diff --git a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
index d489238..b99ecf7 100644
--- a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
+++ b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:crypto/crypto.dart' as crypto;
 import 'package:pointycastle/export.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_blue_plus/flutter_blue_plus.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_blue_plus_platform_interface/flutter_blue_plus_platform_interface.dart';
 
 import '../models/channel.dart';
 import '../models/channel_message.dart';
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ import '../helpers/reaction_helper.dart';
 import '../helpers/smaz.dart';
 import '../services/app_debug_log_service.dart';
 import '../services/ble_debug_log_service.dart';
+import '../services/linux_ble_error_classifier.dart';
+import '../services/linux_ble_pairing_service_stub.dart'
+    if (dart.library.io) '../services/linux_ble_pairing_service.dart';
 import '../services/message_retry_service.dart';
 import '../services/path_history_service.dart';
 import '../services/app_settings_service.dart';
@@ -37,14 +41,9 @@ import '../storage/unread_store.dart';
 import '../utils/app_logger.dart';
 import '../utils/battery_utils.dart';
 import '../utils/platform_info.dart';
+import 'meshcore_uuids.dart';
 import 'meshcore_protocol.dart';
 
-class MeshCoreUuids {
-  static const String service = "6e400001-b5a3-f393-e0a9-e50e24dcca9e";
-  static const String rxCharacteristic = "6e400002-b5a3-f393-e0a9-e50e24dcca9e";
-  static const String txCharacteristic = "6e400003-b5a3-f393-e0a9-e50e24dcca9e";
-}
-
 class DirectRepeater {
   static const int maxAgeMinutes = 30; // Max age for direct repeater info
   final int pubkeyFirstByte;
@@ -118,11 +117,14 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
   String? _lastDeviceDisplayName;
   bool _manualDisconnect = false;
   final MeshCoreUsbManager _usbManager = MeshCoreUsbManager();
+  final LinuxBlePairingService _linuxBlePairingService =
+      LinuxBlePairingService();
   StreamSubscription<Uint8List>? _usbFrameSubscription;
   final MeshCoreTcpConnector _tcpConnector = MeshCoreTcpConnector();
   MeshCoreTransportType _activeTransport = MeshCoreTransportType.bluetooth;
 
   final List<ScanResult> _scanResults = [];
+  final List<ScanResult> _linuxSystemScanResults = [];
   final List<Contact> _contacts = [];
   final List<Contact> _discoveredContacts = [];
   final List<Channel> _channels = [];
@@ -287,6 +289,8 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
   bool get isUsbTransportConnected =>
       _state == MeshCoreConnectionState.connected &&
       _activeTransport == MeshCoreTransportType.usb;
+  bool get isAutoReconnectScheduled =>
+      _shouldAutoReconnect && (_reconnectTimer?.isActive ?? false);
   String? get activeTcpEndpoint => _tcpConnector.activeEndpoint;
   bool get isTcpTransportConnected =>
       _state == MeshCoreConnectionState.connected &&
@@ -1026,6 +1030,7 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
     if (_state == MeshCoreConnectionState.scanning) return;
 
     _scanResults.clear();
+    _linuxSystemScanResults.clear();
     _setState(MeshCoreConnectionState.scanning);
 
     // Ensure any previous scan is fully stopped. Guard with isScanningNow to
@@ -1064,15 +1069,21 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
       await Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
     }
 
+    if (PlatformInfo.isLinux) {
+      await _loadLinuxSystemDevicesForScan();
+    }
+
     _scanSubscription = FlutterBluePlus.scanResults.listen((results) {
-      _scanResults.clear();
-      _scanResults.addAll(results);
+      _scanResults
+        ..clear()
+        ..addAll(results);
+      _mergeLinuxSystemScanResults();
       notifyListeners();
     });
 
     try {
       await FlutterBluePlus.startScan(
-        withKeywords: ["MeshCore-", "Whisper-"],
+        withKeywords: MeshCoreUuids.deviceNamePrefixes,
         webOptionalServices: [Guid(MeshCoreUuids.service)],
         timeout: timeout,
         androidScanMode: AndroidScanMode.lowLatency,
@@ -1087,6 +1098,62 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
     await stopScan();
   }
 
+  Future<void> _loadLinuxSystemDevicesForScan() async {
+    try {
+      final systemDevices = await FlutterBluePlus.systemDevices([
+        Guid(MeshCoreUuids.service),
+      ]);
+      _linuxSystemScanResults
+        ..clear()
+        ..addAll(
+          systemDevices
+              .where(
+                (device) => MeshCoreUuids.deviceNamePrefixes.any(
+                  device.platformName.startsWith,
+                ),
+              )
+              .map(
+                (device) => ScanResult(
+                  device: device,
+                  advertisementData: AdvertisementData(
+                    advName: device.platformName,
+                    txPowerLevel: null,
+                    appearance: null,
+                    connectable: true,
+                    manufacturerData: const <int, List<int>>{},
+                    serviceData: const <Guid, List<int>>{},
+                    serviceUuids: <Guid>[Guid(MeshCoreUuids.service)],
+                  ),
+                  rssi: 0,
+                  timeStamp: DateTime.now(),
+                ),
+              ),
+        );
+      _mergeLinuxSystemScanResults();
+      notifyListeners();
+    } catch (error) {
+      _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+        'Failed loading Linux paired/system BLE devices: $error',
+        tag: 'BLE Scan',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _mergeLinuxSystemScanResults() {
+    if (!PlatformInfo.isLinux || _linuxSystemScanResults.isEmpty) {
+      return;
+    }
+    final existingIds = _scanResults
+        .map((result) => result.device.remoteId.str)
+        .toSet();
+    for (final result in _linuxSystemScanResults) {
+      if (existingIds.contains(result.device.remoteId.str)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      _scanResults.add(result);
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<void> stopScan() async {
     // Only call FlutterBluePlus.stopScan() when a scan is actually running.
     // Calling it when idle triggers a native BLE completion callback even
@@ -1345,7 +1412,11 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
         activeTransport == MeshCoreTransportType.tcp;
   }
 
-  Future<void> connect(BluetoothDevice device, {String? displayName}) async {
+  Future<void> connect(
+    BluetoothDevice device, {
+    String? displayName,
+    Future<String?> Function()? linuxPairingPinProvider,
+  }) async {
     if (_state == MeshCoreConnectionState.connecting ||
         _state == MeshCoreConnectionState.connected) {
       return;
@@ -1390,22 +1461,149 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
         }
       });
 
-      try {
-        await device.connect(
-          timeout: const Duration(seconds: 15),
-          mtu: null,
-          license: License.free,
-        );
-      } catch (error) {
-        _appDebugLogService?.error(
-          'device.connect() failure: $error',
+      if (PlatformInfo.isLinux) {
+        final remoteId = device.remoteId.str;
+        _appDebugLogService?.info(
+          'Linux pre-connect BlueZ disconnect for $remoteId',
           tag: 'BLE Connect',
         );
-        rethrow;
+        await _linuxBlePairingService.disconnectDevice(
+          remoteId,
+          onLog: (message) {
+            _appDebugLogService?.info(message, tag: 'BLE Pair');
+          },
+        );
       }
 
-      // Request larger MTU only on native platforms; web does not support it.
-      if (!PlatformInfo.isWeb) {
+      final connectTimeout = PlatformInfo.isLinux
+          ? const Duration(seconds: 6)
+          : const Duration(seconds: 15);
+      _appDebugLogService?.info(
+        'device.connect timeout set to ${connectTimeout.inSeconds}s',
+        tag: 'BLE Connect',
+      );
+      if (PlatformInfo.isLinux) {
+        Future<void> attemptConnect() {
+          return device
+              .connect(
+                timeout: connectTimeout,
+                mtu: null,
+                license: License.free,
+              )
+              .timeout(
+                connectTimeout + const Duration(seconds: 2),
+                onTimeout: () {
+                  throw TimeoutException(
+                    'Linux connect hard-timeout after ${connectTimeout.inSeconds + 2}s',
+                  );
+                },
+              );
+        }
+
+        try {
+          await attemptConnect();
+        } catch (error) {
+          _appDebugLogService?.error(
+            'device.connect() failure: $error',
+            tag: 'BLE Connect',
+          );
+          final remoteId = device.remoteId.str;
+          _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+            'Linux immediate retry: forcing BlueZ disconnect before second connect attempt',
+            tag: 'BLE Connect',
+          );
+          await _linuxBlePairingService.disconnectDevice(
+            remoteId,
+            onLog: (message) {
+              _appDebugLogService?.info(message, tag: 'BLE Pair');
+            },
+          );
+          await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 700));
+          try {
+            await attemptConnect();
+            _appDebugLogService?.info(
+              'Linux immediate retry connect succeeded',
+              tag: 'BLE Connect',
+            );
+          } catch (retryError, retryStackTrace) {
+            Object finalConnectError = retryError;
+            StackTrace finalConnectStackTrace = retryStackTrace;
+            final retryErrorText = retryError.toString().toLowerCase();
+            final isAbortByLocal = retryErrorText.contains(
+              'le-connection-abort-by-local',
+            );
+            var recoveredOnThirdAttempt = false;
+            if (isAbortByLocal) {
+              _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+                'Linux immediate retry aborted by local stack; waiting and retrying once more',
+                tag: 'BLE Connect',
+              );
+              await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 1200));
+              try {
+                await attemptConnect();
+                _appDebugLogService?.info(
+                  'Linux third-attempt connect succeeded after local abort',
+                  tag: 'BLE Connect',
+                );
+                recoveredOnThirdAttempt = true;
+              } catch (thirdError, thirdStackTrace) {
+                finalConnectError = thirdError;
+                finalConnectStackTrace = thirdStackTrace;
+                _appDebugLogService?.error(
+                  'device.connect() third-attempt failure: $thirdError',
+                  tag: 'BLE Connect',
+                );
+              }
+            }
+            if (!recoveredOnThirdAttempt) {
+              final recoveredByPairing = await _recoverLinuxConnectFailure(
+                device,
+                attemptConnect: attemptConnect,
+                onRequestPin: linuxPairingPinProvider,
+              );
+              if (recoveredByPairing) {
+                _appDebugLogService?.info(
+                  'Linux connect succeeded after pairing/trust recovery',
+                  tag: 'BLE Connect',
+                );
+              } else {
+                _appDebugLogService?.error(
+                  'device.connect() retry failure: $finalConnectError',
+                  tag: 'BLE Connect',
+                );
+                Error.throwWithStackTrace(
+                  _wrapLinuxConnectStageError(finalConnectError),
+                  finalConnectStackTrace,
+                );
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        try {
+          await device.connect(
+            timeout: connectTimeout,
+            mtu: null,
+            license: License.free,
+          );
+        } catch (error) {
+          _appDebugLogService?.error(
+            'device.connect() failure: $error',
+            tag: 'BLE Connect',
+          );
+          rethrow;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (PlatformInfo.isLinux) {
+        await _ensureLinuxBleBond(
+          device,
+          onRequestPin: linuxPairingPinProvider,
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Request larger MTU only where the platform path supports it.
+      if (!PlatformInfo.isWeb && !PlatformInfo.isLinux) {
         try {
           final mtu = await device.requestMtu(185);
           _appDebugLogService?.info('MTU set to: $mtu', tag: 'BLE Connect');
@@ -1415,6 +1613,11 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
             tag: 'BLE Connect',
           );
         }
+      } else if (PlatformInfo.isLinux) {
+        _appDebugLogService?.info(
+          'Skipping MTU request on Linux; flutter_blue_plus only supports requestMtu on Android',
+          tag: 'BLE Connect',
+        );
       }
 
