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Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by SllX »

maronato wrote: post #115
hilux wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mine lose 20-30% sitting in their case overnight. It's very annoying. You ARE lucky!

That is a lot, but I wonder if GP’s only decreased by 1% because their phone wasn’t close by. AirPods and their iPhones probably keep pinging each other to maintain the Bluetooth connection, which must have an effect on the battery.

Only when you pull them out of the case. Otherwise they just stay asleep. When I replaced my Powerbeats Pro (same fundamental tech as any AirPods) with AirPods Pro, I went about a year or so without touching the Powerbeats Pro and they just sat in one spot not too far from anything they could connect to since I never unpaired them from anything. I pulled them out a year later, and the Beats themselves were still fully charged and I think the case was still about 70%. Couldn’t tell you what I had left the case at though.

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Post by paxys »

ww520 wrote: post #38

Speaking of AirPods, do people have bad experience with their quality? I have an AirPods Pro 1st Gen for about 3 years and the noise cancellation function has degraded to the point of unusable. The Apple store technician said the audio hardware has failed diagnostic and it couldn't be repaired. For a $250 equipment failed after 3 years of moderate usage is pretty disappointing.

Same. I bought mine in 2021 and now have to use it with noise cancellation off because otherwise there's a very persistent crackling noise. Meanwhile my Bose QCs are still operating like new after like 11-12 years of regular use.

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by nxicvyvy »

SllX wrote: post #169
asveikau wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe the battery is failing?

Could be either/or. I long ago lost the brassiere that came with my AirPods Max (not really lost, I just can’t be arsed to dig it out of where I think it is) and they’ll drain themselves fairly quickly just trying to throw out stray connections to any of the five or so devices they can connect to unless I make a point of disconnecting them. AirPods Pro exhibit the same exact symptoms when the contact inside the case…

My airpods need a small piece of tissue in the top on one side or they don't charge. Could be a tolerance issue.

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by max_ »

What technology does Airpods & AirTags use to allow them to be located when lost?

They have no cellular reception hardware. How to they transmit their location to Apple?

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by topato »

SllX wrote: post #169
asveikau wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe the battery is failing?

Could be either/or. I long ago lost the brassiere that came with my AirPods Max (not really lost, I just can’t be arsed to dig it out of where I think it is) and they’ll drain themselves fairly quickly just trying to throw out stray connections to any of the five or so devices they can connect to unless I make a point of disconnecting them. AirPods Pro exhibit the same exact symptoms when the contact inside the case…

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Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by waschl »

max_ wrote: post #177

What technology does Airpods & AirTags use to allow them to be located when lost? They have no cellular reception hardware. How to they transmit their location to Apple?

I guess broadcasting beacons via Bluetooth to nearby iPhones, same principle like AirTags work

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by seabass-labrax »

tzs wrote: post #89

> I started with the assumption that the owner lived near me in the Portland metropolitan area. With that, I restricted the search to our local area code. Sure, they could be from out of town, but hey, let's give it a shot They could also be local but with a non-Portland area code. Generally, at least if you are using a nationwide cell phone carrier, you can move to another area code and keep your number. I wonder wh…

This part of the story is even more surprising to me, as I'd never considered the possibility that mobile phone numbers could have area codes. The Portland metropolitan area has a population of just under three million according to Wikipedia[1]; my country has a population of just under seventy million and has only a single block of phone numbers allocated for cellular use.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_metropolitan_area,_Or...

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