# SOUND\_DEVICE\_NAME works for AirPlay & Spotify but not for Bluetooth

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/sound-device-name-works-for-airplay-spotify-but-not-for-bluetooth/202557>\
**Category:** Product support\
**Tags:** raspberrypi4\
**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/sound-device-name-works-for-airplay-spotify-but-not-for-bluetooth/202557 "2020-10-22T21:03:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![FlyersPh9](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/flyersph9/32/4781_2.png) [@FlyersPh9](https://forums.balena.io/u/FlyersPh9)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/sound-device-name-works-for-airplay-spotify-but-not-for-bluetooth/202557/1 "2020-10-22T21:03:10Z")

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I followed this [guide’s one-click deploy of balenaAudio](https://sound.balenalabs.io/docs/) on my Raspberry Pi 4 B. The only issue I have found is when I set `SOUND_DEVICE_NAME` within the Device Variables tab it applies to AirPlay & Spotify, but not for Bluetooth. Any idea why that is? How can I set Bluetooth to have the same name as AirPlay & Spotify? I’ve attached screenshots of where the setting is set & how it displays in all 3 modes.

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**Author:** ![koyaanisqatsi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/koyaanisqatsi/32/6706_2.png) [@koyaanisqatsi](https://forums.balena.io/u/koyaanisqatsi)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/sound-device-name-works-for-airplay-spotify-but-not-for-bluetooth/202557/4 "2020-10-22T22:00:49Z")

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Hi @FlyersPh9,

Welcome to the forums!

That issue is a known possible bug in balenaSound right now. There is an open ticket for it here: ([https://github.com/balenalabs/balena-sound/issues/316](https://github.com/balenalabs/balena-sound/issues/316)), which has a workaround I haven’t tried yet. Check back periodically or subscribe to it for updates.

If you try the workaround, let us know whether it works.

Cheers!  
Mark-

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**Author:** ![FlyersPh9](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/flyersph9/32/4781_2.png) [@FlyersPh9](https://forums.balena.io/u/FlyersPh9)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/sound-device-name-works-for-airplay-spotify-but-not-for-bluetooth/202557/5 "2020-10-22T22:34:51Z")

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Ahh man, I even did a search before posting, I don’t know how I missed that! Thank you for the link. I tried using BLUETOOTH\_DEVICE\_NAME and that appears to have worked after a reboot. Thank you so much!