       late final List<BluetoothService> services;
@@ -1528,11 +1731,222 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
       await _startBleInitialSync();
     } catch (e) {
       _appDebugLogService?.error('Connection error: $e', tag: 'BLE Connect');
-      await disconnect(manual: false);
+      final errorText = e.toString();
+      final lowerErrorText = errorText.toLowerCase();
+      final isLinuxPairingFailure =
+          PlatformInfo.isLinux && isLinuxBlePairingFailureText(errorText);
+      final isLikelyPairingTimeout = isLikelyLinuxBlePairingTimeoutText(
+        errorText,
+      );
+      final isConnectFailure = isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(errorText);
+      final isConnectTimeoutFailure =
+          isConnectFailure && lowerErrorText.contains('timed out');
+      final isLinuxConnectFailure = PlatformInfo.isLinux && isConnectFailure;
+      // Linux pairing failures should not enter auto-reconnect loops; user
+      // needs to retry manually so they can re-enter PIN / resolve pairing.
+      if (isLinuxPairingFailure) {
+        _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+          isLikelyPairingTimeout
+              ? 'Linux pairing timed out: stopping reconnect until user retries manually'
+              : 'Linux pairing failure: stopping reconnect until user retries manually',
+          tag: 'BLE Connect',
+        );
+        await disconnect(manual: true);
+      } else if (isLinuxConnectFailure) {
+        _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+          isConnectTimeoutFailure
+              ? 'Linux connect timeout: issuing BlueZ disconnect before reconnect'
+              : 'Linux connect failure: issuing BlueZ disconnect before reconnect',
+          tag: 'BLE Connect',
+        );
+        final remoteId = _device?.remoteId.str;
+        if (remoteId != null) {
+          await _linuxBlePairingService.disconnectDevice(
+            remoteId,
+            onLog: (message) {
+              _appDebugLogService?.info(message, tag: 'BLE Pair');
+            },
+          );
+        }
+        await disconnect(manual: false, skipBleDeviceDisconnect: true);
+      } else {
+        await disconnect(manual: false);
+      }
       rethrow;
     }
   }
 
+  Future<bool> _recoverLinuxConnectFailure(
+    BluetoothDevice device, {
+    required Future<void> Function() attemptConnect,
+    Future<String?> Function()? onRequestPin,
+  }) async {
+    if (!PlatformInfo.isLinux ||
+        !await _linuxBlePairingService.isBluetoothctlAvailable()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    final remoteId = device.remoteId.str;
+    final pluginBondState = await _getLinuxPluginBondState(device);
+    final trustedByBluez = await _linuxBlePairingService.isPairedAndTrusted(
+      remoteId,
+    );
+    final needsBondRecovery =
+        (pluginBondState != null &&
+            pluginBondState != BmBondStateEnum.bonded) ||
+        !trustedByBluez;
+    if (!needsBondRecovery) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+      pluginBondState == BmBondStateEnum.bonded
+          ? 'Linux connect failed with an untrusted bond; attempting trust/pair recovery'
+          : 'Linux connect failed before bond completed; attempting pairing fallback',
+      tag: 'BLE Connect',
+    );
+    await _ensureLinuxBleBond(device, onRequestPin: onRequestPin);
+    _appDebugLogService?.info(
+      'Resetting BlueZ connection after Linux pairing/trust recovery',
+      tag: 'BLE Connect',
+    );
+    await _linuxBlePairingService.disconnectDevice(
+      remoteId,
+      onLog: (message) {
+        _appDebugLogService?.info(message, tag: 'BLE Pair');
+      },
+    );
+    await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 700));
+    try {
+      await attemptConnect();
+    } catch (error, stackTrace) {
+      Error.throwWithStackTrace(_wrapLinuxConnectStageError(error), stackTrace);
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  Object _wrapLinuxConnectStageError(Object error) {
+    final errorText = error.toString();
+    if (errorText.toLowerCase().contains(linuxConnectStageFailureMarker)) {
+      return error;
+    }
+    return StateError('Linux connect stage failure: $error');
+  }
+
+  Future<BmBondStateEnum?> _getLinuxPluginBondState(
+    BluetoothDevice device,
+  ) async {
+    try {
+      final response = await FlutterBluePlusPlatform.instance.getBondState(
+        BmBondStateRequest(remoteId: device.remoteId),
+      );
+      return response.bondState;
+    } catch (error) {
+      _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+        'Linux getBondState unavailable for ${device.remoteId.str}: $error',
+        tag: 'BLE Connect',
+      );
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _ensureLinuxBleBond(
+    BluetoothDevice device, {
+    Future<String?> Function()? onRequestPin,
+  }) async {
+    final remoteId = device.remoteId.str;
+    final bluetoothctlAvailable = await _linuxBlePairingService
+        .isBluetoothctlAvailable();
+    final beforeBondState = await _getLinuxPluginBondState(device);
+    if (!bluetoothctlAvailable) {
+      if (beforeBondState == BmBondStateEnum.bonded) {
+        _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+          'bluetoothctl unavailable; continuing with plugin bonded state',
+          tag: 'BLE Connect',
+        );
+      } else if (beforeBondState == null) {
+        _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+          'bluetoothctl unavailable and plugin bond state is unknown; skipping Linux pairing fallback',
+          tag: 'BLE Connect',
+        );
+      } else {
+        _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+          'bluetoothctl unavailable and device is not bonded; skipping Linux pairing fallback',
+          tag: 'BLE Connect',
+        );
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final trustedByBluez = await _linuxBlePairingService.isPairedAndTrusted(
+      remoteId,
+    );
+    if (trustedByBluez) {
+      _appDebugLogService?.info(
+        'Linux BLE device already paired/trusted, skipping pairing flow',
+        tag: 'BLE Connect',
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (beforeBondState == BmBondStateEnum.bonded && !trustedByBluez) {
+      _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+        'Linux BLE device is bonded but not trusted in BlueZ; repairing trust',
+        tag: 'BLE Connect',
+      );
+      final trustRepaired = await _linuxBlePairingService.trustDevice(
+        remoteId,
+        onLog: (message) {
+          _appDebugLogService?.info(message, tag: 'BLE Pair');
+        },
+      );
+      if (trustRepaired) {
+        _appDebugLogService?.info(
+          'Linux BLE trust repair succeeded without re-pairing',
+          tag: 'BLE Connect',
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+        'Linux BLE trust repair did not stick; retrying pairing flow',
+        tag: 'BLE Connect',
+      );
+    }
+
+    _appDebugLogService?.info(
+      beforeBondState == BmBondStateEnum.bonded
+          ? 'Linux BLE device still untrusted after repair; requesting pair'
+          : beforeBondState == null
+          ? 'Linux BLE device bond state unknown; requesting pair'
+          : 'Linux BLE device not bonded, requesting pair',
+      tag: 'BLE Connect',
+    );
+    final paired = await _linuxBlePairingService.pairAndTrust(
+      remoteId: remoteId,
+      onLog: (message) {
+        _appDebugLogService?.info(message, tag: 'BLE Pair');
+      },
+      onRequestPin: onRequestPin,
+    );
+    if (!paired) {
+      throw StateError('Linux pairing fallback failed');
+    }
+
+    final afterBondState = await _getLinuxPluginBondState(device);
+    if (afterBondState != null && afterBondState != BmBondStateEnum.bonded) {
+      throw StateError('Linux BLE pairing did not complete');
+    } else if (afterBondState == null) {
+      _appDebugLogService?.warn(
+        'Linux plugin bond state unavailable after pairing; relying on BlueZ trust verification',
+        tag: 'BLE Connect',
+      );
+    }
+    final trustedAfter = await _linuxBlePairingService.isPairedAndTrusted(
+      remoteId,
+    );
+    if (!trustedAfter) {
+      throw StateError('Linux BLE trust repair did not complete');
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<bool> _waitForSelfInfo({required Duration timeout}) async {
     if (_selfPublicKey != null) return true;
     if (!isConnected) return false;
@@ -1656,7 +2070,10 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
     });
   }
 
