diff --git a/apps/speaker/speaker.css b/apps/speaker/speaker.css
index 2d3bcfbf..075068b0 100644
--- a/apps/speaker/speaker.css
+++ b/apps/speaker/speaker.css
@@ -41,17 +41,27 @@ body, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
     margin: 6px;
 }
 
+#connectionStateText {
+    background-color: rgb(112, 146, 206);
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    padding: 10px 20px;
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin: 6px;
+}
+
 #propertiesTable {
     border: grey;
     border-style: solid;
     border-radius: 4px;
     padding: 4px;
     margin: 6px;
+    margin-left: 0px;
 }
 
 th, td {
-    padding-left: 8px;
-    padding-right: 8px;
+    padding-left: 6px;
+    padding-right: 6px;
 }
 
 .properties td:nth-child(even) {
diff --git a/apps/speaker/speaker.html b/apps/speaker/speaker.html
index 4786aabe..f68abccb 100644
--- a/apps/speaker/speaker.html
+++ b/apps/speaker/speaker.html
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       </td>
     </tr></table>
     <span id="streamStateText">IDLE</span>
+    <span id="connectionStateText">NOT CONNECTED</span>
     <div id="controlsDiv">
         <button id="audioOnButton">Audio On</button>
         <span id="audioSupportMessageText"></span>
diff --git a/apps/speaker/speaker.js b/apps/speaker/speaker.js
index 68094d46..7010524c 100644
--- a/apps/speaker/speaker.js
+++ b/apps/speaker/speaker.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ let codecText;
 let packetsReceivedText;
 let bytesReceivedText;
 let streamStateText;
+let connectionStateText;
 let controlsDiv;
 let audioOnButton;
 let mediaSource;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ let fftCanvasContext;
 let bandwidthCanvas;
 let bandwidthCanvasContext;
 let bandwidthBinCount;
-let bandwidthBins;
+let bandwidthBins = [];
 
 const FFT_WIDTH = 800;
 const FFT_HEIGHT = 256;
@@ -56,11 +57,14 @@ function initUI() {
     packetsReceivedText = document.getElementById("packetsReceivedText");
     bytesReceivedText = document.getElementById("bytesReceivedText");
     streamStateText = document.getElementById("streamStateText");
+    connectionStateText = document.getElementById("connectionStateText");
     audioSupportMessageText = document.getElementById("audioSupportMessageText");
 
     audioOnButton.onclick = () => startAudio();
 
     setConnectionText("");
+
+    requestAnimationFrame(onAnimationFrame);
 }
 
 function initMediaSource() {
@@ -94,20 +98,20 @@ function initAnalyzer() {
 
 function startAnalyzer() {
     // FFT
-    audioContext = new AudioContext();
-    audioAnalyzer = audioContext.createAnalyser();
-    audioAnalyzer.fftSize = 128;
-    audioFrequencyBinCount = audioAnalyzer.frequencyBinCount;
-    audioFrequencyData = new Uint8Array(audioFrequencyBinCount);
-    const stream = audioElement.captureStream();
-    const source = audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
-    source.connect(audioAnalyzer);
+    if (audioElement.captureStream !== undefined) {
+        audioContext = new AudioContext();
+        audioAnalyzer = audioContext.createAnalyser();
+        audioAnalyzer.fftSize = 128;
+        audioFrequencyBinCount = audioAnalyzer.frequencyBinCount;
+        audioFrequencyData = new Uint8Array(audioFrequencyBinCount);
+        const stream = audioElement.captureStream();
+        const source = audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
+        source.connect(audioAnalyzer);
+    }
 
