Aren't airpods just bluetooth headphones?
For just listening to music, yeah. They’ve got other features that aren’t supported elsewhere, though.
AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
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Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
#12Excellent project, don't forget to upvote the Android bluetooth bug to give a signal: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/371713238?pli=1
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#13A cool project, when you want to use AirPods outside of Apples ecosystem. Sadly, you have to use a rooted android device with a small patch due to a bug in the Android Bluetooth implementation. https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/371713238
That is such a typical bug report to a large company. A user who spent a lot of time debugging and finding the root cause of an issue, and a few faceless peons at the large company spending a few minutes on it, realizing it’s not a priority, and abandoning it.
And not a small bug either. This large an interoperability issue and it takes a nerd not in the employ of Google to fix their shit? This is why Apple's vertical integration makes it one of richest companies in the world. Google's only up there because of their success in that one business of theirs.
Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
#14Aren't airpods just bluetooth headphones?
For just listening to music, yeah. They’ve got other features that aren’t supported elsewhere, though.
specifically, configuring noise cancelation or transparency mode, as well as multiple different profiles for microphone usage. plus buttons on the airpods themselves.
Still baffles me why the first gen airpod "button" wasn't the winner, but unfortunately Steve's no longer with us.
Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
#15Super cool. Also, this is an example of why having an open OS is awesome.
Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
That is such a typical bug report to a large company. A user who spent a lot of time debugging and finding the root cause of an issue, and a few faceless peons at the large company spending a few minutes on it, realizing it’s not a priority, and abandoning it.
And not a small bug either. This large an interoperability issue and it takes a nerd not in the employ of Google to fix their shit? This is why Apple's vertical integration makes it one of richest companies in the world. Google's only up there because of their success in that one business of theirs.
Funny, I was under the impression that Apple's stuff is closed source, so no one outside their employ even could fix a similar issue?
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
I assume it's intentional, playing on "libre" (as in libre software, not just gratis software)
As just the biggest problem with that idea, the typo doesn't exist on the page. It's in the HN title, and the page's HTML tag.
It does exist on the page. It's in the description of the repository below the repository name.
Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
#18A cool project, when you want to use AirPods outside of Apples ecosystem. Sadly, you have to use a rooted android device with a small patch due to a bug in the Android Bluetooth implementation. https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/371713238
That is such a typical bug report to a large company. A user who spent a lot of time debugging and finding the root cause of an issue, and a few faceless peons at the large company spending a few minutes on it, realizing it’s not a priority, and abandoning it.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
And not a small bug either. This large an interoperability issue and it takes a nerd not in the employ of Google to fix their shit? This is why Apple's vertical integration makes it one of richest companies in the world. Google's only up there because of their success in that one business of theirs.
Funny, I was under the impression that Apple's stuff is closed source, so no one outside their employ even could fix a similar issue?
What does Apple being Apple have to do with Google not paying somebody to work on getting Airpods, which presumably should conform to some Bluetooth spec, in order to get Airpods to work on Android?
Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem
#20Cool project, not cool that it needs to exist. Apple isn’t only content to leech off OSS software, they have to force the existence of more of it to workaround what they closed off.