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The light on the power button is red when charging and white when full.
thanks. They're full now then
Does it tell you that in the manual? I took a quick look and put it back in the box. The support website doesn't seem to mention that at all - just what the coloured light means when you're using it. Likewise I didn't see any instructions how to pack them into the case.
Yeah it's on the reverse of the black pamphlet thing.thanks. They're full now then
Does it tell you that in the manual? I took a quick look and put it back in the box. The support website doesn't seem to mention that at all - just what the coloured light means when you're using it. Likewise I didn't see any instructions how to pack them into the case.
Still trying to figure out who exactly is the target audience for these. They look perfect for something you could use to work out with. As long as you know, you don't sweat. Like ever... Kind of defeats the purpose of me having these, if I can't workout or use them around the yard etc.
So I hooked up the new beats x to my iPhone 7 in seconds and had no issues. After that I was under the impression that the headphones were now linked to your iCloud account and "just worked" on all your other devices that are signed in to that account. Worked fine with the iPad too. Turned off BT on the ipad and iphone, now trying to do it on the macbook and just can't get it to work.
Anyone else have these and have any tips? Thanks.
Anyone else have these and have any tips? Thanks.
At first, I thought the same thing. Then I read articles about using AirPods between iOS devices. The BeatsX work the same way. So once BeatsX is connected to your iCloud account, it appears on your other iOS10 devices in the list of Bluetooth devices. You still need to select it from the Control Center/Now Playing pane on the other device, or the Bluetooth list. W1-enabled headphones don't switch automatically, but it's a bit better then previous Bluetooth headphones.
EDIT: On the Mac, you need to have MacOS Sierra installed for it to appear in the list automatically. If you don't have Sierra, you'll need to pair it like any other Bluetooth headphone.
I got it to switch back and forth from iPhone to iPad. I can't for the life of me get it to connect to my MBP. They're not even showing up in the bluetooth preference pane.
On the Mac, you need to have MacOS Sierra installed for it to appear in the list automatically. If you don't have Sierra, you'll need to pair it like any other Bluetooth headphone.
I'm on the latest version of sierra (no beta). Not showing up automatically or in BT settings like I would add something else.
So I've been a bose user for a long time. I have the old sound sports that are amazing. But they have started to really fall apart at near the buds. I picked up a pair of the wireles sound sports sometime back and returned them a few days later. The sound quality was not even comparable to the corded sound sports. I just got the beats X hoping the sound would be close to my old sound sports but so far I've been less than thrilled. Everything sounds very tinny almost like the highs are way to high. The only way I can get decent sound is to shove them way into my ears which is very uncomfortable. Also I noticed that the labels are wrong on my headphones, it shows R for the left one and L for the right one. How have y'alls experience been with these?
The beats have the mic unit on the side opposite the bose and EarPods. This might be causing your fit issues. Also, try different tips and or the wing tips.
Yeah it's a weird choice, seems like they could've been PowerBeats replacements but then they decided to keep selling the PowerBeats and that they should have a the sweat resistant feature to keep them relevant.
I'll be running with anyway, see how it works out.
Hmm just had a weird thing happen with my beats x. I put them for charging but noticed they still showed as connected to my phone, galaxy s7 edge, so I thought I would see if they still worked. I could still hear the sound but the controls wouldnt work, volume or play/pause.
For manual pairing are you holding the power button for 5-ish seconds to put it in pairing mode? Might need to do that from the off state.
I think the base sound capability was replaced by the magnetic clasp.
The not sweat resistant part baffles me. Like others have said here, I think to a certain extent the beatsx is sweat resistant. But it is not advertised as such, to not hurt their powerbeats 3 sales. At least that is what I am going by. I have some boss soundsport wireless earphones which sound great. They seem to bulky though. And the beatsx are a perfect fit. I would go for the powerbeats 3, but those ear hooks are very uncomfortable. And I don't really care for the jaybird earphones.
I may try a pair of beatsx, and chance it while sweating. To see what happens. Maybe it is just me cause I am getting older, but I couldn't imagine a company selling a set of $150 wireless earphones that is only good for fashion or showing off. Not working out, or anything else similar.
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