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.
Please keep your firmware updated. Concerning the Buds, Buds+, and Buds Live: very old firmware versions such as R175XXU0ASLE can cause crashes and are not properly supported. However, this app will support all Buds Pro firmware versions available to end users from launch.
Changelog v4.2.1
- Buds Live: Enable firmware flashing tool (advanced users only; confirmed working by testers)
- Optimized 'three-way switch' touch action behavior for noise control (Buds Pro)
- New styling option 'Use different color when in case' for the connection popup
Bug fixes
- Firmware flasher: detect and warn about internal beta firmware images (BCOM-header)
- Fixed text-overflow in context-menus
- Fixed high CPU usage on some Linux systems
- Fixed installer issues
Translation updates
- Added French translation (@tretre91)
- Added Romanian translation (@grigorem)
- Added Chinese translation (@YexuanXiao)
- Updated Korean translation (@cozyplanes, @MareNectaris)
- Updated Czech translation (@Joedmin)
- Updated Russian translation (@ArthurWolfhound, @Braingines )
- Updated Ukrainian translation (@ArthurWolfhound)
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 - Proprietary NVIDIA drivers may cause crashes on some Linux systems (feel free to open an issue, I need to collect information)
- 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.
- 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'.
Other notes
- The first launch (or after updating) always takes a few seconds longer.
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:
- Unregister your earbuds in the app if not already done, like this:
Options > Unregister device - Proceed to the device selection page
- Disable the switch with the label 'Use alternative Bluetooth backend'
- Select your earbuds from the list and continue
Q: The app does not launch
A: If you are on Windows, please (re-)install the latest version of the Microsoft .NET Framework Runtime.