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Samsung Launches 'Galaxy Buds' AirPods Competitor
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Least you can activate google assistant with one tap on the left. Sound wise it’s easily better sound quailty it seems on reviews so far and they connect the same as air pods
Can you activate the google assistant? I thought it was only Bixby. They keep getting better and better!!!
No. I meant one of the most crucial features on a Earbud needs to go through Siri, and yes sometimes she doesn't understand.
Yeah you can choose I believe
Flossy activates google assistant on his buds review
Google assistant, increase the speed of the car? How much should google assistant increased the speed? 5%, floor it, 10
Mph?
How does an assistant deal with relative (opposed to an absolute command) requests?
If you didn't understand, you should be able to control the volume by double tapping or whatever in the AirPod, I'd be surprised if you wouldn't come with completely irrelevant argument anyway.
Direct response to your post. How much should Siri or google know how to reduce the volume? It’s a different discussion to say some additional gestures should be applied to the AirPods. I’m okay with using the volume button on the phone though.
You shouldn't HAVE to ask Siri to change the volume... Double tapping would be way more convenient.
Sure, if Siri knew a double tap was to reduce volume as opposed to pause track as opposed to initiate phone call. As I said more gestures would be better. Maybe AirPods 2 addresses that.
But for me it’s a minor limitation.
They might add that feature in the future yet it's still one of the basic features that should have been included since gen 1. If you can double tap to pause, skip, ask siri, would not double tap to increase the volume? If I'm jogging I'm not gonna take my phone out of the pocket to change the volume.
When I am driving and I don't want to hear directions so loud, I will say, OK Google, set volime to 30% or whatever. Its not rocket science 
When I’m jogging I just put my hand into the pocket to interact with the volume control or take the AirPod out of my ear to pause. For me it’s a minor limitation.
I just use the volume control in my radio or the steering wheel control.When I am driving and I don't want to hear directions so loud, I will say, OK Google, set volime to 30% or whatever. Its not rocket science
You can do that on the HomePod. Not sure about the AirPods as you are only allowed to have one action per AirPod so I have mine set to pause playback and skip tracks. So I don’t have Siri activated on the AirPods.When I am driving and I don't want to hear directions so loud, I will say, OK Google, set volime to 30% or whatever. Its not rocket science
It does but it’s limited to the US. There’s an ongoing research project and Samsung are partnering with the researchers. The S9 could also monitor blood pressure but again it was limited to the research project and not available outside of the US.
it is also working with airpods when you ask siri to ”set volume 50%” or so.. the odd is that i need sometimes to do that, ”resetting” the volume - i dont know why, but sometimes the loudness has glitches in airpods and volume in your iphone and airpods are ”differend”. For example you slide the volume to half on your iphone and airpods may sounds like it much lower - then asking siri to set the volume to 50% fix the problem.
My post implied they could explode due to Samsung's history with exploding devices. Nowhere did I say I'd hope that would happen.
I bet you're fun at parties.
Doesn't really matter.
This is the ONLY competitor Apple has that includes:
Non-slave earbud (meaning BOTH are primary); this means take any out-of-ear and the other will work. B&O Beoplay E8 2.0 cannot do this. Neither can any other true wireless bluetooth competitor
- EQ adjustment in software (Android only currently; I'm hoping Samsung makes iOS compatible EQ with same features; I'll upgrade)!
- Perfect in-ear fit ... these AirPods still have me nervous and I've purchased 3 pairs (1 for my ex-still-friend, one for my son and 1 for me).
- Better bass and mid-range response from ALL online reviews. EVEN from one of the die-hard Apple reviewers!!
I'm sorry Apple ... this is the very FIRST time I'm heavily considering Android full out with the confidence that an ecosystem is provided and will look.
Samsung is delivering on their words!
- Delivering on their promises in decent time (even with the Fold)!
- They're learning and adapting rapidly. No excuses.
- bucking the trend about being a large company that cannot adapt or deliver inspiring innovative and REAL world working products.
Apple ... it's time to step up your crap and deliver! Stop telling us what BS is in the pipeline and NOT deliver. I love and trust Apple and it's what's keeping me in their fold. I've tried the X went back to the 8. I want the XS but the price in Canada even for upgrade and the insultive trade in value of the 8 - which mine is less than 6mths protected with AppleCare+ has is not worth trade in.
I'm looking at other carriers to switch to and I MUST have solid music playback quality.
Samsung is delivering better value in their products here in 2019 and at VERY competitive prices with compelling quality.
Dex + great health tracking + GalaxyBuds ... I'm hanging on here.
Black AirPods (even with gold metal tips that an artist prototype at launch) is NOT good enough!
I was in ear buds with full touch controls (incl of increasing and lowering volume, play/pause, FWD/RWD track, voice control with playlist control, and amazing voice quality).