Nothing 'Ear (1)' True Wireless Earbuds Gain Siri Support

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Nothing, the brand from OnePlus founder Carl Pei, has announced that its Ear (1) true wireless earbuds now include Siri support, putting them on a more equal footing when compared to Apple's rival AirPods Pro.

The $99 Ear (1) feature an in-ear design, Active Noise Cancelation, transparency mode, and a charging case with Qi-compatible wireless charging and a USB-C port, although Fast pairing is supported on Android devices only.

The Ear (1) earbuds cost $150 less than Apple's ‌AirPods Pro‌, but offer many of the same features, such as the premium design, ANC, transparency mode, IPX4 water resistance, and 24 hours of battery life with the charging case. Now they offer Siri support, too.

Some features, like Bluetooth 5.2, three microphones per earbud, and earbud weight, are actually better on paper than ‌AirPods Pro‌, but they still lack Apple-specific features such as auto-pairing with the H1 chip.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1490692745995988994

Released in July 2021 with much marketing hype, the Ear (1) earbuds have seen impressive sales of over 400,000 units since launch. Available in black or white, they are the first Nothing product, and Nothing founder Pei has previously said that the company plans to launch a connected ecosystem of new devices that will extend far beyond the true wireless earphones.

Article Link: Nothing 'Ear (1)' True Wireless Earbuds Gain Siri Support

Better late than never. I hope version 2.0 is in the works.

 

[ohk]

Nothing, the brand from OnePlus founder Carl Pei, has announced that its Ear (1) true wireless earbuds now include Siri support, putting them on a more equal footing when compared to Apple's rival AirPods Pro.

The $99 Ear (1) feature an in-ear design, Active Noise Cancelation, transparency mode, and a charging case with Qi-compatible wireless charging and a USB-C port, although Fast pairing is supported on Android devices only.

The Ear (1) earbuds cost $150 less than Apple's ‌AirPods Pro‌, but offer many of the same features, such as the premium design, ANC, transparency mode, IPX4 water resistance, and 24 hours of battery life with the charging case. Now they offer Siri support, too.

Some features, like Bluetooth 5.2, three microphones per earbud, and earbud weight, are actually better on paper than ‌AirPods Pro‌, but they still lack Apple-specific features such as auto-pairing with the H1 chip.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1490692745995988994

Released in July 2021 with much marketing hype, the Ear (1) earbuds have seen impressive sales of over 400,000 units since launch. Available in black or white, they are the first Nothing product, and Nothing founder Pei has previously said that the company plans to launch a connected ecosystem of new devices that will extend far beyond the true wireless earphones.

Article Link: Nothing 'Ear (1)' True Wireless Earbuds Gain Siri Support

How is that possible? There's no way Apple would give it support for native Siri, so this is basically bragging that it can connect to iPhone.

 

[sw1tcher]

I saw “true wireless” in marketing for high-end earbuds. I thought it meant better then BlueTooth. But “true wireless” is just stating the obvious. ”True wireless” is still a deceitful statement in marketing for earbuds.

? It's only deceitful to those who don't know what it's referring to.

Deceitful is calling products like the Beats Flex, Beats X, Sony WI-1000XM2, Bose SoundSport, etc "true wireless" when they're only wireless. That's why there's a "true wireless" desciptor.

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

Auto switching would be much nicer if there was an option to just have it always(!) prompt you with a “connect AirPods to this device?” question on the device it thinks you’re using, but never switch on its own without your input.

The mix of AirPods switching seamlessly to some devices most times but then only seamlessly sometimes to others doesn’t work.

This gets even worse due to Apple deciding that you need to hear the audio of any notification sounds on your iPad or iPhone and instantly switches.

It’s seemingly more advanced than what other brands offer. But I’d much prefer if it just connected to one device or two at the same time with double input like most Bluetooth 5.0 headphones do.

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

What's with the ladybugs atop that iPhone case? In flagrante delicto?

“Nobody knows what it means but it’s provocative, gets the people going”

 

[anthogag]

? It's only deceitful to those who don't know what it's referring to.

Deceitful is calling products like the Beats Flex, Beats X, Sony WI-1000XM2, Bose SoundSport, etc "true wireless" when they're only wireless. That's why there's a "true wireless" desciptor.

To me wireless always meant no cord between the earbuds and the source device. Many totally cordless earbuds were advertised as just "wireless". The first time I saw "truly wireless" was in marketing for high-end earbuds, the $400+ earbuds. Because "high-end" usually means playing lossless I assumed "true wireless" meant playing lossless without the corded connection. No, the high-end earbuds are all still BlueTooth.

If Apple can make AirPods Pro truly wireless, playing lossless, then it is a "truly wireless" without the deceit.

 

[russell_314]

I saw “true wireless” in marketing for high-end earbuds. I thought it meant better then BlueTooth. But “true wireless” is just stating the obvious. ”True wireless” is still a deceitful statement in marketing for earbuds.

It’s not deceitful. This would be like if a boot advertised a steel shank and you thought that meant the whole bottom of the boot was protected by a steel plate. You just didn’t know what it meant so you assumed. I’m really not sure how are you made the connection between lossless and true wireless.

