From a84234a10575e2376165133455bb185facba8816 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "J. Nick Koston" Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 03:31:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add support for passive Bluetooth scanning on Linux (#23869) --- source/_integrations/bluetooth.markdown | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_integrations/bluetooth.markdown b/source/_integrations/bluetooth.markdown index 3db7efe0f93..36c07ca5607 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/bluetooth.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/bluetooth.markdown @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ The following methods are known to work to add multiple adapters: Integrations that have followed the [Best practices for library authors](https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/network_discovery?_highlight=bluetooth#best-practices-for-library-authors) will automatically connect via the adapter with the best signal and failover to an active adapter if one becomes unavailable. +## Passive Scanning + +Passive Scanning on Linux can be enabled in the options flow per adapter if the host system runs BlueZ 4.63 or later with experimental features enabled. + +Many integrations require active scanning and may not function when scanning is passive. + +{% include integrations/option_flow.md %} + ## Remote adapters The Bluetooth integration supports receiving advertisement data from external adapters for devices and sensors that do not need an active connection. The number of remote scanners is limited only by the performance of the host system.