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Some AirPods Users Facing Battery Drain Issues With Charging Case
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rule number one for apple users:
never update softwares within the first 3 weeks. never buy product on launch, wait for 3 weeks. never buy first gen apple products.
never update softwares within the first 3 weeks. never buy product on launch, wait for 3 weeks. never buy first gen apple products.
i was wondering how long it would take for the first issue to come out. apple really is in trouble
I misread your intention regarding excellent. Apologies. Points 1 & 2 weren't straw men since I never claimed you stated that products were perfect. Not in that quote or anywhere else. Same goes for battery drain rates. Those were simply supporting points to highlight there's no need for people to exaggerate to push a narrative. You are 100% right about the condescension. You can alternately make insightful, informative quotes and latch on to fanboy idiocy with equal fervor. That's your prerogative. We both think certain things reflect poorly on the other. It's okay. It's just the internet. We will both survive.
"5 separate threads questioning the battery life of the AirPods"
The article is about the case, and the linked thread in the article regarding the case shows two users experiencing issues.
LOL!! Are you marching behind them or in front of them? I just came here to watch the food fight between you two groups.
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Now reconcile that with "Shut up and take my money" and "I'm already in line" and images of people camping on sidewalks for a day or two so they have some kind of chance to be among the first.
I think it can't be rule #1 for all Apple users- just some that are objective enough to not get swept away in the fervor and wise enough to wait around for objective reviews before parting with their dollars. Rule #1 for Apple fans is to be in those lines, be first to post that "Shut up..." cartoon (plus "it's happening", etc), soon followed by unboxing, then aggressive defense that all is perfect in every way and/or redirecting blame for any issues to anyone or anything other than Apple.
There's actually nothing wrong with the hardware. It's just that we are not understanding the battery level indications correctly and it's causing confusion. To remedy this, Apple will disable the battery level display in the next firmware update. Instead, it will only report whether the the case needs charging or not.... a lot simpler.
The article links to a thread on reddit, but NVM. Point is it's still a handful of cases (If you'll excuse the pun), it's just another storm in a teacup. Everything has a defect rate.
Still better than Samsungs $200 Icon X with a maximum of 1,5 hours of music streaming. Now that's what I call useless.
the way to solve this is to remove the battery indicator...
Up front admission, I don't own any AirPods. Trouble is I use to be happy to pay Apple's premium prices because I felt I could trust the brand and the support if an issue did arise. The products were head and shoulders better their rivals and that made the purchasing decision easy.
Now, that trust in the brand is badly eroded. I see stories all the time about problems and Apple making excuses and no longer feel able to justify paying those premium prices. When (hopefully not if) there is a run of exciting product announcements and the stories around design flaws/quality subside I look forward to replacing my aging Apple kit with new.
Now, that trust in the brand is badly eroded. I see stories all the time about problems and Apple making excuses and no longer feel able to justify paying those premium prices. When (hopefully not if) there is a run of exciting product announcements and the stories around design flaws/quality subside I look forward to replacing my aging Apple kit with new.
I've broken all of those rules except the buying a first gen product, and I will likely continue to do so, especially regarding software updates, which I always like to do right away.
People hear about a handful to glitches or defects out of millions of products produced and they freak out.
I meant the case. Oops. Since the issue seems to occur when the pods are in the case, parsing really doesn't matter does it? Either way, you right. So, regarding the case. There are 5 separate threads regarding the issue.
This one: have begun This one: realizing This one: noticing This one: severinskulls This one: today
I'm not pointing this out to say there is a massive problem. I personally doubt there is. Likely, as with any product, there are probably defective units out there. I am just point at the fact that the issue does affect "some users"
Steve jobs "who's Tim Cook?"
But really Tim is coo guy and nobody would know what Steve would think.
I can't even deal with the fallacy of "never buy 1st-gen Apple products" anymore.
If the product fits your needs, buy it.
If no one ever buys a 1st-gen product problems will obviously never be found, let alone a "2nd-gen" even existing due to complete failure of the initial product launch.
I couldn't be happier being in on the initial launch of the iPhone and iPad. I would have missed out on a lot waiting around for reviews and a perfect revision of that tech years down the line.