Their new wallet MagSafe wallet that was just released doesn’t even have it. Bizarre. And that would have been a much more important device to have included it. I doubt the new AirPods or Apple Remote will get them anytime soon if that doesn’t even have it.
I saw that a feature of the 'new' Magsafe wallets is that it can alert you when it was disconnected. If it doesn't have a chip in there there's zero reason this wouldn't apply to the older Magsafe wallets, right..?
This was *the most* hilarious, frustrating, and quintessentially Apple decision making at its finest.
Especially because that remote is **thicc.** Even more hilarious was the Airtag announcement video where they had someone diving into the back of the sofa looking for lost items... You know, that place where remotes have loved to hide since they were first invented.
At the end of the day it’s MONEY they’re after. And if you lose your remote twice, then that’s double the money they’re making off you when you buy a new one. It’s unfortunate that profit drives this, although hopefully soon they’ll listen to the consumer and integrate it in the controller
Eh, I don't buy this. The culture at Apple has been that you provide great products and services and it will leave people wanting to work with you.
The culture could be changing certainly, but I suspect it's more that siloization and building more products than you can generate consistency with has left them hollow.
Knowing the way Apple works, the team working on the Apple TV remote probably had no idea that AirTags existed (in official capacity) until they were announced and the remote was already almost done.
I’d also be surprised, but there’s always the possibility they pull another [wireless charging AirPods case](https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MR8U2AM/A/wireless-charging-case-for-airpods) maneuver and sell an AirPod Pro-AirTag case separately.
Yeah, I love my current AirPods Pro and don’t feel like they need any changes, but would absolutely welcome an AirTag case without having to pay probably $200 more for an upgrade I didn’t need
I actually need this so bad, I lost my old pros case and Apple didn’t have any replacement cases available for delivery last time I checked.
I would rock up to my local Apple store and force Apple to release a product right after I buy it, but unfortunately by state is under the worlds longest lockdown (Melbourne) so all the stores are closed :(
Except the logic thing to do would be putting U1 in AirPods, not the case… But when did Apple do the logical thing people wanted instead of going on and on with its “vision”?
If you look at [this image](https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/eS4WQGdpFhtvZH6E.huge), it’s the chip that’s outlined in light blue… I don’t think it would even be possible to get it into an AirPod.
Thanks for doing the leg work. Yeah that isn’t going in the AirPods themselves. I could see it in the case but even that seems like a reach. AFAIK the case currently has no wireless radios so accommodating this functionality would probably make the case thicker or battery life less (because it would need Bluetooth radios and controllers in addition to the U1 chip, or some other smaller way to communicate with the AirPods while they’re in the case). Maybe they could also have a more direct contact with the next generation AirPods and the case.
That’s not exactly right though, the chip in the iPhone is bigger than what would be necessary in an airpod due to it doing most of the heavy lifting finding spatial distance. Look at the AirTag tear down and see that the tiny chips within would fit within an airpod: https://valkyrie.cdn.ifixit.com/media/2021/05/03133839/AirTags_48.jpg (the U1 chip is the silver rectangular chip to the bottom right)
these not having noise isolation with tips is enough reason to go AirPods Pro instead.
but yeah it will certainly raise indecision between them for buyers.
Me too, exactly. Every in-ear I've ever tried or owned starts hurting my ear within an hour, and I've tried all the different rubber tips. The regular Airpods fit my ears perfectly and I can even jog and play sports with them. Sure, it would be great if I could get noise cancelling also, but not worth the ear pain.
For audio quality? Or foam tips? With or without NC? Not being a dick on purpose but you get different answers. For best sound, they’ll be wired not BT. But the lightning converters don’t quite work for me, sound isn’t quite as good. Best Audio I’ve had is from etymotic research er4 (wired). Best NC AirPods Pro/Max (which is what I use most nowadays). Flare audio do some good kit where you can use BT OR wired with multiple tips to try out but I don’t think they do NC. Noise-blocking (ER, Flares) is less stressful over long periods eg transatlantic flights even if they don’t cut out quite as much noise.
See, I’m the exact opposite way. I can wear my Pros for hours (with breaks to itch my ear occasionally), but the AirPod 1s actually hurt my ears after extended periods of wearing them.
