USB-C headphones not working despite being listed as audio device











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I have a laptop with a USB-C port to which I connected my USB-C earphones (earbuds from Google, not the Bluetooth ones). The device is correctly listed in the audio output channels, but selecting them doesn't affect the audio system, which continues to output from the laptop speakers.



Audio Settings



As you can see from the screenshot above, I selected the device, but when I press "Test Speakers" the audio keeps coming from the Laptop Speakers.



I tried pavucontrol and the USB-C device is not listed there. See screenshot below



Pavucontrol



If I use the command line utility speaker-test, I am able to force the audio through the earphones. Specifically this command works perfectly.



speaker-test -D plughw:earbuds -c 2


Any suggestion on how to route the system audio through the earphones?



System data:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Laptop: Huawei Matebook X Pro
- Earphones: Google Earbuds (HW ID 18d1:5033)










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  • Similar question have you tried the answers from this askubuntu.com/q/447718/622095
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  • Yes, as shared in the first screenshot the device is selected bu the output is still from the laptop speakers. Tried Pavucontrol and Alsamixer as well. The other solution (editing /etc/asound.conf) is not plug & play
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I have a laptop with a USB-C port to which I connected my USB-C earphones (earbuds from Google, not the Bluetooth ones). The device is correctly listed in the audio output channels, but selecting them doesn't affect the audio system, which continues to output from the laptop speakers.



Audio Settings



As you can see from the screenshot above, I selected the device, but when I press "Test Speakers" the audio keeps coming from the Laptop Speakers.



I tried pavucontrol and the USB-C device is not listed there. See screenshot below



Pavucontrol



If I use the command line utility speaker-test, I am able to force the audio through the earphones. Specifically this command works perfectly.



speaker-test -D plughw:earbuds -c 2


Any suggestion on how to route the system audio through the earphones?



System data:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Laptop: Huawei Matebook X Pro
- Earphones: Google Earbuds (HW ID 18d1:5033)










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  • Similar question have you tried the answers from this askubuntu.com/q/447718/622095
    – Antony
    2 days ago










  • Yes, as shared in the first screenshot the device is selected bu the output is still from the laptop speakers. Tried Pavucontrol and Alsamixer as well. The other solution (editing /etc/asound.conf) is not plug & play
    – Andrea Olivato
    2 days ago















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I have a laptop with a USB-C port to which I connected my USB-C earphones (earbuds from Google, not the Bluetooth ones). The device is correctly listed in the audio output channels, but selecting them doesn't affect the audio system, which continues to output from the laptop speakers.



Audio Settings



As you can see from the screenshot above, I selected the device, but when I press "Test Speakers" the audio keeps coming from the Laptop Speakers.



I tried pavucontrol and the USB-C device is not listed there. See screenshot below



Pavucontrol



If I use the command line utility speaker-test, I am able to force the audio through the earphones. Specifically this command works perfectly.



speaker-test -D plughw:earbuds -c 2


Any suggestion on how to route the system audio through the earphones?



System data:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Laptop: Huawei Matebook X Pro
- Earphones: Google Earbuds (HW ID 18d1:5033)










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I have a laptop with a USB-C port to which I connected my USB-C earphones (earbuds from Google, not the Bluetooth ones). The device is correctly listed in the audio output channels, but selecting them doesn't affect the audio system, which continues to output from the laptop speakers.



Audio Settings



As you can see from the screenshot above, I selected the device, but when I press "Test Speakers" the audio keeps coming from the Laptop Speakers.



I tried pavucontrol and the USB-C device is not listed there. See screenshot below



Pavucontrol



If I use the command line utility speaker-test, I am able to force the audio through the earphones. Specifically this command works perfectly.



speaker-test -D plughw:earbuds -c 2


Any suggestion on how to route the system audio through the earphones?



System data:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Laptop: Huawei Matebook X Pro
- Earphones: Google Earbuds (HW ID 18d1:5033)







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  • Similar question have you tried the answers from this askubuntu.com/q/447718/622095
    – Antony
    2 days ago










  • Yes, as shared in the first screenshot the device is selected bu the output is still from the laptop speakers. Tried Pavucontrol and Alsamixer as well. The other solution (editing /etc/asound.conf) is not plug & play
    – Andrea Olivato
    2 days ago




















  • Similar question have you tried the answers from this askubuntu.com/q/447718/622095
    – Antony
    2 days ago










  • Yes, as shared in the first screenshot the device is selected bu the output is still from the laptop speakers. Tried Pavucontrol and Alsamixer as well. The other solution (editing /etc/asound.conf) is not plug & play
    – Andrea Olivato
    2 days ago


















Similar question have you tried the answers from this askubuntu.com/q/447718/622095
– Antony
2 days ago




Similar question have you tried the answers from this askubuntu.com/q/447718/622095
– Antony
2 days ago












Yes, as shared in the first screenshot the device is selected bu the output is still from the laptop speakers. Tried Pavucontrol and Alsamixer as well. The other solution (editing /etc/asound.conf) is not plug & play
– Andrea Olivato
2 days ago






Yes, as shared in the first screenshot the device is selected bu the output is still from the laptop speakers. Tried Pavucontrol and Alsamixer as well. The other solution (editing /etc/asound.conf) is not plug & play
– Andrea Olivato
2 days ago

















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