From c2db0afdf18ee1ea9560d2abec4c1df8d0564980 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Gromeyer <tim.gromeyer@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:28:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [Linux] Activate AirPods as output device when connecting

---
 linux/main.cpp            |  7 ++++++-
 linux/mediacontroller.cpp | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/linux/main.cpp b/linux/main.cpp
index 01ee3a2..f6df035 100644
--- a/linux/main.cpp
+++ b/linux/main.cpp
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ private slots:
         // Clear the device name and model
         m_deviceName.clear();
         connectedDeviceMacAddress.clear();
+        mediaController->setConnectedDeviceMacAddress(connectedDeviceMacAddress);
         m_model = AirPodsModel::Unknown;
         emit deviceNameChanged(m_deviceName);
         emit modelChanged();
@@ -500,7 +501,6 @@ private slots:
 
         localSocket->connectToService(device.address(), QBluetoothUuid("74ec2172-0bad-4d01-8f77-997b2be0722a"));
         connectedDeviceMacAddress = device.address().toString().replace(":", "_");
-        mediaController->setConnectedDeviceMacAddress(connectedDeviceMacAddress);
         notifyAndroidDevice();
     }
 
@@ -600,6 +600,11 @@ private slots:
         {
             parseMetadata(data);
             initiateMagicPairing();
+            mediaController->setConnectedDeviceMacAddress(connectedDeviceMacAddress);
+            if (isLeftPodInEar() || isRightPodInEar()) // AirPods get added as output device only after this
+            {
+                mediaController->activateA2dpProfile();
+            }
             emit airPodsStatusChanged();
         }
         else
diff --git a/linux/mediacontroller.cpp b/linux/mediacontroller.cpp
index d3ceb26..e52c119 100644
--- a/linux/mediacontroller.cpp
+++ b/linux/mediacontroller.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ void MediaController::handleConversationalAwareness(const QByteArray &data) {
 }
 
 void MediaController::activateA2dpProfile() {
+  if (connectedDeviceMacAddress.isEmpty()) {
+    LOG_WARN("Connected device MAC address is empty, cannot activate A2DP profile");
+    return;
+  }
+
   LOG_INFO("Activating A2DP profile for AirPods");
   int result = QProcess::execute(
       "pactl", QStringList()
@@ -156,6 +161,11 @@ void MediaController::activateA2dpProfile() {
 }
 
 void MediaController::removeAudioOutputDevice() {
+  if (connectedDeviceMacAddress.isEmpty()) {
+    LOG_WARN("Connected device MAC address is empty, cannot remove audio output device");
+    return;
+  }
+  
   LOG_INFO("Removing AirPods as audio output device");
   int result = QProcess::execute(
       "pactl", QStringList()