Maybe you’re younger so you don’t remember when most Bluetooth earbuds had wires between them because it wasn’t practical or possible to make it without that wire connecting them. Then everyone started copying AirPods and called them “true wireless” earbuds because they wanted to distinguish them from all the other ones.

 

[TVreporter]

What’s that lady bug doing to the other?!

I used to tell my kids when our male dog tried to hump our female dog "Oh they're just playing leapfrog"

 

[wyarp]

I feel like the ladybirds are the star of this article. ?

 

[alchemistmuffin]

Woah……..

Is this I believe first hardware to have third party Siri support?

 

[ja']

at least they fixed the terrible scrolling on their website.

 

[Original_FTL83]

To me wireless always meant no cord between the earbuds and the source device. Many totally cordless earbuds were advertised as just "wireless". The first time I saw "truly wireless" was in marketing for high-end earbuds, the $400+ earbuds. Because "high-end" usually means playing lossless I assumed "true wireless" meant playing lossless without the corded connection. No, the high-end earbuds are all still BlueTooth.

If Apple can make AirPods Pro truly wireless, playing lossless, then it is a "truly wireless" without the deceit.

You misunderstood what "wireless" and "true wireless" means.
It has always been referencing the wired or lack of wires between the device playing the music and ear buds and then between the ear buds themselves.
You also might be misunderstanding what lossless audio is. Lossless audio is different way to compress music for streaming services. Currently, Apple Music and Spotify do not support lossless audio. Tidal, Deezer and a few others do support that file type but not as many people use their service.

It's not deceitful for a company to say true wireless ear buds when referencing the fact that the ear buds have no cable between them nor between the device playing music. Because with no cables connecting any of the devices... they are... truly wireless. Tada!

 

[anthogag]

You misunderstood what "wireless" and "true wireless" means.
It has always been referencing the wired or lack of wires between the device playing the music and ear buds and then between the ear buds themselves.
You also might be misunderstanding what lossless audio is. Lossless audio is different way to compress music for streaming services. Currently, Apple Music and Spotify do not support lossless audio. Tidal, Deezer and a few others do support that file type but not as many people use their service.

It's not deceitful for a company to say true wireless ear buds when referencing the fact that the ear buds have no cable between them nor between the device playing music. Because with no cables connecting any of the devices... they are... truly wireless. Tada!

As I said in a previous reply, I first saw the "truly wireless" marketing term for high-end earbuds. High-end typically means the headphones have cords to play lossless. To have lossless in wireless would be "truly wireless".

To me, wireless has always been just the wireless connection between the headphones and the device.

I guess you are not an Apple Music subscriber. Their songs are currently "lossless" or "Hi-res lossless". If you don't see your current song being "lossless" in Apple Music, delete it and download it again.

I have AirPods Max. I can use BlueTooth or use the Lightning-to-3.5mm cord and get lossless.

 

[srbNYC]

This thread has devolved into a (spurious) debate about the word. (As post #37 says, there are wireless buds that have a wire between L and R units; true wireless just means, literally, no wires. Nobody said nothing about lossless.)

Anyhow, back to the earbuds. (What a concept!) Does anyone have these? Are you pleased? I've been interested....

 

[anthogag]

What do you want to know on an Apple fan website….these earbuds rock, buy them instead of AirPods.

These Nothing earbuds are obviously copying AirPods Pro. It is much easier to just copy and what does ”Siri support” mean? Marketing BS like “truly wireless”

 

[Original_FTL83]

As I said in a previous reply, I first saw the "truly wireless" marketing term for high-end earbuds. High-end typically means the headphones have cords to play lossless. To have lossless in wireless would be "truly wireless".

To me, wireless has always been just the wireless connection between the headphones and the device.

I guess you are not an Apple Music subscriber. Their songs are currently "lossless" or "Hi-res lossless". If you don't see your current song being "lossless" in Apple Music, delete it and download it again.

I have AirPods Max. I can use BlueTooth or use the Lightning-to-3.5mm cord and get lossless.

I read your other response. That is why I tried to help clarify what "true wireless' means.
You are correct, I'm not on Apple Music. I didn't like the layout, maybe I was on Spotify too long and couldn't get use to it. That being said, I do follow technology and with all due respect, you are confused on what "true wireless" means as well what lossless audio is.

Directly from Apple's website: Your head phones MUST be plugged in to get lossless audio.

And as someone else stated: this is not a debate on your confusion of true wireless and has nothing to do with the original post.

Sincerely don't mean any disrespect, I was just trying to help. Take it or leave it; I don't care anymore.

What you need to know about lossless in Apple Music​

• Streaming lossless audio over a cellular or Wi-Fi network consumes significantly more data. And downloading lossless audio uses significantly more space on your device. Higher resolutions use more data than lower ones.
• AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, AirPods (3rd generation), and Beats wireless headphones use Apple AAC Bluetooth Codec to ensure excellent audio quality. However, Bluetooth connections aren't lossless.
• To get a lossless version of music that you already downloaded from Apple Music, just delete the music and redownload it from the Apple Music catalog.
  