-  Future<void> disconnect({bool manual = true}) async {
+  Future<void> disconnect({
+    bool manual = true,
+    bool skipBleDeviceDisconnect = false,
+  }) async {
     if (_state == MeshCoreConnectionState.disconnecting) return;
     final transportAtDisconnect = _activeTransport;
     final transportLabel = switch (transportAtDisconnect) {
@@ -1700,11 +2117,18 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
     _channelSyncTimeout = null;
     _channelSyncRetries = 0;
 
-    try {
-      // Skip queued BLE operations so disconnect doesn't get stuck behind them.
-      await _device?.disconnect(queue: false);
-    } catch (e) {
-      _appDebugLogService?.warn('Disconnect error: $e', tag: 'BLE Connect');
+    if (!skipBleDeviceDisconnect) {
+      try {
+        // Skip queued BLE operations so disconnect doesn't get stuck behind them.
+        await _device?.disconnect(queue: false);
+      } catch (e) {
+        _appDebugLogService?.warn('Disconnect error: $e', tag: 'BLE Connect');
+      }
+    } else {
+      _appDebugLogService?.info(
+        'Skipping plugin BLE disconnect and continuing cleanup',
+        tag: 'BLE Connect',
+      );
     }
 
     _device = null;
diff --git a/lib/connector/meshcore_uuids.dart b/lib/connector/meshcore_uuids.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da7f6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/connector/meshcore_uuids.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class MeshCoreUuids {
+  static const String service = "6e400001-b5a3-f393-e0a9-e50e24dcca9e";
+  static const String rxCharacteristic = "6e400002-b5a3-f393-e0a9-e50e24dcca9e";
+  static const String txCharacteristic = "6e400003-b5a3-f393-e0a9-e50e24dcca9e";
+
+  static const List<String> deviceNamePrefixes = [
+    "MeshCore-",
+    "Whisper-",
+    "WisCore-",
+    "HT-",
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_bg.arb b/lib/l10n/app_bg.arb
index d4ebb4b..0f5145d 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_bg.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_bg.arb
@@ -2006,5 +2006,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Ниво на шума: {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Извличане на данни за радиото…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Статистически данни за радиостанции",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Ниво на шума, RSSI, SNR и време на пренос"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Ниво на шума, RSSI, SNR и време на пренос",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Скрий ПИН",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Покажи PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "PIN код за сдвояване на Bluetooth",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Въведете ПИН за {deviceName} (оставете празно, ако няма)."
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_de.arb b/lib/l10n/app_de.arb
index c128a3a..c156a44 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_de.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_de.arb
@@ -2034,5 +2034,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Rauschpegel: {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Abrufen von Radiostatus…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Senderinformationen",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Rauschpegel, RSSI, Signal-Rausch-Verhältnis (SNR) und Nutzzeit"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Rauschpegel, RSSI, Signal-Rausch-Verhältnis (SNR) und Nutzzeit",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "PIN anzeigen",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "PIN ausblenden",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "Bluetooth-Paarungs-PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Geben Sie die PIN für {deviceName} ein (leer lassen, falls keine)."
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_en.arb b/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
index 113fa2b..d8d73ab 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_en.arb
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  
   "scanner_stop": "Stop",
   "scanner_scan": "Scan",
   "scanner_bluetoothOff": "Bluetooth is off",
@@ -2040,5 +2041,16 @@
   },
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Fetching radio stats…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Radio stats",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Noise floor, RSSI, SNR, and airtime"
-}
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Noise floor, RSSI, SNR, and airtime",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Show PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Hide PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "Bluetooth Pairing PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Enter PIN for {deviceName} (leave blank if none).",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_es.arb b/lib/l10n/app_es.arb
index 154fec6..245f732 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_es.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_es.arb
@@ -2034,5 +2034,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Nivel de ruido: {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Obteniendo estadísticas de la radio…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Estadísticas de radio",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Nivel de ruido, RSSI, SNR y tiempo de transmisión"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Nivel de ruido, RSSI, SNR y tiempo de transmisión",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Mostrar PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "PIN de emparejamiento Bluetooth",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Ocultar PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Introduzca el PIN para {deviceName} (déjelo en blanco si no hay ninguno)."
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_fr.arb b/lib/l10n/app_fr.arb
index 90948d0..21b231a 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_fr.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_fr.arb
@@ -2006,5 +2006,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Niveau de bruit : {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Récupération des statistiques de la radio…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Statistiques de radio",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Niveau de bruit, RSSI, rapport signal/bruit (SNR) et temps d'antenne"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Niveau de bruit, RSSI, rapport signal/bruit (SNR) et temps d'antenne",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Afficher le code PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Masquer le code PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "Code PIN d’appairage Bluetooth",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Entrez le code PIN pour {deviceName} (laissez vide si aucun)."
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_hu.arb b/lib/l10n/app_hu.arb
index 558e1f0..dc96020 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_hu.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_hu.arb
@@ -2044,5 +2044,16 @@
   "contact_teleEnv": "Adatkapcsolati környezet",
   "contact_teleEnvSubtitle": "Engedje meg az érzékelő adatok megosztását",
   "map_showOverlaps": "Az ismétlő kulcsok ütköznek",
-  "map_runTraceWithReturnPath": "Visszaforduljon az eredeti úton."
+  "map_runTraceWithReturnPath": "Visszaforduljon az eredeti úton.",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "PIN elrejtése",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "PIN megjelenítése",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "Bluetooth párosítási PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Adja meg a(z) {deviceName} PIN-kódját (hagyja üresen, ha nincs)."
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_it.arb b/lib/l10n/app_it.arb
index 99befbb..13a9602 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_it.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_it.arb
@@ -2006,5 +2006,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Livello di rumore: {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Recupero delle statistiche radio…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Statistiche radio",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Livello di rumore, RSSI, rapporto segnale/rumore (SNR) e tempo di trasmissione"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Livello di rumore, RSSI, rapporto segnale/rumore (SNR) e tempo di trasmissione",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Mostra PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Nascondi PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "PIN di associazione Bluetooth",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Inserisci il PIN per {deviceName} (lascia vuoto se non ce n'è)."
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_ja.arb b/lib/l10n/app_ja.arb
index d63834c..adb4eea 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_ja.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_ja.arb
@@ -2044,5 +2044,16 @@
   "contact_teleEnv": "テレメトリ環境",
   "contact_teleEnvSubtitle": "環境センサーのデータを共有することを許可する",
   "map_showOverlaps": "リピーターキーの重複",
-  "map_runTraceWithReturnPath": "元の経路に戻る。"
+  "map_runTraceWithReturnPath": "元の経路に戻る。",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "PINを表示",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "PINを非表示",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "Bluetooth ペアリング PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "{deviceName}のPINを入力してください（なしの場合は空欄のまま）。"
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_ko.arb b/lib/l10n/app_ko.arb
index c2215b9..6bccc19 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_ko.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_ko.arb
@@ -2044,5 +2044,16 @@
   "contact_teleEnv": "텔레메트리 환경",
   "contact_teleEnvSubtitle": "환경 센서 데이터를 공유하도록 허용",
   "map_showOverlaps": "반복 키 중복",
-  "map_runTraceWithReturnPath": "원래 경로로 돌아가세요."
+  "map_runTraceWithReturnPath": "원래 경로로 돌아가세요.",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "PIN 표시",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "블루투스 페어링 PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "PIN 숨기기",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "{deviceName}에 대한 PIN을 입력하세요 (없으면 비워두세요)."
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations.dart
index d2d4040..db787b3 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations.dart
@@ -6148,6 +6148,30 @@ abstract class AppLocalizations {
   /// In en, this message translates to:
   /// **'Noise floor, RSSI, SNR, and airtime'**
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle;
+
+  /// No description provided for @scanner_linuxPairingShowPin.
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'Show PIN'**
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin;
+
+  /// No description provided for @scanner_linuxPairingHidePin.
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'Hide PIN'**
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin;
+
+  /// No description provided for @scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle.
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'Bluetooth Pairing PIN'**
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle;
+
+  /// No description provided for @scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt.
+  ///
+  /// In en, this message translates to:
+  /// **'Enter PIN for {deviceName} (leave blank if none).'**
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName);
 }
 