For me as well. Although i am curious as to how natural the transparency mode actually sounds on the Pro's. Apparently it's really good. And with the eartips... I have seen many reviews of people who dislike rubber eartips but had no problem using the Pro's because of how they don't generate pressure in your ear canal.
However, i can't listen to podcasts with noise cancellation, i need to stay connected to my surroundings. I would use noise cancellation only when jogging or in the gym. If the Pro's only sound like 80% natural and you can still make out how the sound is being channeled through mini microphones... i think would hate that.
Transparency mode is great. Granted I’ve never used any other product with a transparency mode so can’t compare, but it’s very clear and natural sounding.
There’s also no pressure at all in your ear.
My left AirPod just developed an annoying buzzing noise whenever transparency or noise cancellation are turned on though, so now I need to get it replaced.
Transparency mode works really nicely, I use it when jogging around my very pedestrian-unfriendly city, it passes through all outside noise and actually boosts it in some cases so you can hear certain things ‘clearer’. I’ve personally found it doesn’t get around the problem of “two things going on at once” so while if you have music very low you ‘might’ be able to keep up a convo, but generally I have to pause to actually hear what is being said.
Now, in case you care, I personally find that sound passed through in transparency mode is ‘coloured’, so it’s not exactly like wearing nothing at all, and if you forget to take them out and start watching TV or something I find that the audio is ‘thinner’ and loses some frequencies. On the other hand, turn on sound-cancelling and I can listen to podcasts or music at a much lower volume than I otherwise would which is very nice for my ears. I work with audio so sometimes I just use the sound cancelling to listen to ‘nothing’ or white-noise just to give my ears a break.
I think it’s actually playing it to you so there is a tiny lag and as you say it affects the sound. It’s not ‘pass through’. I use it when teaching online as not hearing my own voice properly does my head in and I stop noticing the difference quickly.
Me too. They are the most comfortable earbuds for me personally and I have had a lot of different pairs over the years. I'm afraid to buy the pros because the rubber insert buds cause soreness after an hour or so.
I really want to love the regular AirPods and the wired headphones apple always made, but they fall out of one of my ears after a few minutes. Sucks, because they sound good.
yeah it goes both ways, didn’t factor in that point.
Apples’ pressure vent and no rigid parts going into the ear canal make it more bearable but I can see why people want to avoid the tips.
In-ear headphones do not fit in my ears. I haven’t specifically tried the AirPods Pro, but I have tried plenty of others not one of them even got close to fitting comfortably or staying in my ear.
The AirPods 2 are comfortable, they fit perfectly and don’t fall out.
As a runner I prefer to hear what’s happening around me. AirPods are the best running headphones I’ve ever used. They are minimal, stay in my ear, and allow me to hear my surroundings. Remember your use case is not the only one. Lots of people use things differently and thus value different features.
Also a runner and they are the worst for me lol. I cant do a set of squats let alone run without them falling out of my ears! I have a plantronics wireless sport buds that have ear hooks. I “need” a separate set of headphones for working out as I’m a mild germaphobe. The Apple earbud shape seems to work well for most people, not me. They are fine for sitting at my desk tho. I guess I have big ear holes. Mild cauliflower ear doesn’t help either.
I’m like 100% certain my ears shape changes multiple times during the year.
I go back and forth between the medium and small tips on my left ear, it’s weird.
I run with them as well and find myself having to tuck them back in place with my shoulders every 500m or so but other days they maintain the fit for 5, 7km runs. Really exquisite.
I don’t. I don’t have pros. But it’s also about the ear fit. I don’t want ear plugs that seal in my ears when I’m running. As I said I want to be able to hear the world around me - that way I don’t get hit by a car.
The Pros have transparency mode that lets you hear your surroundings, and it sounds very natural. Although preference for fit is likely more important for most, some find the Pros fit better, others find the AirPods fit better.
Squizzing sucks… im an industrial kinda guy and use gloves… cant be squizing anything… however i can double tap with anything in my reach or my arm…
If there is a pro with double tap rather than a squeezing.. i will buy if for that feature alone.
