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Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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Post by bloppe »

philipallstar wrote: post #178
kakacik wrote: post #160

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This is patently incorrect. Wife switched from iphone 13 mini to samsung s24, and airpods pro 2nd gen immediately started behaving extremely annoyingly to the point of becoming completely useless for any serious use and she just gave them away to her sister which still is on apple, although she loved them before. Literally all other earpieces work flawlessly with that phone including dirt cheap chinese stuff, apart f…

I have no issues with airpod pros 2 on a nice cheap OnePlus phone. They also pair with my Linux PC through a random Bluetooth dongle and that also works fine.

Can you see the battery level?

Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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Post by kronks »

vee-kay wrote: post #209
theodric wrote: post #164

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What? Upgrade it yourself! Swapping the RAM in a mini 2012 doesn't even require tools. Both SoDIMMs are right under the bottom cover. The SSD is a bit more fiddly, but can also be done at home. Check iFixit. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+mini+Late+2012+Hard+Drive+R...

That iFixit guide to upgrade the Max Mini is daunting for newbies. But you've inspired me to gather courage and do the DIY upgrade myself next month during the holidays. No use having a working PC lying unused, merely because it is very sluggish due to old hardware. Wish me luck (for the upgrade), I think I'll need it.

You’re just limiting yourself for no reason. It’s not Apples fault that you are sitting in front of an un-upgraded computer that is tool-less (for one of your tasks, at least) and has step by step instructions meant for beginners.

Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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Post by jamespo »

exitb wrote: post #113
isoprophlex wrote: post #105

From a bit further down the page > Bluetooth DID (Device Identification) Hook > Turns out, if you change the manufacturerid to that of Apple, you get access to several special features! I hope Apple gets slammed hard by some regulatory body. Apparently there's absolutely zero magic reasons why their airpods are unable to connect to non-Apple devices; pretend you're an iPhone and you're in. EDIT: read "unable to conne…

AirPods can connect to any device and perform on par with other Bluetooth headphones. This is about availability of special features which require a dedicated driver non-Apple devices are not expected to have.

Hail Corporate indeed

Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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Post by formerly_proven »

raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #280
formerly_proven wrote: post #232

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> USB-C [Aug 2014] came out long after lightning [Sep 2012]. 1 year 11 months :) The old 30-pin connector before Lightning came from 2003. Meanwhile it took until 2023 for iPhones to use USB-C. 30-pin 2003 - 2012 (2014) Lighting 2012 - 2023 (2025) USB-C AAPL utter mess - iPhone 2023 - USB-C RoW 2014 -

How was USB C on Apple a “mess” when it came out on the iPhone 14? It supported all of the standard USB protocols - video, networking, mass storage, audio etc.

The transition to USB-C was spread out across product lines over many years, hence "mess". The iPhone is on a separate line in the table.

Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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Post by Zetaphor »

tripzilch wrote: post #199
isoprophlex wrote: post #105

From a bit further down the page > Bluetooth DID (Device Identification) Hook > Turns out, if you change the manufacturerid to that of Apple, you get access to several special features! I hope Apple gets slammed hard by some regulatory body. Apparently there's absolutely zero magic reasons why their airpods are unable to connect to non-Apple devices; pretend you're an iPhone and you're in. EDIT: read "unable to conne…

Especially blocking hearing aids features for people who need those should be criminal

Financially gatekeeping access to vital medical resources is par for the course here in the US

Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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Post by littlecranky67 »

raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #284
binkHN wrote: post #97

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If Apple wasn't forced by the EU, they would try to preserve their walled garden as much as possible. iMessage is the prime example of this.

Can another company federate with WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger?

Yes, because the EU mandated them to. Just no one seems to want to federate.

Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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Post by oofbey »

bloppe wrote: post #286
trollbridge wrote: post #252

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Or Apple just doesn't want to bother with the nightmare of supplying and supporting an app to do all those things on other platforms, and in particular, there are regulatory approvals around the "hearing aid" feature that would pretty much require a specific device. They have a basic app for some of their other devices like the Beats line. One other thing you simply can't do without pairing AirPods with an Apple devi…

You're commenting on a post where a random guy provides this "nightmare of supplying and supporting an app" in his spare time, except he actually has to work around Apple's malicious obfuscation and standards non-compliance, so it would actually be way easier for Apple to do it themselves.

It is in fact significantly harder for Apple. Because nobody expects random spare time GitHub project to work perfectly. Or even very well. Apple’s reputation, and trillion dollar market value, is based on the idea that their stuff works perfectly.

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Post by tshaddox »

MattRix wrote: post #72
tshaddox wrote: post #51

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Nah, Flash was awful. Terrible performance on low end devices. Unforgivably terrible for web video. Nightmare on Linux. Nightmare in enterprise environments. There were cool games, but there still are cool games. And the indie/hacker/homebrew gaming ecosystems are bigger, richer, and more accessible than ever (due in no small part to the web, both as a gaming platform and for learning/community).

This take doesn’t make sense unless you’re comparing Flash to current technology, rather than the tech of its time. It’s like saying CD players were awful: sure they’re awful NOW, but they had a time and a place when they were the coolest thing around. Similarly, the only reason Flash had “bad performance” on low end devices is because people were using it to do stuff that web tech could not do. It took over a decade…

No, I’m talking about at the time. CD players were great at the time, so I don’t really see your analogy. Maybe the closest thing would be those brittle CD jewel cases, those always sucked!

Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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Post by Zetaphor »

dmitrygr wrote: post #274
praseodym wrote: post #146

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Multipoint connectivity is part of the spec but apparently AirPods only support it if you pretend to be an Apple device.

part of which spec revision? what date did it come out? and what date did airpods come out. compare the two dates. i'll wait...

The multipoint spec was added to Bluetooth 4.0 in 2010:

https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/specs/core-specific...

The Battery Service 1.0 spec was officially adopted in 2011:

https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/specs/battery-servi...

The first airpods were released in 2016...

Please consider that simping for a trillion dollar company might actually not be in your best personal interests...

Re: AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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Post by thewebguyd »

bloppe wrote: post #290
gjstein wrote: post #241

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What sort of laptop/desktop do you have? I regularly use my AirPods with my Steam Deck and they work great!

Really? Even multi-device connectivity?

When you pair AirPods with a non-Apple bluetooth device, you lose the automatic device switching is all. You can still "enter and exit" the Apple ecosystem with them by just going into Bluetooth settings and tapping on the AirPods and they'll reconnect to Apple-land and start switching again, and vice versa. Once paired with, say, Windows, it'll auto-connect or you can manually trigger it by just tapping them in Bluetooth settings.

Once paired, AirPods just work like any other bluetooth headphones.

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