 class _AppLocalizationsDelegate
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_bg.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_bg.dart
index e010040..2909278 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_bg.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_bg.dart
@@ -3567,4 +3567,19 @@ class AppLocalizationsBg extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Ниво на шума, RSSI, SNR и време на пренос';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Покажи PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Скрий ПИН';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle =>
+      'PIN код за сдвояване на Bluetooth';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Въведете ПИН за $deviceName (оставете празно, ако няма).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_de.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_de.dart
index 3967829..4afefde 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_de.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_de.dart
@@ -3576,4 +3576,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsDe extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Rauschpegel, RSSI, Signal-Rausch-Verhältnis (SNR) und Nutzzeit';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'PIN anzeigen';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'PIN ausblenden';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'Bluetooth-Paarungs-PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Geben Sie die PIN für $deviceName ein (leer lassen, falls keine).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_en.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_en.dart
index 4e90c25..a420a55 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_en.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_en.dart
@@ -3501,4 +3501,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsEn extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Noise floor, RSSI, SNR, and airtime';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Show PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Hide PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'Bluetooth Pairing PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Enter PIN for $deviceName (leave blank if none).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_es.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_es.dart
index 6e9c0de..93a8bc9 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_es.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_es.dart
@@ -3569,4 +3569,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsEs extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Nivel de ruido, RSSI, SNR y tiempo de transmisión';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Mostrar PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Ocultar PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'PIN de emparejamiento Bluetooth';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Introduzca el PIN para $deviceName (déjelo en blanco si no hay ninguno).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_fr.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_fr.dart
index 22ff6a8..9912542 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_fr.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_fr.dart
@@ -3595,4 +3595,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsFr extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Niveau de bruit, RSSI, rapport signal/bruit (SNR) et temps d\'antenne';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Afficher le code PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Masquer le code PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'Code PIN d’appairage Bluetooth';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Entrez le code PIN pour $deviceName (laissez vide si aucun).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_hu.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_hu.dart
index 7a0bf11..dc6374a 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_hu.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_hu.dart
@@ -3586,4 +3586,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsHu extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Háttérzaj, RSSI, zaj-sűrűség, és a használat időtartama';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'PIN megjelenítése';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'PIN elrejtése';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'Bluetooth párosítási PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Adja meg a(z) $deviceName PIN-kódját (hagyja üresen, ha nincs).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_it.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_it.dart
index 5e1aa0b..3fc5e56 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_it.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_it.dart
@@ -3573,4 +3573,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsIt extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Livello di rumore, RSSI, rapporto segnale/rumore (SNR) e tempo di trasmissione';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Mostra PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Nascondi PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'PIN di associazione Bluetooth';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Inserisci il PIN per $deviceName (lascia vuoto se non ce n\'è).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ja.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ja.dart
index 12f7bb7..03d70d4 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ja.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ja.dart
@@ -3401,4 +3401,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsJa extends AppLocalizations {
 
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle => 'ノイズレベル、RSSI、SNR、および通信時間';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'PINを表示';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'PINを非表示';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'Bluetooth ペアリング PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return '$deviceNameのPINを入力してください（なしの場合は空欄のまま）。';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ko.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ko.dart
index 57ee40a..5e5925f 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ko.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ko.dart
@@ -3400,4 +3400,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsKo extends AppLocalizations {
 
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle => '잡음 수준, RSSI, 신호 대 잡음비, 통신 시간';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'PIN 표시';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'PIN 숨기기';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => '블루투스 페어링 PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return '$deviceName에 대한 PIN을 입력하세요 (없으면 비워두세요).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_nl.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_nl.dart
index 50774c9..bcb2d5d 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_nl.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_nl.dart
@@ -3551,4 +3551,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsNl extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Ruimtelijke ruis, RSSI, SNR en beschikbare tijd';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Toon PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'PIN verbergen';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'Bluetooth‑koppelings‑PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Voer PIN in voor $deviceName (laat leeg als er geen is).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_pl.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_pl.dart
index 946c26f..5c66761 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_pl.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_pl.dart
@@ -3585,4 +3585,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsPl extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Szum tła, RSSI, SNR oraz czas dostępny';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Pokaż PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Ukryj PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'Kod PIN parowania Bluetooth';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Wprowadź kod PIN dla $deviceName (pozostaw puste, jeśli brak).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_pt.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_pt.dart
index 0d6a099..98c72f5 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_pt.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_pt.dart
@@ -3566,4 +3566,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsPt extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Nível de ruído, RSSI, SNR e tempo de transmissão';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Mostrar PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Ocultar PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'PIN de emparelhamento Bluetooth';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Insira o PIN para $deviceName (deixe em branco se não houver).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ru.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ru.dart
index 0c08b6c..4184641 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ru.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_ru.dart
@@ -3580,4 +3580,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsRu extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Уровень шума, RSSI, SNR и время передачи';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Показать PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Скрыть PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'PIN‑код сопряжения Bluetooth';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Введите PIN‑код для $deviceName (оставьте пустым, если нет).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sk.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sk.dart
index c3884cf..59f46bd 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sk.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sk.dart
@@ -3544,4 +3544,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsSk extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Úroveň hluku, RSSI, SNR a časové rozloženie';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Zobraziť PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Skryť PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'Bluetooth párovací PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Zadajte PIN pre $deviceName (ak nie je, nechajte prázdne).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sl.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sl.dart
index 72cbc7d..171353c 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sl.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sl.dart
@@ -3549,4 +3549,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsSl extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Število šumov, RSSI, SNR in čas, ki ga je napolnila oprema';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Prikaži PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Skrij PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'Bluetooth PIN za seznanjanje';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Vnesite PIN za $deviceName (pustite prazno, če ga ni).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sv.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sv.dart
index 3bf5887..6a776d7 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sv.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_sv.dart
@@ -3526,4 +3526,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsSv extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Bakgrundsnivå, RSSI, SNR och tillgänglig tid';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Visa PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Dölj PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'Bluetooth‑parnings‑PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Ange PIN för $deviceName (lämna tomt om ingen).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_uk.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_uk.dart
index 8b9d505..9ebead2 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_uk.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_uk.dart
@@ -3583,4 +3583,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsUk extends AppLocalizations {
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle =>
       'Рівень шуму, RSSI, SNR та час, протягом якого пристрій використовує радіоканал.';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => 'Показати PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => 'Приховати PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => 'PIN‑код спарювання Bluetooth';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return 'Введіть PIN для $deviceName (залиште порожнім, якщо його немає).';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_zh.dart b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_zh.dart
index 66981e1..6d3a856 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_localizations_zh.dart
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_localizations_zh.dart
@@ -3298,4 +3298,18 @@ class AppLocalizationsZh extends AppLocalizations {
 
