well now I am fully intrigued by the cellular watch and the AirPods. Could I make calls and just the airpods to communicate on the calls? Please don't laugh and this question...I have just been slow to adopt wireless headphones. I got a pair of beats recently...I have always had Bluetooth or some other system in the car to be hands free, but the idea of not having to carry my phone around in the office and still be talking on it is neat. Will this likely be possible?
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Apple Watch and AirPods
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You should be able to transfer the audio from your Apple Watch to the AirPods as you would to make a phone call.
Airpods lose battery power when not in their charging case, regardless if they are playing audio or not.
So it would take time to pull out if their case and connect to the call.
I have one AirPod in my shirt pocket during the day and once I get a call regardless if with phone or just watch I place it in my ear to take the call. Once the AirPod runs low on battery I replace it with the other one and the first gets to charge. This works perfectly for me.
Good to hear that works well. I noticed when I first got Airpods a couple of weeks ago, that leaving a pod out would drain the battery about 4% per hour, which seems like a lot. Realized that I really can’t leave home for the day with just one pod in my pocket (without charging case), so now I take the entire case. Also keeps the pods cleaner I guess.
The case is so small that I keep it in my blazer pocket during the typical workday. Hence, switching out the pod is not an issue for me. The combination of LTE watch and AirPods is truly fantastic. I will leave my phone in the office when out for lunch or in meetings and just trust the watch and AirPods. Has been truly a great experience for me.
I'm into this idea too. I have a pair of Beats Solo 3's, but the idea of a small, pocketable set of buds and a watch really makes me want them. I'm not the type to have too much tech, but I love my Beats and they act the same way, just not pocketable...argh....
The Apple Watch and Airpods are made to be used together!
Calling out, answering a call and controlling music playback (especially the volume using the dial) is a joy to experience.
I’m thinking Apple really thought of this through...really well to their advantage:
- Using third party bluetooth headphones do not integrate well with the Apple Watch. Calling out and answering a call from the watch results in directing the audio/mic of the call to the watch, not the headphones.
- Volume control on the Airpods is NIL...you need to use your phone or your third party bluetooth headphones to adjust.
Calling out, answering a call and controlling music playback (especially the volume using the dial) is a joy to experience.
I’m thinking Apple really thought of this through...really well to their advantage:
- Using third party bluetooth headphones do not integrate well with the Apple Watch. Calling out and answering a call from the watch results in directing the audio/mic of the call to the watch, not the headphones.
- Volume control on the Airpods is NIL...you need to use your phone or your third party bluetooth headphones to adjust.