     // Bandwidth
     bandwidthBinCount = BANDWIDTH_WIDTH / 2;
     bandwidthBins = [];
-
-    requestAnimationFrame(onAnimationFrame);
 }
 
 function setConnectionText(message) {
@@ -121,15 +125,17 @@ function setConnectionText(message) {
 
 function onAnimationFrame() {
     // FFT
-    audioAnalyzer.getByteFrequencyData(audioFrequencyData);
-    fftCanvasContext.fillStyle = "rgb(0, 0, 0)";
-    fftCanvasContext.fillRect(0, 0, FFT_WIDTH, FFT_HEIGHT);
-    const barCount = audioFrequencyBinCount;
-    const barWidth = (FFT_WIDTH / audioFrequencyBinCount) - 1;
-    for (let bar = 0; bar < barCount; bar++) {
-        const barHeight = audioFrequencyData[bar];
-        fftCanvasContext.fillStyle = `rgb(${barHeight / 256 * 200 + 50}, 50, ${50 + 2 * bar})`;
-        fftCanvasContext.fillRect(bar * (barWidth + 1), FFT_HEIGHT - barHeight, barWidth, barHeight);
+    if (audioAnalyzer !== undefined) {
+        audioAnalyzer.getByteFrequencyData(audioFrequencyData);
+        fftCanvasContext.fillStyle = "rgb(0, 0, 0)";
+        fftCanvasContext.fillRect(0, 0, FFT_WIDTH, FFT_HEIGHT);
+        const barCount = audioFrequencyBinCount;
+        const barWidth = (FFT_WIDTH / audioFrequencyBinCount) - 1;
+        for (let bar = 0; bar < barCount; bar++) {
+            const barHeight = audioFrequencyData[bar];
+            fftCanvasContext.fillStyle = `rgb(${barHeight / 256 * 200 + 50}, 50, ${50 + 2 * bar})`;
+            fftCanvasContext.fillRect(bar * (barWidth + 1), FFT_HEIGHT - barHeight, barWidth, barHeight);
+        }
     }
 
     // Bandwidth
@@ -175,14 +181,11 @@ async function startAudio() {
 }
 
 function onAudioPacket(packet) {
-    if (audioState == "stopped") {
-        // Drop the packet, we're not ready to play.
-        return;
+    if (audioState != "stopped") {
+        // Queue the audio packet.
+        sourceBuffer.appendBuffer(packet);
     }
 
-    // Queue the audio packet.
-    sourceBuffer.appendBuffer(packet);
-
     packetsReceived += 1;
     packetsReceivedText.innerText = packetsReceived;
     bytesReceived += packet.byteLength;
@@ -268,6 +271,14 @@ function onSuspendMessage(params) {
     streamStateText.innerText = streamState;
 }
 
+function onConnectionMessage(params) {
+    connectionStateText.innerText = `CONNECTED: ${params.peer_name} (${params.peer_address})`;
+}
+
+function onDisconnectionMessage(params) {
+    connectionStateText.innerText = "DISCONNECTED";
+}
+
 function sendMessage(message) {
     channelSocket.send(JSON.stringify(message));
 }
@@ -287,7 +298,9 @@ const messageHandlers = {
     onHelloMessage,
     onStartMessage,
     onStopMessage,
-    onSuspendMessage
+    onSuspendMessage,
+    onConnectionMessage,
+    onDisconnectionMessage
 }
 
 window.onload = (event) => {
diff --git a/apps/speaker/speaker.py b/apps/speaker/speaker.py
index 3bf17ddc..8de2badd 100644
--- a/apps/speaker/speaker.py
+++ b/apps/speaker/speaker.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2022 Google LLC
+# Copyright 2021-2023 Google LLC
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import json
 import os
 import logging
 import pathlib
+import subprocess
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 import weakref
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ from aiohttp import web
 import bumble
 from bumble.colors import color
 from bumble.core import BT_BR_EDR_TRANSPORT
-from bumble.device import Device, DeviceConfiguration
+from bumble.device import Connection, Device, DeviceConfiguration, Peer
 from bumble.sdp import ServiceAttribute
 from bumble.transport import open_transport
 from bumble.avdtp import (
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@ from bumble.utils import AsyncRunner
 from bumble.codecs import AacAudioRtpPacket
 
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Logging
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Constants
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -100,13 +107,22 @@ class SbcAudioExtractor:
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class Output:
-    async def start(self):
+    async def start(self) -> None:
         pass
 
-    async def stop(self):
+    async def stop(self) -> None:
         pass
 
-    async def suspend(self):
+    async def suspend(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    async def on_connection(self, connection: Connection) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    async def on_disconnection(self, reason: int) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def on_rtp_packet(self, packet: MediaPacket) -> None:
         pass
 
