Sony Bluetooth Audio

Sony Bluetooth Audio Popup

The popup can appear in multiple modes: On-Hover, Panel Button, and/or Bluetooth Submenu.
It shows a circular battery widget, supporting either a single battery (headset) or three separate levels for Left, Right, and Case.
The case battery is shown only when the Sony report it, usually when the case is charging or when at least one bud is inside.
Conversation Awareness in Sony term is Speak to Chat.

Sony ANC and Conversation Awareness

Only certain Sony models support ANC mode.
Some models support ANC but not Ambient mode.
Some models also support Conversation Mode.

Icons:

Anti-Noise Cancellation (ANC)

	Anti-Noise Cancellation Off
	Anti-Noise Cancellation On
	Ambient
	Adaptive

Conversation Awareness (Speak to Chat)

	Conversation Awareness On
	Conversation Awareness Off

Sony Preferences

When enabled, the system can detect Sony headphones/earbuds among connected Bluetooth devices. It communicates over RFCOMM sockets to support features such as:

Battery level reporting
In-ear detection for automatic pause/play of media
Control of ANC (Active Noise Cancellation) mode (if supported)
Conversation Awareness mode (if supported)
Other feature such as Equalizer, Listening Modes, etc

Configuration by Device

Configure per device settings if supported

Icon selection

Choose which icon style to display in the panel and quick menu:

Device icons: Select from the available options for your headset type (single-battery or dual-battery devices).
Case icon: For models that report a case battery, an additional case icon can be selected.

Other settings:

Other settings are self explanatory similar to settings available in Sony’s Sound Connect app.

Compatibility

Some devices have not yet been tested and may show incorrect features in the configuration. Others may be missing entirely. If you notice missing devices or incorrect feature mappings, please open an issue on GitHub so we can add or correct them.

Currently tested and confirmed working:

Sony WF-C510 ✅ — Credits: G-dH
Sony WH-1000XM4 ✅ — Credits: Int-Circuit
Sony WF-1000XM5 ✅ — Credits: kilisei
Sony WH-1000XM5 ✅ — Credits: pesader

Sony WH-1000XM6

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Single	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Auto Ambient Sound Control	✅	❌
Noise Control Button Mode	✅	❌
Speak To Chat Config	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Voice Notifications Volume	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	❌
Pause When Taken Off	✅	❌
Equalizer Ten Bands	✅	❌
Listening Mode	✅	❌
DSEE	✅	❌

Sony WH-1000XM5

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Single	✅
Ambient Mode	✅	✅
Anc Mode	✅	✅
Noise Control Button Mode	✅	✅
Speak To Chat Config	✅	✅
Voice Notifications	✅	✅
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	✅
Pause When Taken Off	✅	✅
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	✅
DSEE	✅	✅

Sony WH-1000XM4

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Single	✅
Ambient Mode	✅	✅
Anc Mode	✅	✅
Speak To Chat Config	✅	✅
Voice Notifications	✅	✅
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	✅
Pause When Taken Off	✅	✅
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	✅
DSEE	✅	✅

Sony WH-1000XM3

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Single	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Time	Yes	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
DSEE	✅	❌

Sony WH-1000XM2

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Single	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
DSEE	✅	❌

Sony WH-CH720N

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Single	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Noise Control Button Mode	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
DSEE	✅	❌

WF-1000XM5

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	L, R, Case	✅
Ambient Mode	✅	✅
Speak To Chat Config	✅	✅
Voice Notifications	✅	✅
Pause When Taken Off	✅	✅
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	✅
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	✅
Upscaling (DSEE)	✅	✅

WF-1000XM4

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	L, R, Case	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Pause When Taken Off	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
Upscaling (DSEE)	✅	❌

WF-1000XM3

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	L, R, Case	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Pause When Taken Off	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
Upscaling (DSEE)	✅	❌

WF-C710N

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Dual2+Case	No
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
Upscaling (DSEE)	✅	❌

WF-C700N

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Dual2+Case	No
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
Upscaling (DSEE)	✅	❌

WF-C510

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	L, R, Case	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
Upscaling (DSEE)	✅	❌

WF-C500

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	L, R,	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
Upscaling (DSEE)	✅	❌

WI-C100

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Single	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
Upscaling (DSEE)	✅	❌

WF-SP800N

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	L, R, Case	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Pause When Taken Off	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌

Sony ULT / ULT WEAR

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Single	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Pause When Taken Off	✅	❌

WH-XB910N

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Single	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Pause When Taken Off	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌

WI-SP600N

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	Single	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Anc Mode	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌

LinkBuds

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	L, R, Case	❌
Speak To Chat Config	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Pause When Taken Off	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
Upscaling (DSEE)	✅	❌

LinkBuds S

Feature	Supported	Tested
Battery Level	L, R, Case	❌
Ambient Mode	✅	❌
Speak To Chat Config	✅	❌
Voice Notifications	✅	❌
Pause When Taken Off	✅	❌
Auto Power Off When Taken Off	✅	❌
Equalizer Six Bands	✅	❌
Upscaling (DSEE)	✅	❌