Galaxy buds for windows

Download links are attached at the bottom of this post.

What’s Changed

• Added option to override earbud color by @salihefee in #583
• Also pause playback if earbuds are taken off by @salihefee in #584 (if resume playback when wearing earbuds is enabled)

Fixes

• Windows: Fixed title bar control colors by @Abdo-reda in #589
• Fixed cross-thread UI calls in EarbudStatusUnit (#593) by @NilaierMusic in #594

Translation updates

• Updated Turkish translations by @erffy in #591
• Updated README.md & Korean README.md by @corydalis10 in #592
• Updated Vietnamese translations by @thelegendaryjohn in #586
• Fixed README links to the Vietnamese version by @thelegendaryjohn in #587

Thank you for 3800+ stars on GitHub!

Full Changelog: 5.1.1…5.1.2

Download links are attached at the bottom of this post.

What’s Changed

• 1st-gen Buds, Buds+, Buds Live, Buds Pro only:
  • Support for sending «hidden commands»
  • Ability to modify the serial number, device id, SKU, and internal Bluetooth addresses (for manual pairing)
  • Power menu (shutdown, reboot, …)
  • Ability to enable the hardware UART debug port
• All devices:
  • Display individual left & right SW/HW/TouchSW versions for each earbud
  • Added an option to collapse the navigation sidebar

Minor changes & bug fixes

• Upgrade Avalonia to 11.2.2
• Bug fixes for Buds3 & Buds3 Pro support
• Fixed issue #519: Dynamic tray icon «Show lowest battery doesn’t work anymore» by @QuarkZ26 in #546
• Fixed case serial number & SW version getting mixed up #535

Translation updates

• Turkish translation updated by @Eta06 in #528
• Korean translation updated by @backryun in #536
• Chinese translation updated by @YexuanXiao in #548
• Czech translation updated by @Joedmin

Thank you for 3700+ stars on GitHub!

Full Changelog: 5.1.0…5.1.1

Download links are attached at the bottom of this post.

What’s new

• Added untested Buds3 & Buds3 Pro support

Minor changes & bug fixes

• Linux: fixed another 100% CPU usage issue (#515)
• Windows: fixed WinGet packaging issues (#431, #522)

Thank you for 3300+ stars on GitHub!

Full Changelog: 5.0.1…5.1.0

Download links are attached at the bottom of this post.

What’s new

Translation updates

• Chinese translation updated by @YexuanXiao

Minor changes & bug fixes

• Fixed the issue where ScottPlot could not display CJK (and possibly other) characters by default by @YexuanXiao in #512
• Use more clear tray icons on Windows (#510)
• Dynamic tray icon uses the accent color for the text display by @YexuanXiao (#510)
• Linux: fixed 100% CPU usage (#515)
• WindowsRT: fixed crash on startup (#513)
• Update winget package id by @JordyEGNL in #516

Thank you for 3200+ stars on GitHub!

Full Changelog: 5.0.0…5.0.1

Download links are attached at the bottom of this post.

What’s new

FluentUI redesign

• Complete rewrite & modern redesign of the whole user interface
• New navigation system with sidebar & breadcrumb bar
• Realistic & color-aware earbud images
• Blurred window background (only on supported platforms)
  • Note: If the window background is transparent instead of blurred, your desktop environment does not support blur.
• Windows: Support for mica window background (blurred desktop wallpaper)

Картинка с сайта: github.com

Multi-device support

• You can register multiple devices and switch between them manually.
• Automatic switching is currently not supported

Device rename

• Earbuds can be renamed to any custom name (thanks to @nift4)
• Supported by the Buds2 and later models

Battery statistics

• The app will record battery levels and some additional data relevant to battery drain, such as the current wear state and noise control state.
• Collected data can be analyzed in an interactive graph to measure battery drain over time

Support for new firmware features

Buds2 Pro:

• Added call clarity toggle
• Fixed ambient sound volume control & extra-loud support
• Added case serial number and software version display

Buds2 and later:

• Find my earbuds can now be started, even when the proximity sensors are covered
• Charging state is displayed on the dashboard
• Added advanced touch lock support for calls
• Rename feature

Buds Pro and later:

• Can set noise switch mode controls for each side individually

Buds+ and later:

• Device color detection added
• Call path control setting added
• SmartThings Find data export added
• Usage & metering report viewer

Translation updates

• Czech translation updated by @Joedmin
• Turkish translation updated by @Eta06

Minor changes & bug fixes

• Buds FE: major bugs fixed
• Windows & Linux: better device detection when adding new devices
• Linux: Fixed major Bluetooth performance issues.
  • Especially firmware updates finish now much quicker (about 6x faster)
• Windows: Attach console on startup. This allows proper usage of the command-line interface.
• Fixed the IPC connection issue, which caused issues when accessing the CLI or launching multiple instances
• Dev tools: Replay messages from Bluetooth dumps
• Dev tools: Use actual hex viewer component
• Dev tools: Add an option to inspect the alternative SMEP connection used for the device rename feature
• Update checker & self-updater has been removed
• Update install.nsi to reference the new GitHub alias (by @Trenly)

Thank you for 3200+ stars on GitHub!

Full Changelog: 4.6.0…5.0.0

SmartScreen & Gatekeeper notice

The current Windows installer may trigger a SmartScreen (‘unrecognized developer’) warning on some systems, because I’m publishing these installers as unsigned binaries.
The macOS installer warns you that «macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware» because there is no Apple Developer ID associated with the project, and hence there is no code signing certificate.

Unfortunately, using a proper code signing certificate for Windows or macOS is not an option since I cannot afford recurring monthly payments for an open-source app with zero budget.

What’s new

macOS port

Thanks to @nift4, the macOS port has been finalized and is available for download below.
Both Intel and newer ARM macOS devices are supported.

Hotkey support for Linux

The Linux version now supports global hotkey actions on X11.

This feature has no effect on Wayland, as their protocols do not support global hotkeys by design. As a workaround, you could manually set-up hotkeys in your desktop environment using the new command-line interface.

Basic command-line interface and D-Bus IPC

The app can now be controlled by CLI operations which allows for scripting possibilities.
At the moment, only basic operations are available, such as:

• Trigger actions such as toggling the ANC/ambient mode, the ‘find my buds’ feature, and more.
• List device properties, such as battery levels, wear states, version information and more.
• Trigger the battery info popup
• Bring the application window to the foreground

Example commands (click to expand)

Print current device status as JSON: ./GalaxyBudsClient device --get-all --json

{
  "Name": "Galaxy Buds Pro (2B00)",
  "Address": "64:03:7F:2E:00:00",
  "Model": "BudsPro",
  "BatteryLeft": 67,
  "BatteryRight": 76,
  "BatteryCase": 101,
  "VoltageLeft": 3.86,
  "VoltageRight": 3.9,
  "ThermistorLeftCelsius": 34.1,
  "ThermistorRightCelsius": 36.0,
  "WearStateLeft": "Wearing",
  "WearStateRight": "Wearing",
  "FirmwareVersion": "R190XXU0AVF1",
  "HardwareVersion": "rev0.2",
  "SkuLeft": "SM-R190NZKAEUD",
  "SkuRight": "SM-R190NZKAEUD"
}

Toggle ANC: ./GalaxyBudsClient action -e AncToggle

You can invoke the CLI usage help by adding the --help parameter.

D-Bus IPC

Third-party scripts and apps can also connect to the D-Bus IPC service (me.timschneeberger.galaxybudsclient), which provides similar integrations.

On Linux, the service is registered on the system’s session bus. On other platforms, a custom D-Bus server will be hosted on the TCP port 54533.

