I have no idea tbh. They do have a different, a different texture. I’m using the L tips. They’re very comfy.
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AirPods Pro 2 Charging Case Can Broadcast Battery Status With or Without AirPods Inside
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Third party eartips have been around as long as earbuds have been, I used to buy better (more comfortable) foam ones for my wired sennheisers over a decade ago.
There have also been third party ear cushions for over-ear headphones available for decades, but they were often more used by audiophiles than I think third party eartips are used on earbuds. Those have become more common too, I have a rather cheap replacement pair of cushions on my Sony XM4s that keep the speakers from touching my ears and make them less warm if I wear them for a long time.
tl;dr this isnt new, this isnt just apple, and no matter how many eartips they include there are always going to be some people they don't fit or some people who want a different material to be more comfortable. And because they're so common they're also pretty cheap to get.
I can imagine a future AirPods Pro that includes a separate box the size of a MacBook Pro that contains ALLL the possible required combination of tips… and it still wouldn’t fit someone’s ears
I'm having flashbacks to the original iSight and the like 4 or 5 different mounting options that were included in the box.I can imagine a future AirPods Pro that includes a separate box the size of a MacBook Pro that contains ALLL the possible required combination of tips… and it still wouldn’t fit someone’s ears
I've got an engraved case - I noticed that the engraving shows up on the Case in the iOS when you open the lid of the charging case! Nice touch!
They never had to be in the case, but the case did have to be open. I check my case battery by opening it real quick, whether the AirPods are in it or out of it doesn't matter, and it's always worked just fine. Like 30 seconds after closing the lid, the case battery would disappear again until next time it is opened. Has that behavior changed? I was on the fence about getting the 2s, since my day-one originals are fine, but if I can just glance at my battery status without having to dig them out and open the lid each time, I'll head to Best Buy right now. 😂
You check your case battery on your phone without your AirPods in it? Like, right now, you can take your AirPods Pro out, let your case sit there closed for a minute, then open the case and see the case’s battery represented in the “Battery” widget on your phone? If that’s the way it used to work for you, then, yes, the AirPods Pro 1 case has changed from that.
Though I have reasons to believe it’s never worked like that.
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I've never owned earphones in my life that actually fall out unless I use third party tips, that is the case with the AirPods. I literally cannot use them.
Exactly! This was a nice surprise when I got mine earlier. Never leave the house with a low charge again.
As if BT LE couldn't do the same...
The firmware of the 1st Gen case is just bad... always has been and never got fixed.
Even the Gen2 Case can't be controlled in terms of battery charge/pausing/standby.
The firmware of the 1st Gen case is just bad... always has been and never got fixed.
Even the Gen2 Case can't be controlled in terms of battery charge/pausing/standby.
Yes, the battery indicator as a whole is a joke... can't even display the charge of your other Apple devices, let alone any 3rd party accessories or electric cars...
Does your car show the charge of your devices?
Nice!
correct me if im wrong but iStat menu for macOS has had this feature for non-APP2 for some time now right?
correct me if im wrong but iStat menu for macOS has had this feature for non-APP2 for some time now right?
No, it couldn’t have shown the battery percentage without the AirPods Pro inside because the AirPods Pro case doesn’t have any transmission circuitry.
I see
AirPods 3 is what I was using
That one can already show stand-alone case battery?
From Apple’s site:
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Better! You can charge your stuff in the car usually... weird logic you are applying with that question... The phone is typically the device that is fed all information and acts as central information hub.
If you have a electric car, then the app could provide the battery status via an API. That would be 2 lines of code probably.
And, yes, being aware of the charge state of the car can be quite relevant... often more relevant than that of an AirPod...
Purchased these yesterday, my first pair of Bluetooth headphones in-ear or otherwise, never tried any previous airpods but have tried a few Bluetooth over ear models - Sony & Sennheiser & returned them due to audio quality issues with Bluetooth. Fully expecting to return these after auditioning them but I am shocked at how good the audio quality is. My reference headphones are Sennheiser HD650s & a headphone amp. Auditioning Orbitals - One Perfect Sunrise on them both, these Airpod pro 2s stand up & get noticed. The Airpod pro2s provide a rich full base line but may be slightly too bright in the highs, a small price to pay. The Spatial Audio demos Ive listened to so far are mind blowingly good, the Spatial Audio demos/tracks for me are like going from a 2-way to a 3 way driver on floor standing speakers in the depth they provide, its just a shame there isn't more SA tacks to feed them. Ill be keeping these & using them lot
Mine are actually showing in the widget on the lock screen and Home Screen even when the case is closed and AirPods inside and comes and goes anyone else?
Mine are constantly connected on the battery widget...they don't appear connected on the BT list tho nor I can see them as an option to play music on while in the case... I reset them few times but nothing... they constantly appear on the battery widget of my 14 Pro Max. Tested them on my ipad mini 6, they disappear from the ipad's widget after a while tho... any ideas? more iOS 16 bugs?
Same. Mine come and go but also show up on the widget on my lock screen instead of my watch very annoying i have also reset .
Ive reset them couple of times, seems to be fixed for a little bit and then it happens again. Must be an iOS16 bug as they disappear from my iPad's widget. sigh
Yea me to . It’s really annoying when i look at the Lock Screen widget to check battery for my watch and it’s showing the dang charging case lol