on a second try pairing, this is what I get: # pair 70:26:05:87:EC:01 Attempting to pair with 70:26:05:87:EC:01 [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 Connected: yes [NEW] Primary Service /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0001 00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Generic Attribute Profile [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0001/char0002 00002a05-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Service Changed [NEW] Descriptor /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0001/char0002/desc0004 00002902-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Client Characteristic Configuration [NEW] Primary Service /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service000a 69a7f243-e52f-4443-a7f9-cb4d053c74d6 Vendor specific [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service000a/char000b be8692b1-3b29-410d-94d3-50281940553e Vendor specific [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service000a/char000d 3f92019d-ac1d-48dc-9d94-86a0fb507591 Vendor specific [NEW] Descriptor /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service000a/char000d/desc000f 00002902-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Client Characteristic Configuration [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service000a/char0010 5bc06a57-f84d-4086-a65a-2a238cb39cdb Vendor specific [NEW] Descriptor /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service000a/char0010/desc0012 00002902-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Client Characteristic Configuration [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service000a/char0013 99c3f043-8431-40e9-9802-850114e4c0d1 Vendor specific [NEW] Primary Service /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0015 fe59bfa8-7fe3-4a05-9d94-99fadc69faff Vendor specific [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0015/char0016 104c022e-48d6-4dd2-8737-f8ac5489c5d4 Vendor specific [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0015/char0018 69745240-ec29-4899-a2a8-cf78fd214303 Vendor specific [NEW] Descriptor /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0015/char0018/desc001a 00002902-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Client Characteristic Configuration [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0015/char001b 70efdf00-4375-4a9e-912d-63522566d947 Vendor specific [NEW] Descriptor /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0015/char001b/desc001d 00002902-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Client Characteristic Configuration [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0015/char001e eea2e8a0-89f0-4985-a1e2-d91dc4a52632 Vendor specific [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0015/char0020 a79e2bd1-d6e4-4d1e-8b4f-141d69011cbb Vendor specific [NEW] Primary Service /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0022 91c10d9c-aaef-42bd-b6d6-8a648c19213d Vendor specific [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0022/char0023 99d1064e-4517-46aa-8fb4-6be64dd1a1f1 Vendor specific [NEW] Descriptor /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0022/char0023/desc0025 00002902-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Client Characteristic Configuration [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0022/char0026 fbe87f6c-3f1a-44b6-b577-0bac731f6e85 Vendor specific [NEW] Descriptor /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0022/char0026/desc0028 00002902-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Client Characteristic Configuration [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0022/char0029 420791c0-bff5-4bd1-b957-371614031136 Vendor specific [NEW] Descriptor /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0022/char0029/desc002b 00002902-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Client Characteristic Configuration [NEW] Characteristic /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0022/char002c e4ef5a46-30f9-4287-a3e7-643066acb768 Vendor specific [NEW] Descriptor /org/bluez/hci0/dev_70_26_05_87_EC_01/service0022/char002c/desc002e 00002902-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb Client Characteristic Configuration [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 00000000-deca-fade-deca-deafdecacaff [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 00001108-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 0000110b-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 0000111e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 69a7f243-e52f-4443-a7f9-cb4d053c74d6 [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 7b265b0e-2232-4d45-bef4-bb8ae62f813d [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 81c2e72a-0591-443e-a1ff-05f988593351 [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 91c10d9c-aaef-42bd-b6d6-8a648c19213d [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: 96cc203e-5068-46ad-b32d-e316f5e069ba [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: b9b213ce-eeab-49e4-8fd9-aa478ed1b26b [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: f8d1fbe4-7966-4334-8024-ff96c9330e15 [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 UUIDs: fe59bfa8-7fe3-4a05-9d94-99fadc69faff [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 ServicesResolved: yes [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 ServicesResolved: no [CHG] Device 70:26:05:87:EC:01 Connected: no Failed to pair: org.bluez.Error.AuthenticationCanceled note that the device doesn't need authentication, and there is no passphrase prompt coming up either