Yes and no. Part of it is also how the OS is used.
Sure if you want to use the mic on your headset you are forced to use a lower quality codec, but on my Fedora I select which profile I want to use on my bluetooth headset[1]. If I set it to AAC or APTX it will not activate the microphone.
And I can easily select which device is the primary device for inputs, outputs or individual apps.
[1] Typically using pulseaudio volume control which is compatible with pipewire (or rather the opposite).
Yes and no. Part of it is also how the OS is used.
Sure if you want to use the mic on your headset you are forced to use a lower quality codec, but on my Fedora I select which profile I want to use on my bluetooth headset[1]. If I set it to AAC or APTX it will not activate the microphone.
And I can easily select which device is the primary device for inputs, outputs or individual apps.
[1] Typically using pulseaudio volume control which is compatible with pipewire (or rather the opposite).