“Grandma, take off your earphones I’m trying to talk to you.” ::blank stare::
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New AirPods Pro Firmware Enables Conversation Boost, Here's How to Turn It On
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It varies widely based on the style (e.g., entirely hidden) and brand, but it's not uncommon to spend at least a couple grand per ear.
This is one of many reasons why I love Apple in my family will be a very useful feature.
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It is still a PITA to try and get the AirPods to update the firmware.
There is no button to press to make that happen.
There is no button to press to make that happen.
I have wondered if the AirPods Pro could replace hearing aids. Everything that I’ve heard, including from someone who uses hearing aids is that in some cases they can but in other cases they can’t. That is, for those who don’t have significant hearing loss but could use a boost, AirPods Pro might just work fine, but for those who need something more significant, hearing aids is what you’ll need.
So I don’t think AirPods Pro or the likes will replace an entire category of hearing aids.
So I don’t think AirPods Pro or the likes will replace an entire category of hearing aids.
That seems to be pretty much what it does, if you turn ambient noise reduction up a bit at the same time. It only amplifies the voice, and makes it feel "closer".
Of course it isn’t a full replacement; unless you want to be able te hear for just 3 hours without charging..
Spent 30 minutes last night trying to get my Pro's to upgrade. On the charger, off the charger, in the case out of the case, unpair-repair. Power cycled the phone, connected to my watch, connected to my Macbook, nothing.
Interesting. Absurd they wouldn't be covered if someone needs one to function.
What would be nice is getting 80% of the capability at 10% of the cost.
More like:
Grandma: “take off your earphones I’m trying to talk to you.”
Me wearing Conversation Boost AirPods: ::blank stare::
Glad you think that and I agree.
(Edit: I had to redact the following public service suggestion not to run afoul of MR politics bot.)
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Me too! Feels like the AirTag firmware which was only available to certain % of devices at first then later expanded to more, then all. Anyone know if the same happens with AirPods?
Apple would never try to replace the entire category. It will identify the profitable sweet spot of that market, see if it can offer something something significantly better than the incumbents, then, if so, enter it and improve the customer experience while hoovering up the profits (and driving consolidation amongst the incumbent manufacturers.)
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Same experience here. Charged them and case to 190% and put next to phone overnight and when I reentered Ssettings they had updated.
I was surprised at how far I had to drill down in accessibility to turn on as the Settings search revealed nothing for conversation boost (aside: why does iOS have such a desperately crappy Settings search engine?)
Even activating the feature is kinda hidden as it’s not adjacent to the long press volume slider in control center and is instead found under the Hearing Icon, and only when transparency is activated.
Maybe it’s easier to use once activated but on set up, it’s really difficult to find and easy to overlook.
This was the iOS 15 feature I’ve been most looking forward to and I’m looking forward to getting some experience with it.
Ahhh... that's where the quick switch is. Under the hearing icon in control center. I figured there had to be a way to just "quickly" turn it on and off and not just leave it on all the time (without going all the way through the many steps in the settings app)
Thanks!
Might want to check out Costco's hearing aid selection. They're pretty high quality and cost a lot less than you'd pay elsewhere.