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Librepods: AirPods liberated

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Re: Librepods: AirPods liberated

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Post by Spill4288 »

12345hn6789 wrote: post #67

FYI android 17 fixes the bugs in the Bluetooth stack that previously required root to fix. But, this app still charges $5 for using features your air pods have. I'll be spending my afternoon forking and enabling them.

I get the idea behind wanting to fork and improve it, I truely do. I also get the idea behind wanting to see how the innards work.

However I'm a developer and I gladly paid the $5 so I can support the original dev for all the work that they have already done, and also for open sourcing it. I really don't want to maintain my own fork, sync it, build apks etc

Re: Librepods: AirPods liberated

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Post by bigiain »

haunter wrote: post #72
bigiain wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

:sigh: There's very little point having a discussion about something where other people can't even be bothered to properly read the link that was submitted - and even more frustrating when that link was literally a README file.

_A lot of times_ people comment based on the title alone. I think it’s more common than one would imagine.

Yeah. And that's sad.

Recently, for the first time in over 15 years here, I've wished often for a "block user" function, so I can gradually weed those zero-effort zero-contributing users out. (If I didn't read HN across 4 or 5 different devices, I'd probably write a browser extension to allow me to do that...)

Re: Librepods: AirPods liberated

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Post by jabwd »

jitl wrote: post #59
jamwise wrote: post #12

If I wasn't certain Apple will do their best to patch every avenue to this working in the future it might be motivation to buy AirPods.

Why would they try to make the AirPods a worse purchase? Apple is happy to let you run whatever operating system on your Mac -- they aren't actively hostile there, but they don't help the community either. Still, I would recommend the Sony WF-1000XM6 if you're not an Apple computer or phone user already. The UX is reportedly worse and a bit buggy, but the sound should be better.

You can configure them to pause them when you take them out of your ear, except when it is not an Apple device. They will refuse to do so, even though they clearly detect the event since you can no longer use the stem as a pause button when you do so.

Clearly they make it worse just because you didn't get an Apple device, so yeah idk what you're smoking but give me some.

Re: Librepods: AirPods liberated

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Post by cednore »

Mistletoe wrote: post #7

I’m going to be honest I fell for the AirPods Pro 3 hype about it being the best noise cancelling of all time and I bought a pair. I found the noise cancelling worse than my $30 Anker Soundcore P30i, I could never get the hearing test on the AirPods to pass no matter what depths of a quiet room I went to, and the sound quality on music was worse than my Ankers. Don’t fall for the hype or at least order from Amazon li…

I recommend Bose QuiteComfort Ultra 2. That's way better in terms of ANC and sound quality than AirPods or Powerbeats or any other products from same line.

Re: Librepods: AirPods liberated

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Post by DANmode »

bigiain wrote: post #82
haunter wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

_A lot of times_ people comment based on the title alone. I think it’s more common than one would imagine.

Yeah. And that's sad. Recently, for the first time in over 15 years here, I've wished often for a "block user" function, so I can gradually weed those zero-effort zero-contributing users out. (If I didn't read HN across 4 or 5 different devices, I'd probably write a browser extension to allow me to do that...)

How would you handle replies?

What happens if they’re the top or middle of a pivotal subthread?

Re: Librepods: AirPods liberated

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Post by ShinyLeftPad »

kristofferR wrote: post #63
RulerOf wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you mean? I ask because I find Apple's wired EarPods to be less... selective than AirPods are—by that I mean they'll pick up more background noise whereas AirPods seem to only transmit my voice—but EarPods' clarity exceeds AirPods if you grab the mic and hold it next to your mouth, which you obviously can't do with AirPods.

Microphonics = cable noise, like when the cable drags against your zipper.

If you spend half the price of Airpods on good wired IEMs cable noise is barely a thing...

Re: Librepods: AirPods liberated

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Post by firesteelrain »

bigiain wrote: post #68
Aurornis wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> How is it confusing? Judging by all of the other comments that assumed otherwise, a lot of people either weren’t reading the README or weren’t parsing what it was saying.

:sigh: There's very little point having a discussion about something where other people can't even be bothered to properly read the link that was submitted - and even more frustrating when that link was literally a README file.

I didn’t follow that either from the README and I read the README before coming to the comments.

I have only used AirPods on iPhone and didn’t realize there were special features.

Therefore like most I had zero context.

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