Bluetooth headset microphones not working under KDE with HSP/HFP profile

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With previous distros I’ve used, but with different desktops (LXDE, LXQt), I was able to use the microphone in a Bluetooth (BT) headset if the electronics supported the HSP/HFP BT profile and the ofono package is installed along with blueman, but any audio would be monaural, not stereo. Otherwise, if the profile was not supported, it was audio-only, while using the webcam microphone.

In KDE, with ofono installed, none of the BT devices with microphones I have supporting HSP/HFP, will work. Is it possible that the BT software included with KDE could be missing something??

Thanks in advance.

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The microphones in all of my Bluetooth headphones, are now working, with ofono installed and also a Bluetooth firmware package downloaded from GitHub that is for the specific Bluetooth dongle I have.

It’s a pleasant surprise, since based on my past experience, I was not expecting the mics in every BT headphone I have, to work.

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