MacOS is the worst. I got to reconnect my bose bluetooth headset 3-4 times every time I have a zoom call because no sound.

On contrast, my linux laptop does not have any issue with the same headset and it gets connected instantly.

This is my Monday morning dance of Bluetooth. 99% of the time I'll join a call and everything is connected, line levels are set and yet... No audio. I know people complain about Pulse but MacOS is just as bad and, seemingly, getting worse.

I'll take a Linux distro any day of the week.

Perhaps the parent poster user AirPods. Those in contrast would seamlessly switch between your iPhone and MacBook . Apple more or less by planned design nowadays work seamlessly with their own products and their support for other devices is patchy .

> patchy

Negligent is a better word. Even opensource linux support for bluetooth is way better for the same devices.

Obviously Mac is terrible, as a Linux user I would clearly not use it as a baseline of how it should work.

The point is it's a difficult problem which nobody has solved perfectly. ALSA was certainly not better.

ALSA was 100% predictable. The amount of hidden state in PA and PW is insane.