On my old sony bluetooth headphones it would play from whatever device i hit play on
Really? How did the device know whether you want to play from the headphones or the device speakers?
On my old sony bluetooth headphones it would play from whatever device i hit play on
They do indeed sound quite a bit better than unpowered EarPods. No need to pretend otherwise.Agreed, but how come no one is mentioning better sound!!!!!
More low end! I have an older pair of Beats in ear/wired , and the bass response is far more superior! I love my AirPods,, but lets be honest, they have no better sound than the stock wired headphones that come with your iPhone... but the Bluetooth is very nice and has GREAT reception, I.e. distance from device, through walls...
Apple relies on Handoff to determine which device responds to Hey Siri - you need to make sure all of your devices are Handoff capable. The most common problem is disabling bluetooth on one of the devices.Great. The issue still exists with the watch and iPhone though. I hop they work it out
AND they have to make some way to keep them inside your ears. People could get several free sets a month I'd wager from people who had them fall out and blend into the pool bottom.
Yea I wish they were in ear silicon pods as well. Don’t think it’ll happen though:This.
That's the main reason why I bought BeatsX instead of AirPods.
Give me an in-ear version of AirPods and I'll buy it instantly
What I'd really like are some soft silicone tipped AirPods. That hard plastic is just too uncomfortable for me.![]()
Apple relies on Handoff to determine which device responds to Hey Siri - you need to make sure all of your devices are Handoff capable. The most common problem is disabling bluetooth on one of the devices.
Except most people don’t have to. That’s the great thing about third party accessories though: Options.Great, now we have to buy even more accessories just to make the product work right.
Big fat fail.
I do it myself all the time, only the watch responds if I have my wrist raised.Yes it's on and always has been and it still has issues. Do it yourself. Raise your watch so it turns on. Have your iPhone nearby and say Hey Siri. Both go off.
Whaaaa? Now I've heard everything. Apple makes them in white because the original iPod was white to be distinctive (all the other players of the day were black) and so the original buds and then EarPods were made in white to match. AirPods styling mimics the EarPods. It has zero to do with AirPods being hard to find. That is why Apple gave the AirPods a sort of "Find my AirPods" pinging ability. They are easy to lose in any color.
And what the heck are they doing loose in a purse or in the couch? I mean when I stop listening to mine they go back into the case.
I don't think they would fall out so easily if they had silicon tips. I use silicon ear plugs while swimming and they have never came out.
Yea I wish they were in ear silicon pods as well. Don’t think it’ll happen though:
I think one reason though why it hasn’t been done is because if there was silicon on the tip, the sensor that recognizes if it’s in your ear or not won’t work anymore. Found that out when I bought custom silicon tips for running.
Also it would be tough to fit them as smoothly Into the charging case as they do now.
Making AirPods white to be consistent with EarPods and making AirPods white to make them easier to find are not mutually exclusive concepts.
When your make something by the millions, you look at probabilities in user experience. People already lose AirPods. If they sold them in black, the loss rate for those would be exponentially higher. Lost AirPods equals unhappy customers, even when it’s the customer’s own fault, because it’s never the customer’s fault as far as the customer is concerned. White objects are, by the laws of physics, easier to see than are black objects, unless the background is also white. Places that people are most likely to lose small objects like earbuds are much more likely to be shadowy and dark.
I would not be surprised if at some point Apple starts selling AirPods in other bright colors. I would be surprised if they sell them in black or dark colors. If I end up being surprised about that, I guarantee you that there will be lots of comments or even whole threads in places like this with people criticizing Apple for being so stupid as to sell AirPods in black, because they’re so easily lost. I also guarantee that some of those complaints would be that Apple started making them in black specifically to increase the number of purchases of replacement AirPods.
None of that makes any kind of sense -- business or common -- or has any basis of fact. Sorry.
1. Apple has never sold Apple branded earbuds in any color other than white, even corded. It's a long tradition, not a sudden decision made to insure people wouldn't lose their AirPods. Again, white was originally used a unique differentiator in a world of black colored electronics and it became a de fact signature color for Apple. If Apple was initially concerned lost AirPods it would have designed a "find my AirPod" solution into the product instead of the feeble workaround it now has.
2. You are pulling facts out of your posterior when you say "loss rate for those would be exponentially higher." You have ZERO factual evidence black products have a higher lost rate than other colors. It might be your opinion, but opinion is not fact.
3. You should take a physics course (or pass one) before you declare "White objects are, by the laws of physics, easier to see than are black objects..." Physics -- and I'll quote the dictionary here for brevity -- is "the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force." It has NOTHING to do with how one recognizes an object or keeps up with one. That is Cognitive science's field of research. Basing your statement on the wrong science only weakens whatever point you think you were making.
4. You should never be surprised by anything Apple does. Time and time again Apple has dismissed something only to later embrace it because it claims it figured out how to "do it right." Apple will do anything it thinks it can make money on. Also don't make guarantees you can't keep.
I’m beginning to suspect that arguing with you is a pointless excercise, but seriously. The behavior of light is very much a subject in the field of physics. In this case, white objects are white because they reflect all colors of visible light. Black objects are black because they reflect very little visible light of any color. White AirPods are easy to see because they reflect light of every visible frequency. Black ones would not be easy to see, because they don’t. The reflection and/or absorption of light is a whole thing in physics. Perhaps you should try studying it a little before insisting that it has nothing to do with how one recognizes an object.
The biggest issue with AirPods is they don’t connect consistently.
Yeah, I'm learning to live with that. Connection isn't snappy & reliable, especially when doing the recharge shuffle (pull AirPod from case, insert in ear, wait up to a minute+ for it to engage, stick other AirPod back in case to catch up charging). Annoying as it is, it would be less of an issue if batteries lasted 8+ hours, so I have to say power is the bigger issue.
The AirPods are great if they update them i will buy them, i use mine daily and i'm thinking the battery will degrade soon since i brought the first gen when they were up for pre-order.
Hard to say but I’ve had mine since launch and so far battery has been great since day 1. With the battery case it really shouldn’t be an issue where you have to monitor battery lifeHow many charge cycles are they supposed to last before they battery starts degrading?
Arguing is always pointless -- it's emotional. Debate OTOH is moored by fact and plausible hypothesis. I welcome debate and I'm happy to recognize when shown my thinking has gone off the rails or I used questionable information to bolster a point. I'll always consider a plausible concept opposite of my own. That is how you learn and improve. You'd be good to do the same rather than stand on a point made of quicksand and complain that discussion is a "pointless exercise," merely because your stance is flimsy.
I've explained why the AirPods are only available in white right now and that it's nothing to do with aiding people finding them if lost. You have shown zero evidence or history to make your point. History refutes your hypotheses.
But I'll bite. If your theory was correct then why would Apple only sell the Apple TV remote in black -- formerly white? The Apple TV remote is quite compact, also easy to lose in dark furniture or dimly lit rooms were many TVs are placed. Could it be because Apple TV is now black and it wanted the remote to match? Hmm? Or, pulling from your theory, should we just assume Apple cares more customer's experiences with AirPod and not Apple TV?
BTW don't reply saying people don't lose their Apple TV remote. Just Google "lost my Apple TV remote." Lots of entries there. Also, no, human recognition of objects does not fall under physics. You can't make it so with your example. It's part of the cognitive science. Learn up on both and you'll see the difference.
Here is some more background reading for you: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-are-apple-headphones-white-2016-5
How many charge cycles are they supposed to last before they battery starts degrading?