Audio not coming through Bluetooth Headset

Anonymous
2023-05-05T14:28:17+00:00

Seemingly randomly, Teams will not output audio through my Bluetooth headset (microphone will consistently work). The only way that I have found to fix it is to restart my computer. This problem is specifically with Teams, system sounds, browser sounds, and Zoom calls will all give audio to the headset, even if teams is not. I am able to see my headset in device settings in Teams and can select it. If I change the audio to output through my laptop speakers, I am able to hear audio.

Some troubleshooting I have tried:

  • Swap around audio devices within Teams
  • Disconnect Headset from laptop
  • Ensure Headset is forgotten from laptop
  • Restart Laptop (This will always fix the issue for an unspecified amount of time

The Bluetooth headset that I am using is Steel Series Artic 9. I can consistently get this headset to work with other Bluetooth devices, such as my personal PC, my wife and my phones, my wife's laptop. So the issue seems to specifically be teams on my work laptop.

Here are 2 examples on when I have seen the issue pop up.

  1. Connected for my first Teams meeting in the morning, audio worked fine. Joined a new meeting 1 hour later and there was no audio. The headset did no disconnect, and was left on until the next meeting.
  2. I put my laptop to sleep when I am not working (been turning it off the past week) when I wake the laptop when I begin work again, the headset will not have audio through teams. This is random as some days it would work and others it would not.
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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-18T22:30:28+00:00

    Does Microsoft care that Teams is not working with Bluetooth headsets? It seems silly that this is a recurring issue that Teams has the issue but Zoom does not.

    I have the same issues with Shokz Open Run

    Windows 10 Pro version 22H2

    Teams - 1.6.00.27573 (64-bit). It was last updated on 10/10/2023.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-10-19T10:12:18+00:00

    Yes it seems strange. Used Zoom with bluetooth sound and webcam mic + video with no problem yesterday.

    Has anyone in MS actually responded?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-10-23T06:45:51+00:00

    The following worked for me:

    Check also the apps permission on your phone like camera, microphone and also nearby devices.
    Go to Settings -> Apps -> Teams -> Permissions -> Allow access to "Nearby devices"

    Resource: Can't connect Bluetooth headset to Android Teams https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msteams/forum/all/cant-connect-bluetooth-headset-to-android-teams/487f72b3-60ad-435d-a338-5c4d352fd8b1

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-10-24T15:05:42+00:00

    Same issue here, AKG N700s, I can listen to music, YouTube, but when it comes to Teams, I get absolutely nothing.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-20T16:58:35+00:00

    I had the same issue on a HP ZBook Firefly 14" G9, the issue has been fixed via disabling +Intel Smart Sound Technology for Bluetooth Audio+ in Device manager

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