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After 12 Years, Apple May Finally Discontinue EarPods
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Mic quality on airpod is not good enough. I talk on the phone with usb-c earpods all the time. They need to leave it alone.
Oh FFS... This is the best Apple product! I hate all the in-ear-rubbery-junk and love EarPods - they don't block the outside world, they don't tire my ear and they sound (sufficiently) good... :/ I'll have to stockpile it seems...
The EarPods already were updated with a USB-C variant and Apple kept the price the same...
Everyone is taking a minor status change in one retailer's system way too seriously.
Probably just a minor packaging change necessitating a new SKU at Target. These aren't going anywhere.
Probably just a minor packaging change necessitating a new SKU at Target. These aren't going anywhere.
When Apple introduced AirPods, I decided then that I was not going to buy any additional devices or accessories that required charging. And I have stuck to that. Frankly, I rarely use earpieces with my phone anyway. But the elimination of EarPods will ensure that will never use earpieces going forward.
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This! This is one retailer's status change. A Non-Carry Forward status could mean anything from a packaging change to a new SKU (for example if Apple updates the names because they're discontinuing the Lightning version), or it could just mean Target has decided to not carry EarPods anymore because they weren't selling well but that Apple is still making them. It doesn't automatically mean Apple is discontinuing them.
I struggled finding a good headset for Zoom calls at work and people complained about my mic quality with AirPods Pro. Besides, realizing they are not charged mid-call is stressful. It was hard to believe but eventually I “downgraded” to the cheap EarPods with stereo jacks and all my coworkers praise the mic quality now. I won’t swap them for anything! If they are going to discontinue them, then I will buy a few pairs to have until the end of the universe.
I have all the three versions and still use them on a daily basis. The have the best microphones, making them great for audio / video chats.
They're a pointless product at this point. Everyone has AirPods, or counterfeit AirPods. The only people still plugging in headphones are people with very deliberate over-ear headphone choices, or people plugging in old EarPods they found laying around. Apple does not need to sell this as a new product any longer.
Technically not true, its possible to switch to the iPhone microphone. But you shouldn't, because the echo cancellation will be worse, and its doubtful any of the piece of toast people even know how to do that.
This is so wildly inaccurate I have to think you're just posting with this tone to start a fight
Read the comments here and you'll see how widely incorrect your assumptions are
Like -- COMPLETELY wrong
Yup
I'm sorry, but speakerphone should be reserved for non-public situations like when you're at home or something
It's just so rude!
My 160GB iPod Classic still works and I my latest Eadpods are tearing near the jack. Guess I'd better grab another pair before they disappear.
AirPods batteries do degrade over time. However, with old fashioned headphone jacks, I'd have to replace them every few months due to poor connections. I threw away countless sets that went bad just becuase the dumb metal connector became unstable. That being said, a set of wired ones comes in handy sometimes. I just think wireless ones seem to last longer. My Airpods 2 from 2018 still work, which is incredible.That's awful.
My 2019 AirPods 2 stopped working a few months ago, and I switched to the lightning EarPods I'd gotten with my 11PM and not touched ever since. I've got backup pairs from the ones my family's gotten over the years and never used. It's a fine experience, and now I won't have to deal with a guarantee of my headphones dying every few years due to degraded batteries. It's sad to see them kill such a useful product off.
I still use the 3.5mm EarPods for audio/video calls on my work issued Windows laptop. Any time we use teams/Zoom/Webex those are my go to because of the mic quality, comfort (I know not everyone agrees), and ease of use. I don't want to have to use bluetooth for a 5 minute call. Plus, my work laptop only has one USB-C port and that's used for charging.
I'm hoping that if these are discontinued, it's only for an updated model with a 'better' fit. These are too useful.
Edit: I have a Mac, and it works great with AirPods, I just can't use it for work.
I'm hoping that if these are discontinued, it's only for an updated model with a 'better' fit. These are too useful.
Edit: I have a Mac, and it works great with AirPods, I just can't use it for work.
I doubt it. These are still too useful. We’ll see but I don’t expect this.
It’s a pity, if true, as EarPods is one of the rare Apple products with a lot of value for the money.
In fact, their neutral sound is rated exactly the same (at 6.8/10) on rtings.com.
And they cost 10 times less, do not need charging, pairing, firmware updates and easily fit any ears.
In fact, their neutral sound is rated exactly the same (at 6.8/10) on rtings.com.
And they cost 10 times less, do not need charging, pairing, firmware updates and easily fit any ears.
yes, because the wired mic always has better recording quality sound (USB mikes too) than mics on wireless headsets.