 
@@ -157,7 +173,7 @@ class QueuedOutput(Output):
 
     def on_rtp_packet(self, packet: MediaPacket) -> None:
         if self.packets.qsize() > self.MAX_QUEUE_SIZE:
-            print("queue full, dropping")
+            logger.debug("queue full, dropping")
             return
 
         self.packets.put_nowait(self.extractor.extract_audio(packet))
@@ -170,6 +186,19 @@ class WebSocketOutput(QueuedOutput):
         self.send_audio = send_audio
         self.send_message = send_message
 
+    async def on_connection(self, connection: Connection) -> None:
+        await connection.request_remote_name()
+        peer_name = '' if connection.peer_name is None else connection.peer_name
+        peer_address = str(connection.peer_address).replace('/P', '')
+        await self.send_message(
+            'connection',
+            peer_address=peer_address,
+            peer_name=peer_name,
+        )
+
+    async def on_disconnection(self, reason) -> None:
+        await self.send_message('disconnection')
+
     async def on_audio_packet(self, packet: bytes) -> None:
         await self.send_audio(packet)
 
@@ -202,7 +231,7 @@ class FfplayOutput(QueuedOutput):
         if self.started:
             return
 
-        super().start()
+        await super().start()
 
         self.subprocess = await asyncio.create_subprocess_shell(
             'ffplay -acodec aac pipe:0',
@@ -225,7 +254,7 @@ class FfplayOutput(QueuedOutput):
         async def read_stream(name, stream):
             while True:
                 data = await stream.read()
-                print(f'{name}:', data)
+                logger.debug(f'{name}:', data)
 
         await asyncio.wait(
             [
@@ -238,13 +267,13 @@ class FfplayOutput(QueuedOutput):
                 asyncio.create_task(self.subprocess.wait()),
             ]
         )
-        print("FFPLAY done")
+        logger.debug("FFPLAY done")
 
     async def on_audio_packet(self, packet):
         try:
             self.subprocess.stdin.write(packet)
         except Exception:
-            print('!!!! exception while sending audio to ffplay pipe')
+            logger.warning('!!!! exception while sending audio to ffplay pipe')
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -307,13 +336,15 @@ class UiServer:
         self.channel_socket = ws
         async for message in ws:
             if message.type == aiohttp.WSMsgType.TEXT:
-                print(f'<<< received message: {message.data}')
+                logger.debug(f'<<< received message: {message.data}')
                 await self.on_message(message.data)
             elif message.type == aiohttp.WSMsgType.ERROR:
-                print(f'channel connection closed with exception {ws.exception()}')
+                logger.debug(
+                    f'channel connection closed with exception {ws.exception()}'
+                )
 
         self.channel_socket = None
-        print('--- channel connection closed')
+        logger.debug('--- channel connection closed')
 
         return ws
 
@@ -329,10 +360,16 @@ class UiServer:
             await handler(**message_params)
 
     async def on_hello_message(self):
-        print('HELLO')
+        logger.debug('HELLO')
         await self.send_message(
             'hello', bumble_version=bumble.__version__, codec=self.speaker().codec
         )
+        if connection := self.speaker().connection:
+            await self.send_message(
+                'connection',
+                peer_address=str(connection.peer_address).replace('/P', ''),
+                peer_name=connection.peer_name,
+            )
 
     async def send_message(self, message_type: str, **kwargs) -> None:
         if self.channel_socket is None:
@@ -345,7 +382,10 @@ class UiServer:
         if self.channel_socket is None:
             return
 
-        await self.channel_socket.send_bytes(data)
+        try:
+            await self.channel_socket.send_bytes(data)
+        except Exception as error:
+            logger.warning(f'exception while sending audio packet: {error}')
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -356,6 +396,7 @@ class Speaker:
         self.discover = discover
         self.ui_port = ui_port
         self.device = None
+        self.connection = None
         self.listener = None
         self.packets_received = 0
         self.bytes_received = 0
@@ -424,16 +465,28 @@ class Speaker:
             ),
         )
 
