Jonathan, We have made some changes to PulseAudio in Ubuntu 18.04 that might help you (because PulseAudio is what handles Bluetooth audio profiles). Please try live booting that to see if it has improved the situation:
http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ ** Changed in: bluez (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Tags added: a2dp ** Also affects: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1735941 Title: no stereo on reconnect or by default for Sony 1000xm2 headphones To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/1735941/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs