I wonder what exactly the restrictions will be when you don’t want to upgrade to i(Pad)OS 15. I guess I’ll find out next week.
The next generation of AirPods
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#72I just want a pair of airpods that allow me to have a conversation outdoors. I'm always getting feedback that the ambient noise makes it difficult for people to hear me talk. I can't even do the dishes while on a call without people complaining.
Try to pair them again! My girlfriend said the same thing, as if my voice was attenuated instead of the other way around. All it took was re-pairing them.
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#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
They recycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bu-gl7v-P8
That was 'a stunt' which 'makes no economic sense' https://www.ifixit.com/News/15794/apple-daisy-cobalt-recycli...
I like the iFixit people, but that article is pretty bad.
One of the reasons this list as a failure is this:
> People aren’t giving Apple back their phones, because old iPhones are worth dramatically more on the used market than the material cost
Would they really rather see people recycling rather than reusing?
Also, why would it have to make economic sense? Sometimes companies do things because it's the right thing to do.
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#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is the $64,000 question. I would love to get the longer battery life, but the pros don't fit me and these look more pro-like.
Similar boat. I know it is a 50/50 love/hate in terms of fit (understandably so, because not everyone has the same ear shape), but I personally loved original Airpods in terms of fit. They fit my ears perfectly, I could jump/run/etc., and they wouldn't move even a tiny bit. But with Airpod Pros, no matter which eartips I used, they would always not feel 100% correctly, and would move by a tiny tiny amount if I was ac…
As another data point, something about the original AirPods made my ears hurt. It was like sitting on a concrete bench - ok at first but before long they felt physically painful. I had to use them one ear at a time so the other ear could recover. Swapping to airpod pros fixed that for me - the silicon tips are way more comfy for my ear shape.
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#76I'm not intending to be flippant here - I love my AirPods and other Apple gear - but this reads like they took the AirPod Pros and rebranded them as the next generation of AirPod. I'm not seeing what's actually new here. Can someone in the know throw me a bone if there's something I'm overlooking?
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#77How do these compare with the Jabra 85t's? I'm in the market for new audio. I will use them for jogging, lifting and general calls while walking around.
The AirPod killer feature is integration across all Apple devices. If you have exact needs for audio quality, you can always find better ones. But if you want to get off your MacBook, walk over to your Apple TV and get your headphones connected to it with one click on the remote, then AirPods are your thing.
Yep, but it’s super janky. I can’t count the number of times I’ve put my AirPods on for a zoom call only to have my phone and my laptop fight about which device is connected. Sometimes I’ve ended up turning Bluetooth off on my phone and manually associating them with my laptop just to get them to work.
It’s a great feature, but I really wish they took the time to make it reliable.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
That was 'a stunt' which 'makes no economic sense' https://www.ifixit.com/News/15794/apple-daisy-cobalt-recycli...
I like the iFixit people, but that article is pretty bad. One of the reasons this list as a failure is this: > People aren’t giving Apple back their phones, because old iPhones are worth dramatically more on the used market than the material cost Would they really rather see people recycling rather than reusing? Also, why would it have to make economic sense? Sometimes companies do things because it's the right thing…
Generally companies have a fiduciary obligation.
I don't understand your critique.
Yes reuse is better than recycling, so what's the point of Apple's recycling program if someone will buy to reuse. Any phone given to Apple to recycle is one that could have been reused. Furthermore what's the point of building a robot to recycle new iPhones that still have value instead of old ones. It also sounds underutilized if so few phone make it back. Notice how Apple doesn't break it down by model for what phones they receive back. I'd wager that most of the phones Apple gets back are the new ones from trade in. Apple is also very aggressive about making sure their products end up in landfills. https://www.theverge.com/apple/2020/10/4/21499422/apple-sues...
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They charge super fast. You can get 1 hour of playback from 5 minutes of charging. You can also charge one at a time if you really need them continuously.
Ah now we're thinking with portals.. perhaps they can sell a set of 3 for this exact use? If you're playing games or something that takes heavy focus, you want to stay ahead of charging, not wait for something to die l.
when you get the 10% warning you pop the left ear out and charge it until the right ear dies. Then you put the left ear in and charge the right ear. 20 minutes later you put them both in again. Easy peasy.
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#80Do they have active noise cancelling? Also, 6 hours listening is a bad joke, that‘s not even a standard workday. With battery aging that‘s soon not even half a workday anymore.
Yeah, in three years with the Pros now (or whatever it is -- 2-3), I have basically never run out of batteries. You can always put one in the charger to charge while the other stays out.
Yeah I’ve had my pros for about 2 years now and I’ve clocked an obscene number of minutes of phone & zoom calls on them through the pandemic. Some days I was doing 12+ hours of calls on them.
The batteries last a bit over 3 hours and after all this time they’re still going strong. Except for handoff being janky, I’m delighted with them.
Im frankly confused with this announcement - it seems like they just rebranded AirPod pros as non-pro and called it a new device?