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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It's subjective. I think they are extremely well crafted from a manufacturing standpoint. But to me they are just butt ugly. Separately, they quite feminine looking, like earrings. Am I right? Yup. Are others right when they say they like the look? Yup.

Oh you mean that outdated idea of gender where only women can wear earrings? Glad to see we're still there.

Seriously, nobody cares in THIS thread what anyone thinks they look like. Quite frankly I'm glad that people don't like them - to give the rest of us that DO a chance to get our hands on them.

I say that with love, of course. Masculine love.
 
Just went on my first walk with them. Unfortunately they didn't want to stay in my ears as I had feared. A few times I felt them complete unseated and just dangling on the edge of my ear. I guess I will be returning them.
 
Can anyone with the AirPods tell me if you can adjust the volume using Siri during a phone call? I checked out many reviews on youtube but still have not found an answer.

I really dislike that they do not have a way to physically adjust the volume like the EarPods and some other BT headsets have (meaning without touching the phone or AW).

I dont think you can as a double tap cancels the call.
 
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Hmm, the Air Pods are an angle I wasn't expecting from which to broaden the features of the Apple Watch. Albeit a small Bluetooth function, I like it. ;) Would like to see future Apple watches possibly having a wider focus on functions than mainly Health/Fitness features too. :)
 
Oh you mean that outdated idea of gender where only women can wear earrings? Glad to see we're still there.

Seriously, nobody cares in THIS thread what anyone thinks they look like. Quite frankly I'm glad that people don't like them - to give the rest of us that DO a chance to get our hands on them.

I say that with love, of course. Masculine love.
Aw look, WilliamG got triggered by a dog whistle that wasn't even blown.:rolleyes: Especially not blown by me, a person who has worn studs for 20 years. As for your errant claim of "nobody cares"... my quote was a direct response to someone in THIS thread commenting about the look of the AirPods. So there is that.

Love? Oh, I doubt that. Saying it with love would be you getting me a Surface Studio for Christmas. Saying it the way you did is like getting an iPod Sock.:p:D... another feminine looking product.:eek:
 
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I dont think you can as a double tap cancels the call.
I figured this was the case, but Apple's website is a little misleading, and when I asked on these threads, you get all sorts of answers.

So much for using these to do hands-free talking on the phone. I like the Apple EarBuds, and they fit me well, that's why I was interesting in the AirPods. But if I can't control the volume during a phone call (without touching the phone), then I will just stick with the EarPods for now, or maybe some other BT headsets.
 
Wow. I know from the past that you are not one of the "Apple is always right" (and thus Apple products are perfect in every way) guys, so how about commenting on sound quality? Is is great, good, so so, etc? You imply that they are good for general audio but you favor your Shures for listening to music, which I'm reading as these definitely do not compete with your Shures. How close? What's the biggest difference to your ears?

How does the same stuff sound through these vs. the stock (included) wired buds? Any major differences you can hear?

And how about latency when watching video? In other words, a typical gripe about bluetooth in general is how latency will tend to delay the audio when watching some video: lips move then voice is heard a little later. Are you seeing that with these or has Apple perhaps addressed that better than competing bluetooth products?

Are they clinging well or have you already had them fall out (or maybe a close call) in normal activities?

I've seen plenty of gushing reviews around here- no surprise- but I'd love to see a fellow consumer review from someone known to be more objective.
Hey mate, okay I did some more testing to answer your questions .

1. The EarPods = AirPods when it comes to sound quality. Geez if there is some differnce it's very small, heck I'd convience myself they sound better having jsut paid £150, though realistically put some EarPods in and that is the sound quality. Tried them against the Bose ie2 and Bose we better . The shures I use for music are 846s, so against those the AirPod are crap :p use a pair of EarPods and that is very much the SQ you will get, judge from there, I consider them to be £30 SQ headphones

2. Watched some scenes from gladiator using EarPods and AirPods , there is slight latency using AirPods , you might not notice until you watch the same scene with EarPods , so yes to latency, but not bad.

3. Fit wise I'm lucky , not once have they fallen out and are actually very secure , though I'm just lucky they fit my ears well, will vary person to person .

4. My view is that they are £30 SQ headphones , very good BT reception , extremely light, sound great for phone calls, extremely convinent , look kinda goofy, but I really like them. I like them and will keep them cause they are great for the gym, and a great set of hands free headphones for commuting and phone calls, I can walk around the house making a call. Will I use them for watching movies or music, nope.

The bad, outside of apple idevices pairing is hmmmm. My Sony zx2 can't adjust volume on these, by iPod nano sounds crap paired, I'm sure there are other devices they don't play nice with, but with an iPhone they are great.

The case is very clever, and will keep them charged all day.

If definitely recommend trying them, though get them from apple, the fit is crucial, and if hey fit very well as they do my ears I think they are a winner as a convinient headphone, but with a bad fit, don't bother and return them.

Happy to answer any questions.

Update: forgot to mention, my iPad Pro runs last build of iOS 9, it cannot find the AirPods on BT.
 
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I don't understand why the stems bother people. I vastly prefer this (understanding the stem is both the BT radio AND battery) over the weird squished black blob that Bragi has out there.

Not to mention microphone. Siri experience on the AirPods is the best by far.
 
Am I the only one here that thinks they look very futuristic and cool on your ears?

I think one looks ok and both just look silly. They are a super cool product and so futuristic. I'm loving them but I'm self conscious in public especially when on a phone call. My Mrs said they look stupid and I have to agree. However I'll wear em
 
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CAN WE GET OVER A HEADPHONE? THANKS. so much drama about it.

Thousands of youtube videos about this ****.

Unboxings like people are having orgasms...

Is this humans have turned into? about a stupid bluetooth device?

If you want it...buy it...if not dont buy it...Simple....If Apple makes feces people are gonna unbox it and make a big deal if it is good or not. Most just want views, show off, anyway. I'm done about all these news of AirPods...going crazy.

so you are upset that people are discussing a new Apple product, on a forum dedicated to Apple products?
 
How alienated is the Apple consumer? Those headphones sucks compared with the concurrence.

Huh? You mean compared with the competition?

"...compared with the concurrence" make absolutely no sense. (You might want to look up what "concurrence" means in the dictionary. No offense intended if you're a non-native English speaker.)
 
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Aw look, WilliamG got triggered by a dog whistle that wasn't even blown.:rolleyes: Especially not blown by me, a person who has worn studs for 20 years. As for your errant claim of "nobody cares"... my quote was a direct response to someone in THIS thread commenting about the look of the AirPods. So there is that.

Love? Oh, I doubt that. Saying it with love would be you getting me a Surface Studio for Christmas. Saying it the way you did is like getting an iPod Sock.:p:D... another feminine looking product.:eek:

But come on! Isn't it tiresome? It doesn't even matter if you like pink and I like green. Ya know?
 
no sure if its been answered, but, can you adjust the volume of something being played back from the phone, using the apple watch?

I do not have either device, but I have asked similar questions.

It looks like you can adjust the volume using AW, but not while talking on the phone. Well, the last part was from someone else's post on this thread.
 
no sure if its been answered, but, can you adjust the volume of something being played back from the phone, using the apple watch?

Use the crown. Though you might have to open the music app on the watch first and tap on "Now Playing".
 
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I didn't have to reboot my Series 0 Watch to get this working.

To get it to work, first the 'pods need to be active, so out of the case. Next, swipe up on the Watch face to get the airline mode / silent etc. controls, including the top left icon that shows the Watch battery level. Tap the battery level icon and the detail page will show you the battery levels on your 'pods.
Sorry, that didn't work for me. I had to restart Series 0 watch.
 
I don't get the issue of them being ugly. They look exactly like the EarPods with no wire, and I don't recall people being so passionate about their (EarPods) ugliness. I think one person says their ugly and it snowballs. "Yeah! They are ugly! Yeahhhhh!"
 
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no sure if its been answered, but, can you adjust the volume of something being played back from the phone, using the apple watch?
Yes I did it with music using the crown but had to go to the music playing app in the bottom menu first. I think apple will update at some point and just let you choose what taps are for hopefully
no sure if its been answered, but, can you adjust the volume of something being played back from the phone, using the apple watch?
 
Jane has a little lovely daughter and all she wants for Christmas is AirPods, Jane has a job that pays a fortune each hour, Jane is not insane to pay 500$ for the sake of her daughter. Stop Judging.


Wow, literally laughing out loud is all I got for you.
 
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