[GH-ISSUE #418] Connected device detection broken when using wireplumber 0.5.13 #206

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opened 2026-03-02 12:04:27 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-02 12:04:27 +03:00

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Originally created by @jamescarter2001 on GitHub (Jan 4, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/kavishdevar/librepods/issues/418

The latest wireplumber version appears to break the MediaController class's "isActiveOutputDeviceAirPods" check, affecting features such as ear detection and conversational awareness. This appears to be due to a name formatting change when querying the default sink name.

Steps to reproduce in the current version:

With wireplumber 0.5.13 installed, start librepods and connect AirPods
Start playing some audio on your system
Remove an AirPod. Ear detection should fail

Originally created by @jamescarter2001 on GitHub (Jan 4, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/kavishdevar/librepods/issues/418 The latest wireplumber version appears to break the MediaController class's "isActiveOutputDeviceAirPods" check, affecting features such as ear detection and conversational awareness. This appears to be due to a name formatting change when querying the default sink name. Steps to reproduce in the current version: 1. With wireplumber 0.5.13 installed, start librepods and connect AirPods 2. Start playing some audio on your system 3. Remove an AirPod. Ear detection should fail

kerem commented

2026-03-02 12:04:27 +03:00

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@Lodvald commented on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026):

Any solutions to this yet, not that it's vital but would like to get pause "on airpod removed" back and i've been going round trying to find a patch to this

@Lodvald commented on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026): Any solutions to this yet, not that it's vital but would like to get pause "on airpod removed" back and i've been going round trying to find a patch to this

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2026-03-02 12:04:28 +03:00

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@jamescarter2001 commented on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026):

@Lodvald I’ve raised a PR with a fix, if you checkout and build the source branch it should be resolved: https://github.com/kavishdevar/librepods/pull/417

@jamescarter2001 commented on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026): @Lodvald I’ve raised a PR with a fix, if you checkout and build the source branch it should be resolved: https://github.com/kavishdevar/librepods/pull/417