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Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by eugeniub »

kapsel wrote: post #12

I 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…

Sorry to hear that this happens to you but I have never seen this issue on my AirPods Pro in the last 3 years or my AirPods 1st/2nd gen.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by ryeights »

Good to know they use computational algorithms to perform ANC! What would we do without the innovators at Apple…

In other news, still no support for lossless audio, and the charging port is still Lightning rather than USB-C. Seems like a good time to pick up the 1st gen Pros on discount

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by desro »

A lot of sane improvements to the case (added speaker, lanyard loop, full U1 Find My support), good to see. They tout "H2 Apple Silicon, amazing sound quality with Adaptive EQ," but I can't find any reference to lossless audio in the tech specs, which is a bit of a disappointment.

It's surely ironic that Apple Music supports 24/192 lossless audio and none of its headphones can utilize it.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by kofejnik »

TobyTheDog123 wrote: post #8
erikpukinskis wrote: post #3

I would love to buy AirPods one day, but I have just had too many experiences telling someone on Zoom they sound like they’re under water, and they say, “hold on a sec that’s my AirPods.” If Apple could fix that issue, this would be a nice product! Unfortunately I don’t know how Apple could ever signal to me that they had fixed that issue.

Anecdotally, I've never had this issue. Is it something that happens often?

yes, wired earbuds are much better for calls

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by afterburner »

tommit wrote: post #16
birdmanjeremy wrote: post #2

does the mic still pick up literally everything though?

That's what I'm wondering. It's impossible to do anything while on a call without the other side complaining that it sounds like I'm banging cutlery on my pots.

That sounds like every vocal-tuned mic ever. Someone's kids could be two rooms away and barely audible to them, but over the mic they are amplified screams. Kitchen stuff, forget about it.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by hardwaregeek »

It's wild how much money Apple has made from Bluetooth headphones that don't suck. That's literally it. They're portable, pair easily and (somewhat) work with multiple devices. I have top of the line Bose Bluetooth headphones that still, in 2022, have issues with multiple devices. I can't count how many times I've started playing music on my iPhone only to realize that the headphones think my laptop is playing, so they just silently suppress my phone. And the only way to fix it is to go into the inane Bose app and disconnect the laptop. Why the hell can't you just tell the headphones to play from the phone and keep the laptop connected? It's so bad.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by [deleted] »

joshstrange wrote: post #20
discobot2 wrote: post #5

nothing on improving the mic and moving away from bluetooth =(

> 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.

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Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by msoad »

mcculley wrote: post #4

How do “computational algorithms” differ from other kinds of algorithms employed in headphones?

I noticed they said "the Watch scans for crash events 3,000 times a second" and then "The always-on display refreshes at 1 hertz"...

So it's "x times per second" if it's good and "y hertz" if it's bad lol

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by joshstrange »

kapsel wrote: post #12

I 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…

They said there will now be (I assume, optional) audio cues when you put your AirPods in the case to let you know they are charging, not sure if that will help or not. I agree with you though. It seems like it would be a really easy thing for Apple to check if 1 headphone was in the case (that it knew of) and the other wasn't but also that you weren't playing music/audio so it could warn you. I added a battery widget to my home screen to see if they are both charging. Thankfully this issue is rare-ish for me but when it does happen it's maddening.
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