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How to listen to lossless on your iPhone or iPad​

What you need​

You can listen to lossless on an iPhone or iPad updated to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS using:

• A wired connection to headphones, receivers, or powered speakers
• The built-in speakers
• To listen to songs at sample rates higher than 48 kHz, you need an external digital-to-analog converter.

 

[GermanSuplex]

As I said in a previous reply, I first saw the "truly wireless" marketing term for high-end earbuds. High-end typically means the headphones have cords to play lossless. To have lossless in wireless would be "truly wireless".

To me, wireless has always been just the wireless connection between the headphones and the device.

I guess you are not an Apple Music subscriber. Their songs are currently "lossless" or "Hi-res lossless". If you don't see your current song being "lossless" in Apple Music, delete it and download it again.

I have AirPods Max. I can use BlueTooth or use the Lightning-to-3.5mm cord and get lossless.

I'm still not getting your correlation between "wireless" and "lossless". Marketing gimmicks like 'High-Res", "Ultra-Clarity" and all that jargon? Sure. But "True Wireless"? It means no wires. For some time, "wireless" meant no tether between the source and the headphones/earphones. However, they were still "wired" - to each other. "True wireless" means there is no wire at all between the buds or your device.

I'm not sure why you think "wireless" is somehow tied to lossless.

 

[anthogag]

I read your other response. That is why I tried to help clarify what "true wireless' means.
You are correct, I'm not on Apple Music. I didn't like the layout, maybe I was on Spotify too long and couldn't get use to it. That being said, I do follow technology and with all due respect, you are confused on what "true wireless" means as well what lossless audio is.

Directly from Apple's website: Your head phones MUST be plugged in to get lossless audio.

And as someone else stated: this is not a debate on your confusion of true wireless and has nothing to do with the original post.

Sincerely don't mean any disrespect, I was just trying to help. Take it or leave it; I don't care anymore.

What you need to know about lossless in Apple Music​

• Streaming lossless audio over a cellular or Wi-Fi network consumes significantly more data. And downloading lossless audio uses significantly more space on your device. Higher resolutions use more data than lower ones.
• AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, AirPods (3rd generation), and Beats wireless headphones use Apple AAC Bluetooth Codec to ensure excellent audio quality. However, Bluetooth connections aren't lossless.
• To get a lossless version of music that you already downloaded from Apple Music, just delete the music and redownload it from the Apple Music catalog.

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How to listen to lossless on your iPhone or iPad​

What you need​

You can listen to lossless on an iPhone or iPad updated to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS using:

• A wired connection to headphones, receivers, or powered speakers
• The built-in speakers
• To listen to songs at sample rates higher than 48 kHz, you need an external digital-to-analog converter.

I know Bluetooth is not “lossless”. I said AirPods Max can do both, Bluetooth or connect with a cord (Lightning to 3.5mm cord. I use my AirPods Max with both connections.

I know what “true wireless” means. I said when you put “True wireless” right at the beginning it starts to have more significance than just point-out-the-obvious.

 

[anthogag]

I'm still not getting your correlation between "wireless" and "lossless". Marketing gimmicks like 'High-Res", "Ultra-Clarity" and all that jargon? Sure. But "True Wireless"? It means no wires. For some time, "wireless" meant no tether between the source and the headphones/earphones. However, they were still "wired" - to each other. "True wireless" means there is no wire at all between the buds or your device.

I'm not sure why you think "wireless" is somehow tied to lossless.

I meant the corded-headphone-lossless-people would call their product “truly wireless” if it could play lossless wirelessly.

 

[jlc1978]

I meant the corded-headphone-lossless-people would call their product “truly wireless” if it could play lossless wirelessly.

Since "true wireless" has no legal meaning, the would be as correct as those who use it to illustrate there is no wire connecting the two earphones. It's all marketing fluff.

These seem like a nice alternative to AirPods at a good price point.

 

[d686546s]

I meant the corded-headphone-lossless-people would call their product “truly wireless” if it could play lossless wirelessly.

Fair enough, though you've only been deceived by your own assumptions and not the actual marketing or the company. "Truly wireless" always only meant what it literally said. I'm not sure how you could ever argue that you'd been deceived by the literal meaning of the term?!

Headphones can be wireless or wired, high quality/lossless or garbage and neither of these categories has any natural connection beyond any limitations in current Bluetooth technology that are beyond me.

 

[alexandr]

What’s that lady bug doing to the other?!

that's a gentleman bug

 

[srbNYC]

One ladybug is doing to the other ladybug exactly what a few people are doing to this thread.

 

[boss.king]

This thread has devolved into a (spurious) debate about the word. (As post #37 says, there are wireless buds that have a wire between L and R units; true wireless just means, literally, no wires. Nobody said nothing about lossless.)

Anyhow, back to the earbuds. (What a concept!) Does anyone have these? Are you pleased? I've been interested....

I don’t own them but I did follow them pretty closely when they launched because I really like the design. From everything I’ve heard, they’re riddled with software issues.

 

[AbSoluTc]

Can't wait for the nice plastic to turn yellow.