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iOS 26.3 brings AirPods-like pairing to third-party devices in EU under DMA

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Re: iOS 26.3 brings AirPods-like pairing to third-party devices in EU under DMA

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I think the EU believes they have more of an effect on the rest of the world than they actually do. Complying with every law in every jurisdiction that has access to a product sounds like a nightmare that will only stifle innovation.

Between this and the USB-C iPhone, I think you're very wrong.

Mmkay, now do something important. If the EUs fame is forced USB-C adoption, that’s very weak and almost narcissistic since we have to congratulate the EU for minimal effort. Also realize the USB-C standard is chaos and all that did was confuse people about what’s a data cable vs what’s a charging cable vs what is thunderbolt. Chaos is what the EU did there, brag more about it!

Re: iOS 26.3 brings AirPods-like pairing to third-party devices in EU under DMA

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Yeah, this is a regression since macOS Tahoe. Amazing that it still exists after several patch releases, is audio working not a basic test case for Apple? I’ve found it to be worst when using Xcode / simulator and having headphones on for music. sudo killall coreaudiod seems to fix it for a while.

It's ludicrous. I remember when Apple took pride in the audio never stopping. Once a very long time ago my entire Mac froze, even the Force Touch trackpad was unresponsive, but the music kept playing. Now, press Volume Up and the audio stutters. Or AirPods randomly get choppy and then stop playing until you reconnect them. The heck?

To add insult to injury, I recently connected my headphones to my Windows gaming PC.

Sounded absolutely amazing, no skipping or crackling no matter what I was doing on the PC, nor how heavy I was cranking it. Quality was better than on macOS as well.,

My M1 sounded like an AM radio when driving the same headphones using the same software (Spotify lossless).

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