Set your PC to stop connecting automatically and simply connect them manually in bluetooth settings when needed. This isn't an issue with the Airpods.
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Comparing shoddy AI noise filtering to studio-quality recordings is a bit of a stretch.
Are AirPods Pro 2 any better than AirPods Pro 1?
After using Samsung Galaxy Buds FE I’m very disappointed in Pro 1.
Pro 1 lack bass, microphones are worse, ANC is worse and there is that pressure feeling in the ears.
Also Buds FE are only £50.
After using Samsung Galaxy Buds FE I’m very disappointed in Pro 1.
Pro 1 lack bass, microphones are worse, ANC is worse and there is that pressure feeling in the ears.
Also Buds FE are only £50.
That might cause a bigger problem than the occasional restart. I don’t want to manually connect AirPods every time I join a Webex meeting or answer a work call through the computer. I just wish AirPods and pc played nice together like with my personal mac
The inherent problem here is that most Bluetooth headphones connect to multiple devices at once yet Apple does it in a different way that only works within the Apple universe. This is not going to change ever. So when your PC requests to connect to the Airpods they are forced to disconnect the current device and switch over to the PC. As this is inherently how Apple designs Airpods there is no fix for that.
If you don't use any other Bluetooth devices on the PC you could disable bluetooth before the reboot so the PC doesn't hijack the Airpods when it starts back up. Perhaps this workaround is more suitable for you. The next time you re-enable Bluetooth on the PC it will force the Airpods connection again.
It’s actually illegal in most states to have headphones in while driving. I’m not even sure why they are allowing that as a feature.
Because contrary to what you claim it's not illegal to use Airpods whilst driving. Some states indeed limit it to a single Airpod or prohibit listening to music with them. I use them in transparency mode for calls and navigation and they allow me to hear that very clearly without having to turn up the volume much. It's neither unsafe nor is Apple supposed to police how you can use your own property.
This idea of yours was already followed through to its conclusion in the past few years with the expected outcome: Electric car rentals have disabled the engine and forced their drivers to pull over unsafely on the highway because the car electronics assumed the car was in the process of being stolen. This was because the car was geofenced to only drive in a certain area but as far as I recall in some cases the customer wasn't informed and in some the GPS couldn't get a location so the car defaulted to stolen mode.
If someone is gonna put on headphones and blast music at full volume until they crash their car then they'll find a pair of headphones to do that with regardless.
You both have assumed that the auto connecting earbuds belong to the driver, or that the vehicle is moving.
It’s illegal in my state to talk on the phone without a hands free device. Pretty sure no officer and no judge is looking to ticket and fine a hands free device when legit over ear headphones are what those “no headphone” laws were targeting. At the end of the day, those big cans would muffle sound even without music, while AirPods Pro can actually increase your ability to hear.
So, the answer to “why even allow it” is “you can’t see every use case”
My idea was to unsafely shut off cars? You don’t sound very smart to me, I stopped reading after that and discounted everything you said. Headphones are illegal in quite a few states.
The target was anyone blocking hearing emergency vehicles, AirPods Pro doesn’t increase your ability to hear when we know the reason you have them in is to listen to media.You both have assumed that the auto connecting earbuds belong to the driver, or that the vehicle is moving.
It’s illegal in my state to talk on the phone without a hands free device. Pretty sure no officer and no judge is looking to ticket and fine a hands free device when legit over ear headphones are what those “no headphone” laws were targeting. At the end of the day, those big cans would muffle sound even without music, while AirPods Pro can actually increase your ability to hear.
So, the answer to “why even allow it” is “you can’t see every use case”
Are you not familiar with pass through? I’m not sure how that’s worse than a car’s sound system, and may even be better due to sound wave interference in the cabin of the car.
Ultimately, people need to choose reasonable safety in this area, because there’s just too many pre-existing easier and worse ways to not hear a siren or car horn.
Can you even do a simple search on your own?
It is illegal to wear headphones while driving in the following states:
• Alaska
• California
• Illinois
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Minnesota
• Rhode Island
• Virginia
• Washington
Some sources also include Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, but these states often allow exceptions—such as using a single earbud for phone calls or GPS directions.
It is illegal to wear headphones while driving in the following states:
• Alaska
• California
• Illinois
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Minnesota
• Rhode Island
• Virginia
• Washington
Some sources also include Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, but these states often allow exceptions—such as using a single earbud for phone calls or GPS directions.
You are spreading misinformation. It's on you to verify claims of chatgpt or random websites. For example you listed Minnesota. Yet they only forbid wearing headphones or earphones "that are used in both ears simultaneously for purposes of receiving or listening to broadcasts or reproductions". You can find this info on the official mn.gov website. The only one here who can't do a "simple search on your own" is you.
Or do you think this random website you copy-pasted from knows the law better than the State's own website?
Given that you address none of my counter-points, and list only some regions in one country, I can only assume you’ve come around to my point of view; that it’s fine for Apple to make life less annoying for any user of AirPods that walks within range of a vehicle they were previous paired to.
That was my first thought as well!Everyone's gonna start getting pictures of themselves with their hand up at their ears.
And yet you’re arguing that people are wearing them both to receive phone calls only? 🤣 I’m up for a good argument but telling me that I’m believing a random “website” and then you post that…. Hypocrite
You made hollow counterpoints. Pass through is not adequate enough in the eyes of the law. They have no idea you have your AirPods on pass through.
You asked why this should be allowed as a feature, to which I answered. You then followed up with some incorrect statements.
If you want to pivot to a “it’s illegal in my jurisdiction so no one’s life should be easier” that’s fine. I’ll consider it a bad take, but it’s fine
(You’ll notice that I have never said it wasn’t illegal where you live, so any pretense of that being what we’re discussing is bogus).
What are you talking about? From the beginning I stated that at least a single Airpod is allowed and what I quoted was straight from the mn.gov website. What I am arguing is that at least one Airpod in your ear for phone calls is allowed in the states you listed.
Yet you are making this claim:
And you still haven't been able to give us the name of just one state where you aren't allowed to be on a phone call with one Airpod in your ear.
The plural of one headphone is headphones. I know it’s difficult sometimes to see past your idea of the discussion but we are talking about AirpodS. And headphoneS are illegal in the states I noted.