Case study
galaxy-buds-plus: controlling Buds Plus through RFCOMM
galaxy-buds-plus implements a Perl client for Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus settings through the headset's RFCOMM serial interface. The author developed it by probing the undocumented device protocol on Linux; some messages and options remain undecoded.
- Targets
- Protocol
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C2 code & docs, no demo or download
- Stars
- 2
- Last commit
- 2020-06-23
- Language
- Perl
- License (GitHub)
- GPL-3.0
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence
- Observed
- Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
- Checked
- 2026-11-08
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus and a Linux Bluetooth connection exposing a serial port.
- Limits: Some messages and options remain undecoded or unsupported.
- License: GPL-3.0 License.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{galaxy-buds-plus-perl-case,
title = {{galaxy-buds-plus: controlling Buds Plus through RFCOMM}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/mpxc/galaxy-buds-plus}},
url = {https://github.com/mpxc/galaxy-buds-plus},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/galaxy-buds-plus-perl-case/}}
}Plain text
galaxy-buds-plus: controlling Buds Plus through RFCOMM. https://github.com/mpxc/galaxy-buds-plus (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/galaxy-buds-plus-perl-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · mpxc/galaxy-buds-plus · Revision 3dc65ab
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