   @override
   String get radioStats_settingsSubtitle => '噪声水平、RSSI、信噪比和空中时间';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingShowPin => '显示 PIN码';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingHidePin => '隐藏 PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String get scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle => '蓝牙配对 PIN';
+
+  @override
+  String scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(String deviceName) {
+    return '输入 $deviceName 的 PIN（如果没有，请留空）。';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_nl.arb b/lib/l10n/app_nl.arb
index 0288e70..9f164fd 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_nl.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_nl.arb
@@ -2006,5 +2006,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Ruisfrequentie: {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Radio-statistieken ophalen…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Statistieken over radio",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Ruimtelijke ruis, RSSI, SNR en beschikbare tijd"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Ruimtelijke ruis, RSSI, SNR en beschikbare tijd",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Toon PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "PIN verbergen",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Voer PIN in voor {deviceName} (laat leeg als er geen is).",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "Bluetooth‑koppelings‑PIN"
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_pl.arb b/lib/l10n/app_pl.arb
index 234fa3e..87b4754 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_pl.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_pl.arb
@@ -2044,5 +2044,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Poziom szumów: {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Pobieranie danych dotyczących radia…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Statystyki radiowe",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Szum tła, RSSI, SNR oraz czas dostępny"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Szum tła, RSSI, SNR oraz czas dostępny",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Pokaż PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Ukryj PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Wprowadź kod PIN dla {deviceName} (pozostaw puste, jeśli brak).",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "Kod PIN parowania Bluetooth"
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_pt.arb b/lib/l10n/app_pt.arb
index 1ed3dd3..eb87a15 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_pt.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_pt.arb
@@ -2006,5 +2006,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Nível de ruído: {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Obtendo estatísticas de rádio…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Estatísticas de rádio",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Nível de ruído, RSSI, SNR e tempo de transmissão"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Nível de ruído, RSSI, SNR e tempo de transmissão",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Mostrar PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Ocultar PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Insira o PIN para {deviceName} (deixe em branco se não houver).",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "PIN de emparelhamento Bluetooth"
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_ru.arb b/lib/l10n/app_ru.arb
index 7b40819..c9493a0 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_ru.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_ru.arb
@@ -1246,5 +1246,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Уровень шума: {noiseDbm} дБм",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Получение данных о радио…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Статистика радиовещания",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Уровень шума, RSSI, SNR и время передачи"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Уровень шума, RSSI, SNR и время передачи",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Показать PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Введите PIN‑код для {deviceName} (оставьте пустым, если нет).",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Скрыть PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "PIN‑код сопряжения Bluetooth"
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_sk.arb b/lib/l10n/app_sk.arb
index 59303ba..5a7aa6d 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_sk.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_sk.arb
@@ -2006,5 +2006,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Úroveň hluku: {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Získavanie údajov o rádiu…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Štatistiky rádiových vysielaní",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Úroveň hluku, RSSI, SNR a časové rozloženie"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Úroveň hluku, RSSI, SNR a časové rozloženie",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Zadajte PIN pre {deviceName} (ak nie je, nechajte prázdne).",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Zobraziť PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Skryť PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "Bluetooth párovací PIN"
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_sl.arb b/lib/l10n/app_sl.arb
index 005054c..9adb387 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_sl.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_sl.arb
@@ -2006,5 +2006,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Število šuma: {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Prejemanje statistike o radiju…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Radijske statistike",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Število šumov, RSSI, SNR in čas, ki ga je napolnila oprema"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Število šumov, RSSI, SNR in čas, ki ga je napolnila oprema",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Prikaži PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Skrij PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Vnesite PIN za {deviceName} (pustite prazno, če ga ni).",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "Bluetooth PIN za seznanjanje"
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_sv.arb b/lib/l10n/app_sv.arb
index 0784229..e4ace3e 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_sv.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_sv.arb
@@ -2006,5 +2006,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Bakgrundsnivå: {noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Hämtar radiostatistik…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Radiostation",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Bakgrundsnivå, RSSI, SNR och tillgänglig tid"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Bakgrundsnivå, RSSI, SNR och tillgänglig tid",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Visa PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "Bluetooth‑parnings‑PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Ange PIN för {deviceName} (lämna tomt om ingen).",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Dölj PIN"
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_uk.arb b/lib/l10n/app_uk.arb
index cfed24b..8e27da1 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_uk.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_uk.arb
@@ -2006,5 +2006,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "Рівень шуму: {noiseDbm} дБм",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "Отримано статистику радіо…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "Дані про радіостанції",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Рівень шуму, RSSI, SNR та час, протягом якого пристрій використовує радіоканал."
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "Рівень шуму, RSSI, SNR та час, протягом якого пристрій використовує радіоканал.",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "PIN‑код спарювання Bluetooth",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "Показати PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "Введіть PIN для {deviceName} (залиште порожнім, якщо його немає).",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "Приховати PIN"
 }
diff --git a/lib/l10n/app_zh.arb b/lib/l10n/app_zh.arb
index fb758b5..cd7b44d 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/app_zh.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/app_zh.arb
@@ -2011,5 +2011,16 @@
   "radioStats_stripNoise": "噪声水平：{noiseDbm} dBm",
   "radioStats_stripWaiting": "正在获取收音机数据…",
   "radioStats_settingsTile": "广播统计数据",
-  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "噪声水平、RSSI、信噪比和空中时间"
+  "radioStats_settingsSubtitle": "噪声水平、RSSI、信噪比和空中时间",
+  "@scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": {
+    "placeholders": {
+      "deviceName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "scanner_linuxPairingShowPin": "显示 PIN码",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt": "输入 {deviceName} 的 PIN（如果没有，请留空）。",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle": "蓝牙配对 PIN",
+  "scanner_linuxPairingHidePin": "隐藏 PIN"
 }
diff --git a/lib/screens/scanner_screen.dart b/lib/screens/scanner_screen.dart
index 986a598..17f26ea 100644
--- a/lib/screens/scanner_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/scanner_screen.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 import '../connector/meshcore_connector.dart';
 import '../l10n/l10n.dart';
+import '../services/linux_ble_error_classifier.dart';
 import '../utils/app_logger.dart';
 import '../widgets/adaptive_app_bar_title.dart';
 import '../widgets/device_tile.dart';
@@ -288,12 +289,33 @@ class _ScannerScreenState extends State<ScannerScreen> {
     MeshCoreConnector connector,
     ScanResult result,
   ) async {
+    final name = result.device.platformName.isNotEmpty
+        ? result.device.platformName
+        : result.advertisementData.advName;
     try {
-      final name = result.device.platformName.isNotEmpty
-          ? result.device.platformName
-          : result.advertisementData.advName;
-      await connector.connect(result.device, displayName: name);
+      await connector.connect(
+        result.device,
+        displayName: name,
+        linuxPairingPinProvider: PlatformInfo.isLinux
+            ? () async {
+                if (!context.mounted) return null;
+                return _promptLinuxPairingPin(context, name);
+              }
+            : null,
+      );
     } catch (e) {
+      final errorText = e.toString();
+      final suppressTransientLinuxConnectError =
+          PlatformInfo.isLinux &&
+          connector.isAutoReconnectScheduled &&
+          isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(errorText);
+      if (suppressTransientLinuxConnectError) {
+        appLogger.info(
+          'Suppressing transient Linux connect error while auto-reconnect is active: $e',
+          tag: 'ScannerScreen',
+        );
+        return;
+      }
       if (context.mounted) {
         ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
           SnackBar(
@@ -305,6 +327,92 @@ class _ScannerScreenState extends State<ScannerScreen> {
     }
   }
 
