GerardR

OK, thanks. I've done a lot of web searching to no avail. Do you have the "Quick Startup" (i.e. stay in standby) mode set to yes? I have the most recent software update for my set, 05.50.15. I even installed the "Developer Mode" app, to see if I could somehow change a behind-the-scenes setting. Through it I can see that this version of WebOS uses the same "bluez" software suite as Linux does for Bluetooth, so, like you are experiencing, the capability for the auto-connect is there. The "Developer Mode" though, is pretty restricted.

Wesley, hi! Thanks for responding so far. Do you have a higher end set, and/or a newer one? I have a 2019 LG-43UK6500AUA (smaller, lower end), which has no auto-connect related to Bluetooth. Even if my Bluetooth headphones are powered on before the TV is powered on, I am still prompted with a connection approval request once the TV recognizes the headphones as a previously paired device. So, if I used the set-top box's remote to power on the TV, I sill have to keep the TV remote at hand to answer the prompt. Of course, the default answer is 'no', not 'yes', so I cannot simply press the 'OK' button, but am forced to navigate first.

Same request. Is there some way we users could get a checkbox during the Bluetooth pairing process that says "Connect automatically"? That way, the default could still be "Ask to connect", but users could have the option to avoid picking up the remote to connect a newly powered on Bluetooth device. I do like that the speakers come on when the Bluetooth device is powered off, but maybe someone would like to set Bluetooth as the default output?