diff --git a/home-manager/progs/waybar.nix b/home-manager/progs/waybar.nix
index 5448024..45e3e90 100644
--- a/home-manager/progs/waybar.nix
+++ b/home-manager/progs/waybar.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
       "cpu"
       "memory"
       "tray"
+      "bluetooth"
       "pulseaudio"
       "network"
       "battery"
@@ -63,8 +64,10 @@
         on-scroll-down = "shift_down";
       };
     };
+
     network = {
       format-wifi = " {icon}";
+      tooltip-format-wifi = "{essid} ({signalStrength}%)";
       format-ethernet = "  ";
       format-disconnected = "󰌙 ";
       format-icons = [
@@ -74,7 +77,9 @@
         "󰤢 "
         "󰤨 "
       ];
+      # tooltip = false;
     };
+
     battery = {
       states = {
         good = 95;
@@ -99,12 +104,13 @@
         "󰁹"
       ];
     };
-    # not actually pulseaudio-specific
+
+    # not actually pulseaudio-specific (I use pipewire!)
     pulseaudio = {
       max-volume = 100;
       scroll-step = 10;
       format = "{icon}";
-      tooltip-format = "{volume}%";
+      tooltip-format = "{desc} ({volume}%)";
       format-muted = "🔇";
       format-icons = {
         default = [
@@ -115,6 +121,17 @@
       };
       on-click = "${pkgs.pwvucontrol}/bin/pwvucontrol";
     };
+
+    bluetooth = {
+      format = " ({status}) ";
+      format-connected = " {device_alias}";
+      format-connected-battery = " {device_alias} {device_battery_percentage}%";
+      tooltip-format = "{controller_alias}\t{controller_address}\n\n{num_connections} connected";
+      tooltip-format-connected = "{controller_alias}\t{controller_address}\n\n{num_connections} connected\n\n{device_enumerate}";
+      tooltip-format-enumerate-connected = "{device_alias}\t{device_address}";
+      tooltip-format-enumerate-connected-battery = "{device_alias}\t{device_address}\t{device_battery_percentage}%";
+      on-click = "${pkgs.blueman}/bin/blueman-manager";
+    };
   };
 
   style = ''
diff --git a/home-manager/system-mreow.nix b/home-manager/system-mreow.nix
index 98d28a3..4761f45 100644
--- a/home-manager/system-mreow.nix
+++ b/home-manager/system-mreow.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,19 @@
     config.programs.niri.package
   ];
 
-  # bluetooth manager
-  services.blueman-applet.enable = true;
+  # # bluetooth manager
+  # services.blueman-applet.enable = true;
+
+  # bluetooth media controls
+  systemd.user.services.mpris-proxy = {
+    Unit.Description = "Mpris proxy";
+    Install.After = [
+      "network.target"
+      "sound.target"
+    ];
+    Install.WantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
+    Service.ExecStart = "${pkgs.bluez}/bin/mpris-proxy";
+  };
 
   # notification daemon
   services.dunst = {