Bose® Connect App for Linux

--- Not Official App ---

Based on Denton-L project, looks like it is not maintained. I created a copy to have an active repository. This project keeps the original license GPL-3.0.

If you own a Bose device, you'll know that Bose Connect is not available on Linux. This program attempts to reverse engineer that app to give the device Linux support.

Usage

Usage: bose-connect-app-linux [options] <address>
  # address: The Bluetooth address of the Bose's device.

  -h, --help
    Print the help message.
  -i, --info
    Print all the device information.
  -d, --device-status
    Print the device status information. This includes its name, language,
    voice-prompts, auto-off and noise cancelling settings.
  -f, --firmware-version
    Print the firmware version on the device.
  -s, --serial-number
    Print the serial number of the device.
  -b, --battery-level
    Print the battery level of the device as a percent.
  -a, --paired-devices
    Print the devices currently connected to the device.
    !: indicates the current device
    *: indicates other connected devices
  --device-id
    Print the device id followed by the index revision.
  -n <name>, --name=<name>
    Change the name of the device.
  -o <minutes>, --auto-off=<minutes>
    Change the auto-off time.
    minutes: never, 5, 20, 40, 60, 180
  -c <level>, --noise-cancelling=<level>
    Change the noise cancelling level.
    level: high, low, off
  -l <language>, --prompt-language=<language>
    Change the voice-prompt language.
    language: en, fr, it, de, es, pt, zh, ko, nl, ja, sv
  -v <switch>, --voice-prompts=<switch>
    Change whether voice-prompts are on or off.
    switch: on, off
  -p <status>, --pairing=<status>
    Change whether the device is pairing.
    status: on, off
  -e, --self-voice=<level>
    Change the self voice level.
    level: high, medium, low, off
  --connect-device=<address>
    Attempt to connect to the device at address.
  --disconnect-device=<address>
    Disconnect the device at address.
  --remove-device=<address>
    Remove the device at address from the pairing list.

Build and Installation

The executable produced by the build will be ./src/build/bose-connect-app-linux and the installation will be /usr/local/bin/bose-connect-app-linux.

Dependencies

• BlueZ
  • bluez-libs on Arch Linux
  • libbluetooth-dev on Debian and Ubuntu

Docker

Follow the next steps:

# Set up the host's user ID and group.
echo "USER_ID=$(id -u "${USER}")" >./src/.env-user
echo "GROUP_ID=$(id -g "${USER}")" >>./src/.env-user

# Clean previous docker composes.
docker-compose \
  --project-directory ./src \
  --env-file ./src/.env-user \
  down

# Start the docker compose.
docker-compose \
  --project-directory ./src \
  --env-file ./src/.env-user \
  up \
  --detach \
  --build

# Build the application.
docker exec \
  --user $(id -u "${USER}") \
  --interactive \
  --tty \
  bose-connect-app-linux \
  /root/bose-connect-app-linux/script/build-prod.bash

# Enjoy.
./src/build/bose-connect-app-linux

Note: I created this in Arch Linux. It should be crash in Ubuntu because the library of bluetooth is different. If it fails, please create an issue, and some fixes will come soon.

Local

The local build require the installation of the follow packages: gcc, make, cmake, pkgconf, and (bluez-libs or libbluetooth-dev).

# Execute the Bash script.
./src/script/build-prod.bash

# Enjoy.
./src/build/bose-connect-app-linux

Install

Run ./src/script/install-prod.bash to install the application. It will place in /usr/local/bin/bose-connect-app-linux. The PREFIX and DESTDIR variables are assignable and have the traditional meaning. For more information reefer to the official web site of CMake.

Uninstall

Run the script ./src/script/uninstall.bash.

Contribute

Check the file CONTRIBUTING.md for more information. It includes the instructions for build with special configuration for development.

To-Do's List

Visit the document with all the checkpoints in TODO.md.

Development Notes

For more information about the details of how use the firmwares to found functionality, please review the file DEVELOPMENT.md.

Disclaimer

This has only been tested on Bose QuietComfort 35's with firmware 1.3.2, 1.2.9, 1.06 and SoundLink II's with firmware 2.1.1. I cannot ensure that this program works on any other devices.