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AirPods Pro 2: Six New Features If You're Upgrading
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The charging leads has been my biggest gripe. I lost count the number of times I’ve inserted an AirPod only to find its dead. I resorted to using a small flat tip jeweler’s screwdriver and a piece of alcohol wipe to clean it, but I have to do that every few months.
Agreed. Everything else was somewhat underwhelming.
I gotta try that because I experience the same problem frequently.
The upgraded is to me more tempting than the actual AirPods. Love that they build Find My into more devices.
How on earth do you propose they make the tiny earbud batteries user replaceable?
Yes they have it. I agree with you, volume control is the main new feature of these new airpods Pro 2.
I've been using the first gen Aurpods Pro almost since launch and I love them. Unfortunately I lost them a few month ago (I still have no ideea where) and I've been holding off the purchase of new ones because I knew that new ones had to come out at some point. So I preordered mine about a week ago and look forward to receiving them. Could we expect reviews this Wednesday?
Maybe it's just me, but I feel more and more disillusioned by Apple releases each year. Everything they do just seems iterative and carefully planned slow drip to maximize profit. I realize they are a business, but they seem to have lost a real innovative spark over the years. Yes, everything is well made, everything is polished and works seamlessly within their ecosystem. But, nothing they release is ever a big leap forward anymore. I guess you could argue that this is the state of a mature industry now, except you see other companies making big leaps, taking bigger risks to release untested ideas, and Apple over here just continuing to roll out incremental enhancements like clockwork, waiting to copy their competitors only if they think something is working in the market.
What we got with this release? Visually, same AirPod Pros as the previous version. So, no shorter stem. No black or other colors. Internally, it apparently has improved battery and better noise cancelling. I mean that's great, but after multiple years since the previous version, and that's all they could do?
At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, does anyone else feel like the ANC performance on the AirPod Pro 1's gradually declined with each firmware update over the years? I remember it was REALLY good at first, and now I'd say it is average as far as ANC on earbuds goes. And then, here we are, with a new release of what otherwise is practically the same AirPods with some minor tech upgrades that all of sudden provides double the ANC performance.
In any case, I'll buy the new ones if I'm forced to replace my previous gen, like if I lose an ear bud or something stops working, but otherwise I would call this a dissapointing release considering the amount of time between the release of the previous generation and these.
What we got with this release? Visually, same AirPod Pros as the previous version. So, no shorter stem. No black or other colors. Internally, it apparently has improved battery and better noise cancelling. I mean that's great, but after multiple years since the previous version, and that's all they could do?
At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, does anyone else feel like the ANC performance on the AirPod Pro 1's gradually declined with each firmware update over the years? I remember it was REALLY good at first, and now I'd say it is average as far as ANC on earbuds goes. And then, here we are, with a new release of what otherwise is practically the same AirPods with some minor tech upgrades that all of sudden provides double the ANC performance.
In any case, I'll buy the new ones if I'm forced to replace my previous gen, like if I lose an ear bud or something stops working, but otherwise I would call this a dissapointing release considering the amount of time between the release of the previous generation and these.
Yes, but what you’re missing here is that a minority of AirPod users are that entrenched in the Apple ecosystem to the point that they have all three of those devices.
AirPods have the highest attach rates with iPhones. When iPhones make the switch, so will AirPods. Why force the majority to carry around two cables and potentially cause confusion?
I’m interested in the new XS tip option. In particular, is it just a new super small option, or are the gaps between all sizes reduced? I was between a small and medium on the gen 1s, I’m hoping the gaps between sizes are smaller and I end up properly being an S or M.
You just have unrealistic expectations. They improved all the basics (sound quality + battery life + anc) and they address the biggest issues people had with the originals (findmy for the case, physical volume control, smaller tips, and even a layard to make carrying easier.). Its almost the perfect upgrade for this type product. Yes they look the same.. but so what?
Yeah, I couldn’t do it without a mirror to see where the camera was pointed. Funny thing is the first time I tried was in a busy airport, people probably were wondering why I was taking so many pictures of my ears 😂
Personalised Spatial audio works with the original AirPods Pro also. It works well for me with a noticeable improvement.
I want to know how calling someone is on the new devices. This is absolutely the worst experience with the current gen, basically being unusable for anything other than calling in a noise free environment. In these post COVID times, this must be a priority!
Maybe I missed it in the article, but how about the new touch control to swipe up and down to finally change the volume? That's a big one for me personally 
Color should really be adjustable in this day and age. Even the iPhones are still only sold in fixed colors!
Hopefully Conversation Boost gets improved too. I bought my AirPods for this feature, and I love them for everything else, but Conversation Boost has been a failure.
As to color, I’d like hi vis orange so folks on bikes and in cars might see a pedestrian is wearing them.
(Maybe one day for night wear, they could be equipped with a blinking led for similar reasons.)
(Maybe one day for night wear, they could be equipped with a blinking led for similar reasons.)
Has anyone seen any reviewers mention whether or not the mic quality has been drastically improved? Gen1 had either a poor mic, and/or limitation of Bluetooth 5.0 when on any type of dual transmission.. so Facetime calls, zoom, skype, discord etc. People using wired headsets always say I sound like I'm on an old school phone call due to the quality.