...please help resolve this issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-01-07T03:31:17+00:00

    I also experience the same issue, same devices.  Drivers and Teams are up to date.  Teams disconnects but when using any other application it does not.  This is obviously a problem for a lot of users, can this please be addressed and a response given?  It would be easy to verify the issue exists.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-01-07T10:00:47+00:00

    I have solved this issue - well for me at least! It seemed to be only happening (ie dropping from Teams only after 2-3 minutes) when I was not plugged in to mains power. So I thought it must be a power setting

    I had it consistently UNTIL I changed the WiFi power settings in Control Panel>All Control Panel Items>Power Options>Edit Plan Settings>Change Advanced Settings>Wireless Adaptor Settings>Power Saving Mode and putting both settings to Maximum performance.

    This is for a Dell 5500 laptop and TaoTronic mono Bluetooth headset.

    Hope it works for others!

    *** UPDATE ***

    Scrap that. After a couple of successful calls (20 mins each), the Bluetooth headset displayed exactly the same problem again and dropped from Teams after 2 mins and I had to change device setting back to PC Speakers/Mic.

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