So many people just want to show how “individualistic” they are and demand the opposite of what Apple does. Lots of people would ask for turning power off automatically if there was a power button, and many of the complainers would be the same ones that complain now.
The cheap headphones that I have now have 24 to 32 hours battery life and a power switch. So that should last three days, at eight hours a day, if I remember turning them off. But what happens is I take them off the charger, use them for eight hours, put them down forgetting to turn them off, and next morning they are close to empty.
Apple often leaves little clues in their product design that hint at how they envision these products being used. I find that more often than not, it helps to think about why that may be the case, rather than rush to criticise Apple for apparently not thinking through the design of their product thoroughly enough.
Sigh, no. Apple could leave the exact same functionality and also include a power button. It isn't hard and its not some type of insane request to ask to be able to turn your battery powered device off.
Uh no. Airpods Max, just like Airpods, are only going to show the last place that they were connected. If you leave them somewhere, the moment you get too far away from them and that Bluetooth connection is severed they are done. No power button adds ZERO additional functionality because when that connection severs they become like regular Airpods in the Find My app and you can see the last place they were connected to your device. If Someone steals these Find My isn't going to show where they've been taken. There is no security to them and all someone has to do is reset them and they are now their Airpod Max's.
I think pretty much so.
And the above is an objective comnent?
Citation for the above. A comparison of power management features across headphones would be useful.
Not if the power management isn’t the same.
First of all you can't compare iPhones and Macbooks to these headphones. Its a completely different animal that you can secure so no one can reset them. If you lose your Airpods Max or they are stolen, they are gone.I believe Apple has changed the way “find my” works since iOS 13.
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The best part is if the thief uses an iphone himself. Then you will be able to triangulate the location of your headphones using his iphone. Irony at its finest.
The power switch is an issue to some and a non-issue to others. (To me it's a non-issue) Even with the airpods the case still needs to be charged. Something always has to be charged.
On the other hand one less thing to worry about. Zero reason to worry about always storing in case either.
No one is saying that something doesn't ever has to be charged. That isn't what its about at all. Its about the ability to turn them off when you aren't planning on using them for a while.
Apple decided a power switch wasn't needed. They are micro-managing the power so you don't have to. My guess is if you will be an occasional user of these headphones, such that battery will drain before each use, these headphones really aren't for you (unless you just want them because). The goal is instant availability to one's idevice.
Please elaborate. The whole point behind ”find my” is precisely that all your apple devices are also airtags in their own right. What’s stopping me from locating my AirPods via “find my” the same way I would locate an Apple Watch or macbook? They have no cellular connection, but can piggy-back on another nearby iphone to broadcast their location.
Again, people are aware of how to use a power button. If I'm traveling and want them while traveling, but won't use them for a week while I'm at my desitination then I'd like to turn them off. People don't just sit at home listening to bluetooth headphones, and using them while traveling and then turning them off between travel is a pretty common thing that one should be able to do. So yeah, they are for me, its just that Apple wants to tell me that I'm too stupid to know how to turn my headphones on and off.
"Again", Apple made the decision for you about the power button, same as it made the decision about the headphone jack, power brick, etc. I got the fact is there is no power button, but if you want that as a priority item, these headphones aren't for you. That's the thing about Apple products, what they do well, what can be improved and what their perceived weakness are. (I don't think Apple is telling you that you are "too stupid", they are telling you this item doesn't need a power switch)
Have you ever heard of Google?
I’m going to take this as a no.Have you ever heard of Google?
Turning off the headset
- Press and hold the
(power) button for about 2 seconds until the indicator (blue) turns off.
Hint
- You can also turn off the headset with the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app.
- The headset will automatically turn off after 15 minutes of not being worn. This setting can be changed using the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app.
- When storing the headset in a bag, etc., turn off the headset. Wearing detection may react incorrectly.
I don’t think you have any evidence for that, do you? Restricting “Find my headphones” to Bluetooth range from my phone or Mac would make the feature quite pointless. Most likely is “within range of _any_ iPhone or Mac as long as Bluetooth is on.
I am really lost as to what you are talking about? No one is saying its a feature we HAVE TO HAVE. People are simply saying that it should be something that Apple could have and should have put in place. My god, its ok to be critical of Apple's Headphones. They are far from perfect and not putting a power button on them was a mistake in many people's opinion. Just because Apple didn't put one on there didn't mean it was the right thing to do.