You can use introspection tools such as qdbusviewer or d-spy if you want to experiment with the exposed APIs.

Other new features

• Galaxy Buds FE support (although mostly untested)
• Implemented new Buds2 features, including the earbud fit test by @nift4 in #465
• Dynamic tray icons
• Connection popup: show the real device name in the title
• Added additional safeguards to the firmware installer to prevent users from installing firmware for the wrong device model
• Localization support for RTL languages
• Linux: auto-start support (except flatpak packages)

Bug fixes

• Application startup time improvements
• Fixed crash when BlueZ on Linux is unavailable
• Fixed window focus issue with some dialogs
• Fixed broken battery check before firmware updates
• Fixed inverted touchpad lock reading on Buds2/Buds2Pro by @nift4 in #442
• Fixed Bixby is not being visible when hotkeys are not supported by @nift4 in #444
• Fixed application shutdown event under KDE plasma by @ninjaoflight in #453

Other changes

• Application upgraded to Avalonia 11.1 and NET 8.0
• Update application icon by @sidevesh in #455
• Use buds icon for menubar by @sidevesh in #454

Translation updates

• Turkish translation updated by @Eta06 in #470

New Contributors

• @vigress8 made their first contribution in #438
• @nift4 made their first contribution in #442
• @iamimmanuelraj made their first contribution in #381
• @ninjaoflight made their first contribution in #453
• @sidevesh made their first contribution in #455
• @Eta06 made their first contribution in #470

Note to Linux users

• x86_64-musl binaries are only compatible with libc-musl based distributions (e.g., Alpine Linux).
• You need to give the binary execute permissions before launching it: chmod +x GalaxyBudsClient

Privacy

• This application collects crash dumps in case of fatal application crashes and sends them to my sentry.io dashboard (can be disabled in settings).
• To help me support Buds models I don’t own, this app includes a crowdsourcing feature to share data about Samsung’s proprietary Bluetooth serial protocol on demand. You can disable this permanently by navigating to ‘Settings > Crowdsourcing’.

Q: How to fix connection issues (on Windows)

A: If you experience issues while connecting or using the Galaxy Buds with this app, you can do the following:

1. Unregister your earbuds in the app if not already done, like this: Options > Unregister device
2. Proceed to the device selection page
3. Disable the switch with the label ‘Use alternative Bluetooth backend’ (Windows only)
4. Select your earbuds from the list and continue

Thank you for 3000+ stars on GitHub!

Full Changelog: 4.5.4…4.6.0

SmartScreen notice

The current Windows installer seems to trigger a SmartScreen (‘unrecognized developer’) warning on some systems, most likely because I’m publishing these installers as unsigned binaries. Unfortunately, using a proper code signing certificate is not an option since I cannot afford recurring monthly payments for an open-source app with zero budget.

What’s Changed

• Added support for pop-up window title to new models by @YexuanXiao in #398
• Linux: Fixed BlueZ connection bug (@StegBrind) in #405
• Linux: Flatpak packaging (@JavkhlanK)
• Linux: Added flatpak (flathub) packaging by @JavkhlanK in #415

Translations

• Chinese translation updated by @YexuanXiao and @Jyanr in #398 and #413
• Vietnamese translation updated by @thelegendaryjohn in #390
• Dutch translation added by @lampi8426 in #426
• Russian readme updated by @Dott-rus in #428

Note to Linux users

• x86_64-musl binaries are only compatible with libc-musl based distributions (e.g., Alpine Linux).
• You need to give the binary execute permissions before launching it: chmod +x GalaxyBudsClient
• If your system language is set to a language that has non-Latin characters (Korean, Japanese, Chinese), you need to start the app like this: LC_ALL=C ./GalaxyBudsClient (temporary workaround)

Privacy

• This application collects crash dumps in case of fatal application crashes and sends them to my sentry.io dashboard (can be disabled in settings).
• To help me support Buds models I don’t own, this app includes a crowdsourcing feature to share data about Samsung’s proprietary Bluetooth serial protocol on demand. You can disable this permanently by navigating to ‘Settings > Crowdsourcing’.

