Install software pacman -S bluez bluez-utils If you want bluetooth to power on the chip as soon as bluetooth.service is running /etc/bluetooth/main.conf [Policy] AutoEnable=true Enable and start the bluetooth service systemctl enable --now bluetooth Connect bluetooth headset/speaker. pacman -S pulseaudio-bluetooth systemctl --user restart pulseaudio bluetoothctl agent on bluetoothctl power on bluetoothctl scan on bluetoothctl pair ... bluetoothctl connect ... Tip: Instead of typing bluetoothctl for each command you can start a REPL by calling bluetoothctl without arguments.