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Apple Releases New Firmware for Powerbeats Pro, Beats Fit Pro and Beats Studio Buds
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Same quality but 40% of the performance, in order to "preserve battery life". That's how they do things at Apple. I'm not sure what 40% performance looks like on headphones. Maybe 40% frequency response, or 40% volume?
Firmware 5B55 is as bad as 5B58 on my AirPods Pro. Voice cancellation specifically is now useless.
The speculation is that Apple had to degrade ANC to avoid settling with Jawbone in their lawsuit.
The speculation is that Apple had to degrade ANC to avoid settling with Jawbone in their lawsuit.
Jawbone reaches out from grave to sue Apple over audio tech
A non-practicing entity has taken control of a patent hoard from defunct device maker Jawbone and is now leveraging a cache of audio-related IP against Apple.
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Firmware 5B55 is as bad as 5B58 on my AirPods Pro. Voice cancellation specifically is now useless.
The speculation is that Apple had to degrade ANC to avoid settling with Jawbone in their lawsuit.
Jawbone reaches out from grave to sue Apple over audio tech
A non-practicing entity has taken control of a patent hoard from defunct device maker Jawbone and is now leveraging a cache of audio-related IP against Apple.www.google.com
I would say noise cancelation is certainly reduced but certainly not useless.
I use them at my desk which is in a large AC aircraft hanger and I can’t believe how loud the place is when I take them out still.
It's all tied into Siri. If you have Siri disabled - and/or Hey Siri disabled, or the wrong language for Siri (my wife did - Australian English?!), all sorts of things break. Notably transcribe voicemails (odd), announce notifications, etc.
(now if one of your headphones supports it, and the other doesn't, my advice would be to reset the BFP....)
I hate to provide an Apple support doc, but....
Announce Notifications with Siri on AirPods or Beats - Apple Support
When you're wearing compatible AirPods or Beats headphones, Siri can announce incoming notifications, which you can then reply to instantly, hands-free.
Reset worked!! Thank you!It's all tied into Siri. If you have Siri disabled - and/or Hey Siri disabled, or the wrong language for Siri (my wife did - Australian English?!), all sorts of things break. Notably transcribe voicemails (odd), announce notifications, etc.
(now if one of your headphones supports it, and the other doesn't, my advice would be to reset the BFP....)
I hate to provide an Apple support doc, but....
Announce Notifications with Siri on AirPods or Beats - Apple Support
When you're wearing compatible AirPods or Beats headphones, Siri can announce incoming notifications, which you can then reply to instantly, hands-free.support.apple.com
It’s kind of in a weird spot too - I took a screenshot earlier today.