Q: How to fix connection issues (on Windows)

A: If you experience issues while connecting or using the Galaxy Buds with this app, you can do the following:

1. Unregister your earbuds in the app if not already done, like this: Options > Unregister device
2. Proceed to the device selection page
3. Disable the switch with the label ‘Use alternative Bluetooth backend’ (Windows only)
4. Select your earbuds from the list and continue

Thank you for 2800+ stars on GitHub!

All Galaxy Buds models are supported!

SmartScreen notice

The current Windows installer seems to trigger a SmartScreen (‘unrecognized developer’) warning on some systems, most likely because I’m publishing these installers as unsigned binaries. Unfortunately, using a proper code signing certificate is not an option since I cannot afford recurring monthly payments for an open-source app with zero budget.

What’s Changed (v4.5.3-beta)

• Support for Buds Pro 2

Note: This is a beta release; downgrade to v4.5.2 if you notice any breaking bugs

What’s Changed (v4.5.2)

• Hotfix: Support for devices with personalized names

What’s Changed (v4.5.1)

• Linux: Native tray icon support
• Hotfix: Accidentally leftover debug code in v4.5.0 suppressed all disconnect/error events and made it impossible to reconnect once disconnected
• Upgrade to .NET 6
• DevTools: Auto-scroll binary dump and message list
• Linux: Override Bluetooth adapter using an environment variable (e.g. BT_ADAPTER=hci0)
• Fixed crash in WelcomePage

Translation updates

• Korean translation updated by @rkdclgh in #279
• Chinese translation updated by @YexuanXiao in #282
• German translation updated by @Benni0109 in #283
• Korean translation updated by @cozyplanes in #284
• Hebrew translation updated by @RisinT96 in #293
• Spanish translation updated by @dtorreci in #301 #302
• Russian translation updated by @gavril-s in #305

Note to Linux users

• x86_64-musl binaries are only compatible with libc-musl based distributions (e.g., Alpine Linux).
• You need to give the binary execute permissions before launching it: chmod +x GalaxyBudsClient
• If your system language is set to a language that has non-Latin characters (Korean, Japanese, Chinese), you need to start the app like this: LC_ALL=C ./GalaxyBudsClient (temporary workaround)

Privacy

• This application collects crash dumps in case of fatal application crashes and sends them to my sentry.io dashboard (can be disabled in settings).
• To help me support Buds models I don’t own, this app includes a crowdsourcing feature to share data about Samsung’s proprietary Bluetooth serial protocol on demand. You can disable this permanently by navigating to ‘Settings > Developer options’.

Q: How to fix connection issues

A: If you experience issues while connecting or using the Galaxy Buds with this app, you can do the following:

1. Unregister your earbuds in the app if not already done, like this: Options > Unregister device
2. Proceed to the device selection page
3. Disable the switch with the label ‘Use alternative Bluetooth backend’ (Windows only)
4. Select your earbuds from the list and continue

Thank you for 2400+ stars on GitHub!

All Galaxy Buds models are supported!

SmartScreen notice

The current Windows installer seems to trigger a SmartScreen (‘unrecognized developer’) warning on some systems, most likely because I’m publishing these installers as unsigned binaries. Unfortunately, using a proper code signing certificate is not an option since I cannot afford recurring monthly payments for an open-source app with zero budget.

