Case study

BudsCtl: reconstructing SoundPEATS earbud controls

BudsCtl reconstructs SoundPEATS Air4 Pro GAIA V2 controls for a macOS menu bar app that changes noise mode and reads each earbud's battery level. Its documentation identifies the BLE service, command framing, and response behavior; a separate Samsung RFCOMM implementation draws on a cited protocol reference.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 15
Last commit: 2026-09-21
Language: Swift
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 26 or newer, with paired earbuds and Bluetooth permission.
Testing evidence: SoundPEATS Air4 Pro is the hardware-confirmed model; the Samsung implementation has synthetic-byte unit tests but no reported hardware run.
License: MIT license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{budsctl-case,
  title = {{BudsCtl: reconstructing SoundPEATS earbud controls}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/hammad-iftikhar/budsctl}},
  url = {https://github.com/hammad-iftikhar/budsctl},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/budsctl-case/}}
}

Plain text

BudsCtl: reconstructing SoundPEATS earbud controls. https://github.com/hammad-iftikhar/budsctl (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/budsctl-case/

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README.md GitHub · hammad-iftikhar/budsctl · Revision 48d28a1
LICENSE GitHub · hammad-iftikhar/budsctl · Revision 48d28a1