I don't disagree, except to say we are in a transition period. Unless one expects a switch to happen across the board AT ONCE, reality usually is that these things phase in.
My guess would be that the firmware update for AirPods must come through having iOS 16 on your device. They've really got AirPods locked down when it comes to firmware and updating.
It's because if you lose or damage the lightning cable, you can't just use one of your existing USB-C cables from your iPad, MacBook, etc. You have to buy a new lightning cable (if you don't have a spare one), and usually that's an Apple-branded lightning cable. That means more $ for Apple. And if you ask Apple, less environmental waste figures into their explanation why they still use the lightning connector somehow
Are you serious???Battery performance is quite stellar. My only wish is a couple of extra dB’s to the volume. Just give them a little more Oomph
The volume could go a notch higher or two for those moments where you wanna jam out.
That's all it needs.....it just charging
Yes, just got them. Noise cancel much better, as is sound and transparency. But really need to change to USB-C.
That's all it needs.....it just charging
USB-C sucks as far as durability. And, after while when it loosens up and becomes intermittent, you have to replace the motherboard. My work MacBook Pro has 4 USB-C connectors. with only 3 usable because plugging and unplugging to to go to meeting as such, 1 of the has become intermittent and you need to wiggle the cable to make it work. just move on and use the next one, till none work and they have to buy a new computer.
I couldn’t agree more. USB-C is quite flimsy in comparison to Apple’s proprietary Lightning.
The fact that someone actually “disagreed” with this smh
And our cars. AirPods should be able to charge using one of those Tesla cables. People complain about needing a USB-C to Lightning adapter, but even that is cheaper and easier to carry on a plane than the car you need to adapt a Tesla Wall Connector to the AirPods…
Lightning is indeed much, much more durable than USB-C… also the point-of-failure on USB-C devices is the little tab that the plug slips "over" or "onto". This means that if there is a failure, it's the device that is broken, as opposed to lightning where if the tab breaks, it just means a broken cable.
I really don't think Apple keeping the Lightning connector around has money as a primary factor. I think part of the issue is changing the Lightning connector will likely receive a negative response from the general public, as they will no longer be able to use their Lightning cables or will have to buy adapters for various accessories. People were pissed going from 30-pin to Lightning, and Lightning was an objectively better connector. People called it a cash grab then, and I'm sure plenty will do the same thing when they switch to USB-C. Another issue is that USB-C, especially for mobile devices, was kind of a mess for a while. I remember back in 2018 where you'd have to look online where some Google Engineer was independently testing USB-C cables to figure out what was safe/appropriate to buy. And finally, another possible issue is "iPhone Scale". Apple makes so dag-gone many of these devices that any switchover is going to take some time with sourcing and whatnot. That said, I still think they should have switched over to back with the iPhone X, because I'm sure a lot of issues with USB-C would have been smoothed over by Apple getting onboard with it. Eh well.It's because if you lose or damage the lightning cable, you can't just use one of your existing USB-C cables from your iPad, MacBook, etc. You have to buy a new lightning cable (if you don't have a spare one), and usually that's an Apple-branded lightning cable. That means more $ for Apple. And if you ask Apple, less environmental waste figures into their explanation why they still use the lightning connector somehow
They added that to FORCE people to buy it for the lanyard holder! Just another money-grab-by-apple-timmy-needs-to-go-greedy-environment-blah-blah…
Yes I don't care either way, but I can see the point of people who do transfers either wanting faster lightning or USB-C. And at least USB-C already exists. Such a pain when Lightning first came out how long some manufacturers took to make lightning versions of accessories.
The connection being used instead is MagSafe; the WHY is because MagSafe rocks. Any other questions?
I get it, it’s about size right? Why stay with a small plug when there are BIGGER ones out there! 😂It's because if you lose or damage the lightning cable, you can't just use one of your existing USB-C cables from your iPad, MacBook, etc. You have to buy a new lightning cable (if you don't have a spare one), and usually that's an Apple-branded lightning cable. That means more $ for Apple. And if you ask Apple, less environmental waste figures into their explanation why they still use the lightning connector somehow
IMHO try replacing them, if the problem persists then wait for Apple to fix it… 🤷