What’s Changed (v4.5.2)

• Hotfix: Support for devices with personalized names

What’s Changed (v4.5.1)

• Linux: Native tray icon support
• Hotfix: Accidentally leftover debug code in v4.5.0 suppressed all disconnect/error events and made it impossible to reconnect once disconnected
• Upgrade to .NET 6
• DevTools: Auto-scroll binary dump and message list
• Linux: Override Bluetooth adapter using an environment variable (e.g. BT_ADAPTER=hci0)
• Fixed crash in WelcomePage

Translation updates

• Korean translation updated by @rkdclgh in #279
• Chinese translation updated by @YexuanXiao in #282
• German translation updated by @Benni0109 in #283
• Korean translation updated by @cozyplanes in #284
• Hebrew translation updated by @RisinT96 in #293
• Spanish translation updated by @dtorreci in #301 #302
• Russian translation updated by @gavril-s in #305

Note to Linux users

• x86_64-musl binaries are only compatible with libc-musl based distributions (e.g., Alpine Linux).
• You need to give the binary execute permissions before launching it: chmod +x GalaxyBudsClient
• If your system language is set to a language that has non-Latin characters (Korean, Japanese, Chinese), you need to start the app like this: LC_ALL=C ./GalaxyBudsClient (temporary workaround)

Privacy

• This application collects crash dumps in case of fatal application crashes and sends them to my sentry.io dashboard (can be disabled in settings).
• To help me support Buds models I don’t own, this app includes a crowdsourcing feature to share data about Samsung’s proprietary Bluetooth serial protocol on demand. You can disable this permanently by navigating to ‘Settings > Developer options’.

Q: How to fix connection issues

A: If you experience issues while connecting or using the Galaxy Buds with this app, you can do the following:

1. Unregister your earbuds in the app if not already done, like this: Options > Unregister device
2. Proceed to the device selection page
3. Disable the switch with the label ‘Use alternative Bluetooth backend’ (Windows only)
4. Select your earbuds from the list and continue

Thank you for 1800+ stars on GitHub!

All Galaxy Buds models are supported!

SmartScreen notice

The current Windows installer seems to trigger a SmartScreen (‘unrecognized developer’) warning on some systems, most likely because I’m publishing these installers as unsigned binaries. Unfortunately, using a proper code signing certificate is not an option since I cannot afford recurring monthly payments for an open-source app with zero budget.

What’s Changed

• Linux: Native tray icon support
• Hotfix: Accidentally leftover debug code in v4.5.0 suppressed all disconnect/error events and made it impossible to reconnect once disconnected
• Upgrade to .NET 6
• DevTools: Auto-scroll binary dump and message list
• Linux: Override Bluetooth adapter using an environment variable (e.g. BT_ADAPTER=hci0)
• Fixed crash in WelcomePage

Translation updates

• Korean translation updated by @rkdclgh in #279
• Chinese translation updated by @YexuanXiao in #282
• German translation updated by @Benni0109 in #283
• Korean translation updated by @cozyplanes in #284
• Hebrew translation updated by @RisinT96 in #293
• Spanish translation updated by @dtorreci in #301 #302
• Russian translation updated by @gavril-s in #305

Note to Linux users

• x86_64-musl binaries are only compatible with libc-musl based distributions (e.g., Alpine Linux).
• You need to give the binary execute permissions before launching it: chmod +x GalaxyBudsClient
• If your system language is set to a language that has non-Latin characters (Korean, Japanese, Chinese), you need to start the app like this: LC_ALL=C ./GalaxyBudsClient (temporary workaround)

Privacy

• This application collects crash dumps in case of fatal application crashes and sends them to my sentry.io dashboard (can be disabled in settings).
• To help me support Buds models I don’t own, this app includes a crowdsourcing feature to share data about Samsung’s proprietary Bluetooth serial protocol on demand. You can disable this permanently by navigating to ‘Settings > Developer options’.

Q: How to fix connection issues

A: If you experience issues while connecting or using the Galaxy Buds with this app, you can do the following:

1. Unregister your earbuds in the app if not already done, like this: Options > Unregister device
2. Proceed to the device selection page
3. Disable the switch with the label ‘Use alternative Bluetooth backend’ (Windows only)
4. Select your earbuds from the list and continue

Thank you for 1700+ stars on GitHub!