Case study

Hush: reconstructing WH-1000XM6 headset control

Hush is a macOS menu-bar and command-line client for Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones using their MDR protocol over Bluetooth RFCOMM. It documents frame escaping and request sequencing, and implements noise control, equalizer settings, battery reporting and DSEE; WH-1000XM6-specific ambient and equalizer behavior is described.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2026-10-26
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: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: macOS 13 or later and paired, connected WH-1000XM6 headphones; Xcode command-line tools are needed to build.
Testing evidence: The author tested WH-1000XM6 firmware 3.1.5; other Sony MDR v2 headsets were not tested.
Limits: Speak-to-chat is read-only, and firmware update is not implemented.
License: MIT license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{hush-wh1000xm6-case,
  title = {{Hush: reconstructing WH-1000XM6 headset control}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ismoilovdevml/hush}},
  url = {https://github.com/ismoilovdevml/hush},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/hush-wh1000xm6-case/}}
}

Plain text

Hush: reconstructing WH-1000XM6 headset control. https://github.com/ismoilovdevml/hush (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/hush-wh1000xm6-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · ismoilovdevml/hush · Revision e5cdf04
THIRD-PARTY.md GitHub · ismoilovdevml/hush · Revision e5cdf04