+    async def dispatch_to_outputs(self, function):
+        for output in self.outputs:
+            await function(output)
+
     def on_bluetooth_connection(self, connection):
-        print(f"Connection: {connection}")
+        print(f'Connection: {connection}')
+        self.connection = connection
         connection.on('disconnection', self.on_bluetooth_disconnection)
+        AsyncRunner.spawn(
+            self.dispatch_to_outputs(lambda output: output.on_connection(connection))
+        )
 
     def on_bluetooth_disconnection(self, reason):
-        print(f"Disconnection ({reason})")
+        print(f'Disconnection ({reason})')
+        self.connection = None
         AsyncRunner.spawn(self.advertise())
+        AsyncRunner.spawn(
+            self.dispatch_to_outputs(lambda output: output.on_disconnection(reason))
+        )
 
     def on_avdtp_connection(self, protocol):
-        print("Audio Stream Open")
+        print('Audio Stream Open')
 
         # Add a sink endpoint to the server
         sink = protocol.add_sink(self.codec_capabilities())
@@ -456,19 +509,16 @@ class Speaker:
         print("Audio Stream Closed")
 
     def on_sink_start(self):
-        print("Sink Start")
-        for output in self.outputs:
-            AsyncRunner.spawn(output.start())
+        print("Sink Started\u001b[0K")
+        AsyncRunner.spawn(self.dispatch_to_outputs(lambda output: output.start()))
 
     def on_sink_stop(self):
-        print("Sink Stop")
-        for output in self.outputs:
-            AsyncRunner.spawn(output.stop())
+        print("Sink Stopped\u001b[0K")
+        AsyncRunner.spawn(self.dispatch_to_outputs(lambda output: output.stop()))
 
     def on_sink_suspend(self):
-        print("Sink Suspend")
-        for output in self.outputs:
-            AsyncRunner.spawn(output.suspend())
+        print("Sink Suspended\u001b[0K")
+        AsyncRunner.spawn(self.dispatch_to_outputs(lambda output: output.suspend()))
 
     def on_sink_configuration(self, config):
         print("Sink Configuration:")
@@ -625,6 +675,16 @@ def play(ctx, transport, codec, connect_address, discover, output, ui_port):
         )
         output = list(filter(lambda x: x != '@ffplay', output))
 
+    if '@ffplay' in output:
+        # Check if ffplay is installed
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(['ffplay', '-version'], capture_output=True, check=True)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            print(
+                color('ffplay not installed, @ffplay output will be disabled', 'yellow')
+            )
+            output = list(filter(lambda x: x != '@ffplay', output))
+
     asyncio.run(
         Speaker(transport, codec, discover, output, ui_port).run(connect_address)
     )
@@ -632,7 +692,7 @@ def play(ctx, transport, codec, connect_address, discover, output, ui_port):
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def main():
-    logging.basicConfig(level=os.environ.get('BUMBLE_LOGLEVEL', 'INFO').upper())
+    logging.basicConfig(level=os.environ.get('BUMBLE_LOGLEVEL', 'WARNING').upper())
     speaker_cli()
 
 
diff --git a/bumble/host.py b/bumble/host.py
index afde2ee6..a33efc80 100644
--- a/bumble/host.py
+++ b/bumble/host.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ from .hci import (
     HCI_Read_Local_Version_Information_Command,
     HCI_Reset_Command,
     HCI_Set_Event_Mask_Command,
+    map_null_terminated_utf8_string,
 )
 from .core import (
     BT_BR_EDR_TRANSPORT,
@@ -887,7 +888,12 @@ class Host(AbortableEventEmitter):
         if event.status != HCI_SUCCESS:
             self.emit('remote_name_failure', event.bd_addr, event.status)
         else:
-            self.emit('remote_name', event.bd_addr, event.remote_name)
+            utf8_name = event.remote_name
+            terminator = utf8_name.find(0)
+            if terminator >= 0:
+                utf8_name = utf8_name[0:terminator]
+
+            self.emit('remote_name', event.bd_addr, utf8_name)
 
     def on_hci_remote_host_supported_features_notification_event(self, event):
         self.emit(