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    Bose QC35 ii Headphones with XPS 13/15?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Bigmouth, Jan 16, 2018.

  1. Bigmouth

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    Anyone having trouble using Bose QuietComfort 35 ii headphones with an XPS 13/15 laptop?

    I have an XPS 13 (9350) and can get the headphones to connect but the microphone on the QC 35 iis turns on as soon as a movie starts playing, which disables noise canceling and generally compromises the audio quality. I've tried updating the bluetooth driver but the problem persists.

    Just curious if anyone's experienanced this problem and, if so, whether you found a solution.
     
    Bigmouth, Jan 16, 2018
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    Working fine here! QC35 II with Google Assistant + XPS 9560
     
    Willy330Ci, Jan 16, 2018
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    Thanks! Would you mind checking the name of your bluetooth radio in the device manager, as well as the version and date of the driver?
     
    Bigmouth, Jan 16, 2018
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    Its the Killer Board I'm using, and after lots of Drivers update, it finally works way better now for WiFi and BT.

    Will check and let you know!
     
    Willy330Ci, Jan 17, 2018
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    Driver v10.0.448 Dated 1 November 2017

    Name: Qualcomm Atheros QCA61 x4
     
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    I tried to pair mine with my 9550 some time ago, but gave up.
     
    antik, Jan 19, 2018
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    Thanks all. It sounds like it's the crappy wireless card on the 9350/9550. Think I may just get a micro-usb dongle.
     
    Bigmouth, Jan 24, 2018
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