Case study

Wave Buds: a client for the JBL Wave Buds control protocol

Wave Buds implements an Android companion for the original JBL Wave Buds using a Bluetooth control protocol documented from the author's traffic captures. It controls ambient sound, equalization and touch settings, and its reference records GATT characteristics and command frames.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

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Last commit: 2026-10-29
Language: Java
License (GitHub): MIT

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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: Android 13 or newer and original JBL Wave Buds with product ID 0x2090.
Limits: The author tested one phone and one pair of earbuds; firmware updates are unsupported.
License: MIT license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{wave-buds-case,
  title = {{Wave Buds: a client for the JBL Wave Buds control protocol}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/3xa228148/wavebuds}},
  url = {https://github.com/3xa228148/wavebuds},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/wave-buds-case/}}
}

Plain text

Wave Buds: a client for the JBL Wave Buds control protocol. https://github.com/3xa228148/wavebuds (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/wave-buds-case/

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README.md GitHub · 3xa228148/wavebuds · Revision c33bb57
docs/PROTOCOL.md GitHub · 3xa228148/wavebuds · Revision c33bb57