Interested to know what bluetooth codecs these support. That's important for using them with non-apple devices. Frustrating that they don't list supported codecs in the tech specs.
AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)
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#62I love my AirPod Pros, but I hate how unreliable charging in the case is. The AirPods will often think they are out of the case, when they are, and discharge themselves, while connected to my phone/laptop. Then they will re-charge, emptying the battery in the case, so I will end up with a dead pair of AirPods after a couple of days in the pocket, not using them. I guess their tolerances are too tight, hopefully somet…
This has never happened to me. It's likely you have a defective unit, take it in.
This happens to me with my PowerBeats Pro but never with my Airpods Pro.
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#63Personalized Spatial Audio has me really excited (https://youtu.be/ux6zXguiqxM?t=2739). The idea is to map your ears / head with the depth camera of the iPhone, to create a personal profile.
10 years ago I played around with binaural microphones, the kind that you stick in your own ears to record the true sound profile. Closing your eyes and playing back these recordings is just incredible. You will be completely fooled and will not believe that these sounds are just played back.
If this personalized spatial audio stuff gets even close to this level of immersiveness, that would be outstanding. So cool for Apple to even attempt such a feature!
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#64I love my AirPod Pros, but I hate how unreliable charging in the case is. The AirPods will often think they are out of the case, when they are, and discharge themselves, while connected to my phone/laptop. Then they will re-charge, emptying the battery in the case, so I will end up with a dead pair of AirPods after a couple of days in the pocket, not using them. I guess their tolerances are too tight, hopefully somet…
Made worse in my experience with M1 Macbook Pros keeping bluetooth connected/paired while closed/asleep (and so other devices can't connect to them), and the fact that Monterey got rid of the "paired" bluetooth system menu icon (it's always just the standard icon which doesn't change depending on paired status now), so it's now a bit more annoying to work out if things are paired or not, without clicking around in the menu.
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#65Hopefully they have some sort of authentication system. I previously wrote about fake Airpods and how they are nearly indistinguishable from the real ones when they are connected. (Spoofs all the special iOS interfaces etc) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32287113
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#66Lack of simultaneous 2+ device pairing is still a deal breaker for me. If my $80 Jabra earbuds can figure it out, why can't Apple?
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#67Touch volume control removes my biggest pain point with the original. I might actually get two: one for my Apple devices and another for Windows/Android
I’ve never seen anyone use them for non Apple devices , how well do they work?
Works well with Surface Book and Duo but Apple doesn’t officially support multipoint so it doesn’t have the semi-seamless sharing enabled for Apple devices
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
> A redesigned inward-facing microphone works with voice enhancement algorithms to better recognize and articulate your voice, so it sounds more natural when you’re on phone and video calls. Also where are you getting "moving away from bluetooth"? That was a rumor (that they might move to their U1 tech for better audio quality) but they didn't mention that in the presentation nor is it mentioned on their site.
I think they mean that it's a shame that they haven't moved away from Bluetooth.
Ahh, that makes way more sense. I didn't apply the "nothing on" to the second thing and while I think moving off bluetooth is a plus I know there are others who see it as a negative and I assumed that's what they meant since moving from BT was rumored ("Apple doing something proprietary", even though clearly the market isn't moving quickly to fix the issues with BT).
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#69A little off-topic, but … Does anyone else have problems with the current AirPods Pro dramatically prioritizing ambient noise (cars passing on the street, washing of dishes, etc.) over your own voice when on phone calls? This is a major problem with two pairs I've owned and with those owned by my girlfriend, brother, and pretty much everyone else who would humor me and test it out. My girlfriend and I have taken our…
I do. I have a couple of friends with AirPods Pro and absolutely hate calling them because all I can hear is ambient noise.
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#70I love my AirPod Pros, but I hate how unreliable charging in the case is. The AirPods will often think they are out of the case, when they are, and discharge themselves, while connected to my phone/laptop. Then they will re-charge, emptying the battery in the case, so I will end up with a dead pair of AirPods after a couple of days in the pocket, not using them. I guess their tolerances are too tight, hopefully somet…
I had similar issues when I used them while working out and was sweaty. Sometimes, in the case, they wouldn't fully make contact and didn't charge. Cleaning them off periodically fixed that for me.