I have an update: I wa sable to pair the very same device with Leap 15.2 running on a different hardware, so the problem may be hardware (dongle) specific, or driver specific. Device that worked: Model: "Intel Bluetooth Device" Hotplug: USB Vendor: usb 0x8087 "Intel Corp." Device: usb 0x0029 Revision: "0.01" Driver: "btusb" Driver Modules: "btusb" Speed: 12 Mbps # hcitool info 94:DB:56:F4:CA:30 Requesting information ... BD Address: 94:DB:56:F4:CA:30 Device Name: WF-1000XM3 LMP Version: 5.0 (0x9) LMP Subversion: 0x0 Manufacturer: MediaTek, Inc. (70) Features page 0: 0xbf 0x3e 0x8d 0xfe 0xdb 0xff 0x5b 0x87 <3-slot packets> <5-slot packets> <encryption> <slot offset> <timing accuracy> <role switch> <sniff mode> <RSSI> <channel quality> <SCO link> <HV2 packets> <HV3 packets> <CVSD> <power control> <transparent SCO> <broadcast encrypt> <EDR ACL 2 Mbps> <EDR ACL 3 Mbps> <enhanced iscan> <interlaced iscan> <interlaced pscan> <inquiry with RSSI> <extended SCO> <EV4 packets> <EV5 packets> <AFH cap. slave> <AFH class. slave> <LE support> <3-slot EDR ACL> <5-slot EDR ACL> <sniff subrating> <pause encryption> <AFH cap. master> <AFH class. master> <EDR eSCO 2 Mbps> <EDR eSCO 3 Mbps> <3-slot EDR eSCO> <extended inquiry> <LE and BR/EDR> <simple pairing> <encapsulated PDU> <non-flush flag> <LSTO> <inquiry TX power> <EPC> <extended features> Features page 1: 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Features page 2: 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00