+  Future<String?> _promptLinuxPairingPin(
+    BuildContext context,
+    String deviceName,
+  ) async {
+    final l10n = context.l10n;
+    var pinValue = '';
+    var obscure = true;
+    appLogger.info(
+      'Showing Linux BLE pairing PIN prompt for $deviceName',
+      tag: 'ScannerScreen',
+    );
+    final pin = await showDialog<String>(
+      context: context,
+      builder: (dialogContext) {
+        return StatefulBuilder(
+          builder: (dialogContext, setDialogState) {
+            return AlertDialog(
+              title: Text(l10n.scanner_linuxPairingPinTitle),
+              content: SingleChildScrollView(
+                child: Column(
+                  mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+                  crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+                  children: [
+                    Text(l10n.scanner_linuxPairingPinPrompt(deviceName)),
+                    const SizedBox(height: 12),
+                    TextField(
+                      autofocus: true,
+                      keyboardType: TextInputType.number,
+                      textInputAction: TextInputAction.done,
+                      obscureText: obscure,
+                      enableSuggestions: false,
+                      autocorrect: false,
+                      onChanged: (value) {
+                        pinValue = value.trim();
+                      },
+                      onSubmitted: (value) {
+                        Navigator.of(dialogContext).pop(value.trim());
+                      },
+                      decoration: InputDecoration(
+                        suffixIcon: IconButton(
+                          onPressed: () {
+                            setDialogState(() {
+                              obscure = !obscure;
+                            });
+                          },
+                          icon: Icon(
+                            obscure ? Icons.visibility : Icons.visibility_off,
+                          ),
+                          tooltip: obscure
+                              ? l10n.scanner_linuxPairingShowPin
+                              : l10n.scanner_linuxPairingHidePin,
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  ],
+                ),
+              ),
+              actions: [
+                TextButton(
+                  onPressed: () => Navigator.of(dialogContext).pop(null),
+                  child: Text(l10n.common_cancel),
+                ),
+                FilledButton(
+                  onPressed: () => Navigator.of(dialogContext).pop(pinValue),
+                  child: Text(l10n.common_connect),
+                ),
+              ],
+            );
+          },
+        );
+      },
+    );
+    if (pin == null) {
+      appLogger.info(
+        'Linux BLE pairing PIN prompt cancelled for $deviceName',
+        tag: 'ScannerScreen',
+      );
+      return null;
+    }
+    appLogger.info(
+      'Linux BLE pairing PIN prompt completed for $deviceName',
+      tag: 'ScannerScreen',
+    );
+    return pin;
+  }
+
   Widget _bluetoothOffWarning(BuildContext context) {
     final errorColor = Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error;
     return Container(
diff --git a/lib/services/linux_ble_error_classifier.dart b/lib/services/linux_ble_error_classifier.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acef4c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/services/linux_ble_error_classifier.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+const String linuxConnectStageFailureMarker = 'linux connect stage failure';
+
+bool isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(String errorText) {
+  final lowerErrorText = errorText.toLowerCase();
+  if (isLinuxBlePairingFailureText(errorText)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return lowerErrorText.contains(linuxConnectStageFailureMarker) ||
+      lowerErrorText.contains('| connect |') ||
+      lowerErrorText.contains('linux connect hard-timeout') ||
+      lowerErrorText.contains('org.bluez.error.failed') ||
+      lowerErrorText.contains('org.bluez.error.inprogress') ||
+      lowerErrorText.contains('le-connection-abort-by-local');
+}
+
+bool isLinuxBlePairingFailureText(String errorText) {
+  final lowerErrorText = errorText.toLowerCase();
+  final isPairingSpecificStateError =
+      lowerErrorText.contains('bad state: no element') &&
+      (lowerErrorText.contains('pair') ||
+          lowerErrorText.contains('bond') ||
+          lowerErrorText.contains('trust'));
+  return lowerErrorText.contains('authenticationfailed') ||
+      lowerErrorText.contains('authentication failed') ||
+      lowerErrorText.contains('notpermitted: not paired') ||
+      lowerErrorText.contains('pairing fallback failed') ||
+      lowerErrorText.contains('linux ble pairing did not complete') ||
+      lowerErrorText.contains('linux ble trust repair did not complete') ||
+      isPairingSpecificStateError ||
+      isLikelyLinuxBlePairingTimeoutText(errorText);
+}
+
+bool isLikelyLinuxBlePairingTimeoutText(String errorText) {
+  final lowerErrorText = errorText.toLowerCase();
+  return lowerErrorText.contains('timed out') &&
+      (lowerErrorText.contains('pair') || lowerErrorText.contains('bond'));
+}
diff --git a/lib/services/linux_ble_pairing_service.dart b/lib/services/linux_ble_pairing_service.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ed52f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/services/linux_ble_pairing_service.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,423 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:io';
+
+typedef ProcessStartFn =
+    Future<Process> Function(String executable, List<String> arguments);
+typedef ProcessRunFn =
+    Future<ProcessResult> Function(String executable, List<String> arguments);
+
+/// Best-effort Linux BLE pairing helper using bluetoothctl.
+///
+/// This is used only as a fallback when BlueZ pairing via flutter_blue_plus
+/// fails to surface agent prompts in-app.
+class LinuxBlePairingService {
+  /// Maximum number of pairing attempts (initial + retries).
+  /// Covers one remove-and-retry plus one proactive-PIN retry.
+  static const int _maxAttempts = 3;
+
+  static const Duration _processExitTimeout = Duration(seconds: 6);
+  static const Duration _pairingCleanupTimeout = Duration(seconds: 5);
+  static const Duration _defaultPairingTimeout = Duration(seconds: 45);
+  LinuxBlePairingService({
+    ProcessStartFn? processStart,
+    ProcessRunFn? processRun,
+  }) : _processStart = processStart ?? Process.start,
+       _processRun = processRun ?? Process.run;
+
+  final ProcessStartFn _processStart;
+  final ProcessRunFn _processRun;
+
+  Future<bool> isBluetoothctlAvailable() async {
+    try {
+      final result = await _processRun('bluetoothctl', <String>['--version']);
+      return result.exitCode == 0;
+    } on ProcessException {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<void> disconnectDevice(
+    String remoteId, {
+    void Function(String message)? onLog,
+  }) async {
+    onLog?.call('Requesting BlueZ disconnect for $remoteId');
+    Process process;
+    try {
+      process = await _processStart('bluetoothctl', <String>[]);
+    } on ProcessException catch (error) {
+      onLog?.call(
+        'bluetoothctl unavailable, skipping BlueZ disconnect: $error',
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    process.stdin.writeln('disconnect $remoteId');
+    process.stdin.writeln('quit');
+    try {
+      await process.exitCode.timeout(_processExitTimeout);
+    } catch (_) {
+      process.kill();
+    }
+    onLog?.call('Issued bluetoothctl disconnect for $remoteId');
+  }
+
+  Future<bool> isPairedAndTrusted(String remoteId) async {
+    ProcessResult result;
+    try {
+      result = await _processRun('bluetoothctl', <String>['info', remoteId]);
+    } on ProcessException {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (result.exitCode != 0) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    final output = (result.stdout as String).toLowerCase();
+    return output.contains('paired: yes') && output.contains('trusted: yes');
+  }
+
+  Future<bool> trustDevice(
+    String remoteId, {
+    void Function(String message)? onLog,
+  }) async {
+    onLog?.call('Requesting BlueZ trust for $remoteId');
+    ProcessResult result;
+    try {
+      result = await _processRun('bluetoothctl', <String>['trust', remoteId]);
+    } on ProcessException catch (error) {
+      onLog?.call('bluetoothctl unavailable, cannot trust $remoteId: $error');
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (result.exitCode != 0) {
+      onLog?.call('bluetoothctl trust failed for $remoteId: ${result.stderr}');
+      return false;
+    }
+    final trusted = await isPairedAndTrusted(remoteId);
+    onLog?.call(
+      trusted
+          ? 'Verified BlueZ trust for $remoteId'
+          : 'BlueZ trust verification failed for $remoteId',
+    );
+    return trusted;
+  }
+
+  Future<bool> pairAndTrust({
+    required String remoteId,
+    Duration timeout = _defaultPairingTimeout,
+    void Function(String message)? onLog,
+    Future<String?> Function()? onRequestPin,
+  }) async {
+    var removeRetryUsed = false;
+    var proactivePinRetryUsed = false;
+    Future<String?> Function()? currentPinProvider = onRequestPin;
+
+    for (var attempt = 0; attempt < _maxAttempts; attempt++) {
+      final result = await _runPairingAttempt(
+        remoteId: remoteId,
+        timeout: timeout,
+        onLog: onLog,
+        onRequestPin: currentPinProvider,
+      );
+
+      if (result.success) return true;
+      if (result.userCancelled) {
+        onLog?.call('Pairing cancelled by user; skipping retry/remove flow');
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      if (result.pairFailed) {
+        if (!removeRetryUsed) {
+          removeRetryUsed = true;
+          onLog?.call(
+            'Pairing failed; removing cached bond and retrying '
+            '(attempt ${attempt + 1}/$_maxAttempts)',
+          );
+          await _removeDevice(remoteId, onLog: onLog);
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (!result.pinSent &&
+            !proactivePinRetryUsed &&
+            currentPinProvider != null) {
+          proactivePinRetryUsed = true;
+          onLog?.call(
+            'Pairing failed before PIN challenge; requesting PIN for '
+            'proactive retry (attempt ${attempt + 1}/$_maxAttempts)',
+          );
+          final pin = await currentPinProvider();
+          if (pin == null) {
+            onLog?.call('PIN entry cancelled for proactive retry');
+            return false;
+          }
+          final capturedPin = pin.trim();
+          currentPinProvider = () async => capturedPin;
+          continue;
+        }
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      // Timeout path — pairing neither succeeded nor failed.
+      onLog?.call('Pairing did not complete before timeout');
+      if (!result.pinSent &&
+          !proactivePinRetryUsed &&
+          currentPinProvider != null) {
+        proactivePinRetryUsed = true;
+        onLog?.call(
+          'No PIN challenge observed before timeout; requesting PIN for '
+          'proactive retry (attempt ${attempt + 1}/$_maxAttempts)',
+        );
+        final pin = await currentPinProvider();
+        if (pin == null) {
+          onLog?.call('PIN entry cancelled for proactive retry after timeout');
+          return false;
+        }
+        final capturedPin = pin.trim();
+        currentPinProvider = () async => capturedPin;
+        continue;
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /// Runs a single bluetoothctl pairing attempt.
+  ///
+  /// Uses a [Completer] to wake as soon as pairing succeeds or fails,
+  /// instead of polling.
+  Future<_PairingResult> _runPairingAttempt({
+    required String remoteId,
+    required Duration timeout,
+    void Function(String message)? onLog,
+    Future<String?> Function()? onRequestPin,
+  }) async {
+    onLog?.call('Starting bluetoothctl pairing flow for $remoteId');
+    Process process;
+    try {
+      process = await _processStart('bluetoothctl', <String>[]);
+    } on ProcessException catch (error) {
+      onLog?.call('bluetoothctl unavailable, cannot run pairing flow: $error');
+      return const _PairingResult();
+    }
+    final output = StringBuffer();
+    var pinSent = false;
+    var sessionClosed = false;
+    var userCancelledPinEntry = false;
+    var confirmationHandled = false;
+    var successHandled = false;
+    var failureHandled = false;
+    var detectorBuffer = '';
+    final pairingDone = Completer<void>();
+    var pairSucceeded = false;
+    var pairFailed = false;
+
+    void writeCmd(String cmd) {
+      if (sessionClosed) return;
+      try {
+        process.stdin.writeln(cmd);
+      } on StateError {
+        sessionClosed = true;
+        onLog?.call('bluetoothctl stdin already closed; ignoring "$cmd"');
+      }
+    }
+
+    unawaited(
+      process.exitCode.then((_) {
+        sessionClosed = true;
+        if (!pairingDone.isCompleted) pairingDone.complete();
+      }),
+    );
+
+    void handleChunk(String chunk) {
+      output.write(chunk);
+      detectorBuffer += chunk.toLowerCase();
+      if (detectorBuffer.length > 4096) {
+        detectorBuffer = detectorBuffer.substring(detectorBuffer.length - 4096);
+      }
+      final lower = detectorBuffer;
+
+      if (!pinSent &&
+          !sessionClosed &&
+          (lower.contains('enter pin code') ||
+              lower.contains('requestpin') ||
+              lower.contains('input pin code') ||
+              lower.contains('request passkey') ||
+              lower.contains('requestpasskey') ||
+              lower.contains('enter passkey'))) {
+        pinSent = true;
+        if (onRequestPin == null) {
+          onLog?.call(
+            'PIN/passkey requested but no onRequestPin callback; '
+            'sending empty line to accept default pairing',
+          );
+          writeCmd('');
+        } else {
+          onLog?.call('Pairing agent is ready for PIN/passkey input');
+          unawaited(
+            Future<void>(() async {
+              String? pin;
+              try {
+                pin = await onRequestPin();
+              } catch (e) {
+                onLog?.call('onRequestPin callback threw: $e');
+                pairFailed = true;
+                writeCmd('cancel');
+                if (!pairingDone.isCompleted) pairingDone.complete();
+                return;
+              }
+              if (pin == null) {
+                if (sessionClosed) {
+                  onLog?.call(
+                    'PIN prompt resolved after pairing session closed',
+                  );
+                  return;
+                }
+                onLog?.call('PIN entry cancelled by user; cancelling pairing');
+                userCancelledPinEntry = true;
+                pairFailed = true;
+                writeCmd('cancel');
+                if (!pairingDone.isCompleted) pairingDone.complete();
+                return;
+              }
+              if (sessionClosed) {
+                onLog?.call(
+                  'PIN provided after pairing session closed; ignoring',
+                );
+                return;
+              }
+              if (pin.trim().isEmpty) {
+                onLog?.call(
+                  'Blank PIN submitted; sending empty line to accept default pairing',
+                );
+                writeCmd('');
+              } else {
+                onLog?.call('Submitting PIN/passkey to pairing agent');
+                writeCmd(pin.trim());
+              }
+            }),
+          );
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!confirmationHandled &&
+          (lower.contains('confirm passkey') ||
+              lower.contains('requestconfirmation') ||
+              lower.contains('[agent] confirm'))) {
+        confirmationHandled = true;
+        onLog?.call(
+          'Pairing agent requested passkey confirmation; answering yes',
+        );
+        writeCmd('yes');
+      }
+
+      if (!successHandled &&
+          (lower.contains('pairing successful') ||
+              lower.contains('already paired'))) {
+        successHandled = true;
+        onLog?.call('Pairing reported success');
+        pairSucceeded = true;
+        if (!pairingDone.isCompleted) pairingDone.complete();
+      }
+
+      if (!failureHandled &&
+          (lower.contains('failed to pair') ||
+              lower.contains('authenticationfailed') ||
+              lower.contains('authentication failed'))) {
+        failureHandled = true;
+        onLog?.call('Pairing reported authentication failure');
+        pairFailed = true;
+        if (!pairingDone.isCompleted) pairingDone.complete();
+      }
+    }
+
+    final stdoutSub = process.stdout
+        .transform(utf8.decoder)
+        .listen(handleChunk);
+    final stderrSub = process.stderr
+        .transform(utf8.decoder)
+        .listen(handleChunk);
+
+    writeCmd('power on');
+    writeCmd('agent KeyboardDisplay');
+    writeCmd('default-agent');
+    onLog?.call('Waiting for pairing challenge from bluetoothctl agent');
+    writeCmd('pair $remoteId');
+
+    // Wait for the Completer to fire (success/failure/process exit) or timeout.
+    await pairingDone.future.timeout(timeout, onTimeout: () {});
+
+    if (!pairFailed && pairSucceeded) {
+      onLog?.call('Pair succeeded; trusting and connecting device');
+      writeCmd('trust $remoteId');
+      writeCmd('connect $remoteId');
+    }
+    writeCmd('quit');
+    sessionClosed = true;
+
+    try {
+      await process.exitCode.timeout(_pairingCleanupTimeout);
+    } catch (_) {
+      process.kill();
+    }
+    await stdoutSub.cancel();
+    await stderrSub.cancel();
+
+    if (pairFailed) {
+      return _PairingResult(
+        pairFailed: true,
+        pinSent: pinSent,
+        userCancelled: userCancelledPinEntry,
+      );
+    }
+
+    final allOutput = output.toString().toLowerCase();
+    final reportedSuccess =
+        pairSucceeded ||
+        allOutput.contains('pairing successful') ||
+        allOutput.contains('already paired');
+    if (reportedSuccess) {
+      final trusted = await trustDevice(remoteId, onLog: onLog);
+      if (!trusted) {
+        onLog?.call('Pairing completed but BlueZ trust was not restored');
+      }
+      return _PairingResult(success: trusted, pinSent: pinSent);
+    }
+
+    return _PairingResult(pinSent: pinSent);
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _removeDevice(
+    String remoteId, {
+    void Function(String message)? onLog,
+  }) async {
+    Process process;
+    try {
+      process = await _processStart('bluetoothctl', <String>[]);
+    } on ProcessException catch (error) {
+      onLog?.call(
+        'bluetoothctl unavailable, skipping remove for $remoteId: $error',
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    process.stdin.writeln('remove $remoteId');
+    process.stdin.writeln('quit');
+    try {
+      await process.exitCode.timeout(_processExitTimeout);
+    } catch (_) {
+      process.kill();
+    }
+    onLog?.call('Issued bluetoothctl remove for $remoteId');
+  }
+}
+
+/// Outcome of a single bluetoothctl pairing attempt.
+class _PairingResult {
+  final bool success;
+  final bool pairFailed;
+  final bool pinSent;
+  final bool userCancelled;
+
+  const _PairingResult({
+    this.success = false,
+    this.pairFailed = false,
+    this.pinSent = false,
+    this.userCancelled = false,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/lib/services/linux_ble_pairing_service_stub.dart b/lib/services/linux_ble_pairing_service_stub.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c00ced8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/services/linux_ble_pairing_service_stub.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/// No-op stub for web builds where dart:io is unavailable.
+///
+/// The real implementation lives in linux_ble_pairing_service.dart and is
+/// selected via conditional import in meshcore_connector.dart.
+class LinuxBlePairingService {
+  LinuxBlePairingService();
+
+  Future<bool> isBluetoothctlAvailable() async => false;
+
+  Future<void> disconnectDevice(
+    String remoteId, {
+    void Function(String message)? onLog,
+  }) async {}
+
+  Future<bool> isPairedAndTrusted(String remoteId) async => false;
+
+  Future<bool> trustDevice(
+    String remoteId, {
+    void Function(String message)? onLog,
+  }) async => false;
+
+  Future<bool> pairAndTrust({
+    required String remoteId,
+    Duration timeout = const Duration(seconds: 45),
+    void Function(String message)? onLog,
+    Future<String?> Function()? onRequestPin,
+  }) async => false;
+}
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 59825c4..39e9f96 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ dependencies:
   material_symbols_icons: ^4.2906.0
   web: ^1.1.1
   flutter_svg: ^2.0.10+1
+  flutter_blue_plus_platform_interface: ^8.2.1
   ml_algo: ^16.0.0
   ml_dataframe: ^1.0.0
 
diff --git a/test/services/linux_ble_error_classifier_test.dart b/test/services/linux_ble_error_classifier_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b41b17c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/services/linux_ble_error_classifier_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:meshcore_open/services/linux_ble_error_classifier.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('isLinuxBleConnectFailureText', () {
+    test('matches flutter_blue_plus connect timeout error', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(
+          'FlutterBluePlusException | connect | fbp-code: 1 | Timed out after 15s',
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('matches hard-timeout marker', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(
+          'TimeoutException: Linux connect hard-timeout after 8s',
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('matches BlueZ local abort failure', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(
+          'org.bluez.Error.Failed: le-connection-abort-by-local',
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('matches BlueZ in-progress failure', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(
+          'org.bluez.Error.InProgress: Operation already in progress',
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('matches flutter_blue_plus null-detail connect failure', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(
+          'FlutterBluePlusException | connect | linux-code: null | null',
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('matches tagged connect-stage failure marker', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(
+          'StateError: Linux connect stage failure: Bad state: No element',
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('does not match connect-shaped pairing auth failure', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(
+          'FlutterBluePlusException | connect | AuthenticationFailed',
+        ),
+        isFalse,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('does not match explicit pair auth failure', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBleConnectFailureText(
+          'FlutterBluePlusException | pair | AuthenticationFailed',
+        ),
+        isFalse,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  group('isLikelyLinuxBlePairingTimeoutText', () {
+    test('matches pair timeout text', () {
+      expect(
+        isLikelyLinuxBlePairingTimeoutText('Timed out waiting for pair'),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('matches bond timeout text', () {
+      expect(
+        isLikelyLinuxBlePairingTimeoutText('Operation timed out during bond'),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('does not match generic timeout text', () {
+      expect(
+        isLikelyLinuxBlePairingTimeoutText('Timed out after 15s'),
+        isFalse,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  group('isLinuxBlePairingFailureText', () {
+    test('matches connect-shaped authentication failure', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBlePairingFailureText(
+          'FlutterBluePlusException | connect | AuthenticationFailed',
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('matches app pairing incomplete failure', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBlePairingFailureText(
+          'StateError: Linux BLE pairing did not complete',
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('does not match generic bad state error', () {
+      expect(isLinuxBlePairingFailureText('Bad state: No element'), isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('matches pair-context bad state error', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBlePairingFailureText(
+          'Pair request failed: Bad state: No element',
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('matches app trust repair incomplete failure', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBlePairingFailureText(
+          'StateError: Linux BLE trust repair did not complete',
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('matches pairing timeout text', () {
+      expect(
+        isLinuxBlePairingFailureText('Timed out waiting for pair'),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/services/linux_ble_pairing_service_test.dart b/test/services/linux_ble_pairing_service_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d34f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/services/linux_ble_pairing_service_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,418 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:meshcore_open/services/linux_ble_pairing_service.dart';
+
+class _FakeProcess implements Process {
+  _FakeProcess({this.stdoutText = '', this.autoFinish = true}) {
+    _stdin = IOSink(_stdinController.sink);
+    _stdinController.stream.listen((chunk) {
+      _stdinBuffer.write(utf8.decode(chunk));
+    });
+
+    // Use Timer.run (event-loop tick) instead of microtask so that broadcast
+    // listeners in _runPairingAttempt are attached before the event fires.
+    Timer.run(() {
+      if (_closed) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (stdoutText.isNotEmpty) {
+        _stdoutController.add(utf8.encode(stdoutText));
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (autoFinish) {
+      // Scheduled after the Timer.run above (FIFO order), so stdout is
+      // emitted before the process exits.
+      Timer(Duration.zero, () async {
+        await _finish(exitStatus);
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  final String stdoutText;
+  final bool autoFinish;
+  final int exitStatus = 0;
+  final StreamController<List<int>> _stdinController =
+      StreamController<List<int>>();
+  final StreamController<List<int>> _stdoutController =
+      StreamController<List<int>>.broadcast();
+  final StreamController<List<int>> _stderrController =
+      StreamController<List<int>>.broadcast();
+  final Completer<int> _exitCodeCompleter = Completer<int>();
+  final StringBuffer _stdinBuffer = StringBuffer();
+  late final IOSink _stdin;
+  bool _closed = false;
+
+  String get stdinText => _stdinBuffer.toString();
+
+  void emitStdout(String text) {
+    if (!_closed) {
+      _stdoutController.add(utf8.encode(text));
+    }
+  }
+
+  void finishProcess([int code = 0]) {
+    unawaited(_finish(code));
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _finish(int code) async {
+    if (_closed) {
+      return;
+    }
+    _closed = true;
+    await _stdin.close();
+    await _stdoutController.close();
+    await _stderrController.close();
+    if (!_exitCodeCompleter.isCompleted) {
+      _exitCodeCompleter.complete(code);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<int> get exitCode => _exitCodeCompleter.future;
+
+  @override
+  bool kill([ProcessSignal signal = ProcessSignal.sigterm]) {
+    unawaited(_finish(exitStatus));
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  int get pid => 1;
+
+  @override
+  IOSink get stdin => _stdin;
+
+  @override
+  Stream<List<int>> get stderr => _stderrController.stream;
+
+  @override
+  Stream<List<int>> get stdout => _stdoutController.stream;
+}
+
+void main() {
+  test(
+    'disconnectDevice skips gracefully when bluetoothctl is unavailable',
+    () async {
+      final logs = <String>[];
+      final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+        processStart: (executable, arguments) async {
+          throw const ProcessException(
+            'bluetoothctl',
+            <String>[],
+            'not found',
+            2,
+          );
+        },
+      );
+
+      await service.disconnectDevice('AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF', onLog: logs.add);
+
+      expect(
+        logs.any((line) => line.contains('bluetoothctl unavailable')),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    },
+  );
+
+  test(
+    'isPairedAndTrusted returns false when bluetoothctl is unavailable',
+    () async {
+      final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+        processRun: (executable, arguments) async {
+          throw const ProcessException(
+            'bluetoothctl',
+            <String>[],
+            'not found',
+            2,
+          );
+        },
+      );
+
+      final trusted = await service.isPairedAndTrusted('AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF');
+      expect(trusted, isFalse);
+    },
+  );
+
+  test('isBluetoothctlAvailable returns false when unavailable', () async {
+    final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+      processRun: (executable, arguments) async {
+        throw const ProcessException(
+          'bluetoothctl',
+          <String>[],
+          'not found',
+          2,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    final available = await service.isBluetoothctlAvailable();
+    expect(available, isFalse);
+  });
+
+  test(
+    'isBluetoothctlAvailable returns true when version command succeeds',
+    () async {
+      final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+        processRun: (executable, arguments) async {
+          return ProcessResult(1234, 0, '5.72', '');
+        },
+      );
+
+      final available = await service.isBluetoothctlAvailable();
+      expect(available, isTrue);
+    },
+  );
+
+  test(
+    'isPairedAndTrusted returns true when paired and trusted are yes',
+    () async {
+      final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+        processRun: (executable, arguments) async {
+          return ProcessResult(1234, 0, '''
+Device AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
+  Paired: yes
+  Trusted: yes
+''', '');
+        },
+      );
+
+      final trusted = await service.isPairedAndTrusted('AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF');
+      expect(trusted, isTrue);
+    },
+  );
+
+  test('pairAndTrust returns false when bluetoothctl is unavailable', () async {
+    final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+      processStart: (executable, arguments) async {
+        throw const ProcessException(
+          'bluetoothctl',
+          <String>[],
+          'not found',
+          2,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    final paired = await service.pairAndTrust(remoteId: 'AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF');
+    expect(paired, isFalse);
+  });
+
+  test('trustDevice verifies trust after trust command succeeds', () async {
+    final logs = <String>[];
+    final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+      processRun: (executable, arguments) async {
+        switch (arguments.first) {
+          case 'trust':
+            return ProcessResult(1234, 0, 'trust succeeded', '');
+          case 'info':
+            return ProcessResult(1234, 0, '''
+Device AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
+  Paired: yes
+  Trusted: yes
+''', '');
+        }
+        fail('Unexpected bluetoothctl arguments: $arguments');
+      },
+    );
+
+    final trusted = await service.trustDevice(
+      'AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF',
+      onLog: logs.add,
+    );
+
+    expect(trusted, isTrue);
+    expect(logs.any((line) => line.contains('Verified BlueZ trust')), isTrue);
+  });
+
+  test(
+    'trustDevice returns false when trust verification stays untrusted',
+    () async {
+      final logs = <String>[];
+      final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+        processRun: (executable, arguments) async {
+          switch (arguments.first) {
+            case 'trust':
+              return ProcessResult(1234, 0, 'trust succeeded', '');
+            case 'info':
+              return ProcessResult(1234, 0, '''
+Device AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
+  Paired: yes
+  Trusted: no
+''', '');
+          }
+          fail('Unexpected bluetoothctl arguments: $arguments');
+        },
+      );
+
+      final trusted = await service.trustDevice(
+        'AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF',
+        onLog: logs.add,
+      );
+
+      expect(trusted, isFalse);
+      expect(
+        logs.any((line) => line.contains('trust verification failed')),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    },
+  );
+
+  test(
+    'pairAndTrust fails when pairing reports success but trust is not restored',
+    () async {
+      final logs = <String>[];
+      final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+        processStart: (executable, arguments) async =>
+            _FakeProcess(stdoutText: 'Pairing successful\n'),
+        processRun: (executable, arguments) async {
+          switch (arguments.first) {
+            case 'trust':
+              return ProcessResult(1234, 0, 'trust succeeded', '');
+            case 'info':
+              return ProcessResult(1234, 0, '''
+Device AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
+  Paired: yes
+  Trusted: no
+''', '');
+          }
+          fail('Unexpected bluetoothctl arguments: $arguments');
+        },
+      );
+
+      final paired = await service.pairAndTrust(
+        remoteId: 'AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF',
+        onLog: logs.add,
+      );
+
+      expect(paired, isFalse);
+      expect(
+        logs.any((line) => line.contains('trust was not restored')),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+    },
+  );
+
+  test(
+    'pairAndTrust succeeds without requesting proactive PIN after success',
+    () async {
+      final logs = <String>[];
+      var pinRequests = 0;
+      final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+        processStart: (executable, arguments) async =>
+            _FakeProcess(stdoutText: 'Pairing successful\n'),
+        processRun: (executable, arguments) async {
+          switch (arguments.first) {
+            case 'trust':
+              return ProcessResult(1234, 0, 'trust succeeded', '');
+            case 'info':
+              return ProcessResult(1234, 0, '''
+Device AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
+  Paired: yes
+  Trusted: yes
+''', '');
+          }
+          fail('Unexpected bluetoothctl arguments: $arguments');
+        },
+      );
+
+      final paired = await service.pairAndTrust(
+        remoteId: 'AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF',
+        onLog: logs.add,
+        onRequestPin: () async {
+          pinRequests++;
+          return '123456';
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(paired, isTrue);
+      expect(pinRequests, 0);
+      expect(
+        logs.any((line) => line.contains('did not complete before timeout')),
+        isFalse,
+      );
+    },
+  );
+
+  test(
+    'pairAndTrust sends empty line when blank PIN is submitted (not cancel)',
+    () async {
+      final logs = <String>[];
+      late final _FakeProcess fakeProc;
+      final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+        processStart: (executable, arguments) async {
+          fakeProc = _FakeProcess(stdoutText: '', autoFinish: false);
+          // Emit PIN prompt after an event-loop tick (not microtask) so
+          // broadcast listeners are attached first.
+          Timer.run(() {
+            fakeProc.emitStdout('Enter PIN code:\n');
+            Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 100), () {
+              fakeProc.emitStdout('Pairing successful\n');
+              Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 50), () {
+                fakeProc.finishProcess();
+              });
+            });
+          });
+          return fakeProc;
+        },
+        processRun: (executable, arguments) async {
+          switch (arguments.first) {
+            case 'trust':
+              return ProcessResult(1234, 0, 'trust succeeded', '');
+            case 'info':
+              return ProcessResult(1234, 0, '''
+Device AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
+  Paired: yes
+  Trusted: yes
+''', '');
+          }
+          fail('Unexpected bluetoothctl arguments: $arguments');
+        },
+      );
+
+      final paired = await service.pairAndTrust(
+        remoteId: 'AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF',
+        timeout: const Duration(seconds: 5),
+        onLog: logs.add,
+        onRequestPin: () async => '',
+      );
+
+      expect(paired, isTrue);
+      expect(logs.any((line) => line.contains('Blank PIN submitted')), isTrue);
+      expect(logs.any((line) => line.contains('cancelling pairing')), isFalse);
+    },
+  );
+
+  test('pairAndTrust cancels pairing when PIN dialog returns null', () async {
+    final logs = <String>[];
+    final service = LinuxBlePairingService(
+      processStart: (executable, arguments) async {
+        final proc = _FakeProcess(stdoutText: '', autoFinish: false);
+        Timer.run(() {
+          proc.emitStdout('Enter PIN code:\n');
+          // Process will be killed/quit by the pairing service after cancel
+          Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 200), () {
+            proc.finishProcess();
+          });
+        });
+        return proc;
+      },
+      processRun: (executable, arguments) async {
+        return ProcessResult(1234, 0, '', '');
+      },
+    );
+
+    final paired = await service.pairAndTrust(
+      remoteId: 'AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF',
+      timeout: const Duration(seconds: 3),
+      onLog: logs.add,
+      onRequestPin: () async => null,
+    );
+
+    expect(paired, isFalse);
+    expect(logs.any((line) => line.contains('cancelled by user')), isTrue);
+  });
+}