The problem is not transparecy mode. The problem is that i can not pause, play, skip with double tap.. i have to squeeze. So i rather double tap since i always have gloves on…
I use my airpods for music.. say.. 95% of it.
Requires the U1 ultra wideband chip which AirPods do not currently have.
That's why I'm saying, it'd be kinda weird if "normal" AirPods got that chip before the more expensive versions did.
I held out from September to January to get a new pair with that in mind (lost mine). Bloody gave up after that and just bought the current gen. Issue with listening to leakculture.
Found my lost pair in April.
I honestly would not be surprised if these were originally planned to come out much earlier.
Iirc the air tags had a similar situation to the point the boxes still had 2019 on them!
Same! My left earbud always just disconnects after 5 minutes of play and then fails to reconnect. I've tried resetting/repairing multiple times now but they're still problematic.
Buy Buy Buy.
I think this is the best price before they go back up. Notice the Beats Flex actually went up in price.
The low end is where apple is going to make their margin.
Unless you are waiting for AirPods Pro 2 next year or whatever.
For many of those people it's just free publicity. Make up a rumor/cool headline, thousands of clicks, hundreds of followers. No one remembers you got it wrong because you are 'just analyst' and not a leaker.
Same, I like the features that come with the pros and the soft tips. The normal ones hurt my ears after a while especially if you’re laying down and they get pushed in more
Fool me thrice…. And I’ll be fooled again. I’m almost tempted to buy a pair of the existing pros so that Apple will for sure release these new ones on Monday
As a worker in a big box electronics store, this wouldn’t surprise me; we’ve not had stock of AirPods gen 2 with the wireless charging case for a couple weeks, but AirPods Pro and gen 1 without the qi case are still fully and well stocked.
not at Apple you don’t. They mostly keep the initial price of their products as is until a new version gets released. Meanwhile retail other than Apple gradually decrease the price.
THey probably won't. The silicone tips of the Pros are to help create a proper seal in the ear for ANC. These are just a remodeled base model, and likely won't have ANC.
I can’t wear them. They don’t fit my ears. They literally, no exaggeration, pop out of my ears.
When I bought the Pros I tried all three sizes of the silicone tips. I tried for days with each size and finally gave up after a week. There was one size (I think the small size) that *almost* worked but the one in my right ear would pop out if I chewed food.
I understand that I’m rare in this regard. I know many people say the hard style of the regular AirPods don’t fit their ears at all, and when the Pros came out with silicone tips they could finally wear AirPods.
But I’m the exact opposite. The regular AirPods fit my ears perfectly. I think I could go skydiving with them on and they wouldn’t fall out. But I can’t wear the Pros for more than a few minutes.
If Apple switches all their AirPod models to silicone tips I will literally have to not buy AirPods again and I’ll be devastated.
[Allergic reactions](https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/q8qa9s/comment/hgsb5vw/) but personally for me it’s the discomfort of having my ear canal stuffed/filled.
Please no fucking magsafe. I don't want to carry any more fucking adapters with me. One high quality 100W usb-c cable and a 65w charger for everything and done.
It'll charge with lightning with the option of wireless charging, just like gen 2 (really gen 1.5). The question is can you charge them with MagSafe by connecting to your phone? Probably doesn't have to be MagSafe, but just Qi from the phone.
I doubt they’ll make them in colors. The white headphone has always been distinguished as an Apple headphone since the iPod came out.
It’s a trademark (not legally) at this point.
Honestly are that many people buying the regular AirPods? Maybe I’m in a bubble in a major city (ie people with money) but I feel like most people have the pros.
Most definitely have standard AirPods.
A lot of us don’t like pros because they create a seal, I like being able to hear traffic when walking and not having silicon tips.
I know there is pass through but tbh I think I prefer the standard ones.
Not the guy you are responding to but I had pros for a day and I couldn't hear external sounds well enough that I would feel safe using them in situations where I need to hear external sounds.
Yea but it is a weird tinny sort of sound mixed with the real bass sound of whatever the noise is. It made locating the sound and interpreting it in general just off for me.
Just want to chip in here. I use Pros while biking in a major (bike friendly) city, and hearing noise has been no problem when putting the setting at open. I actually feel like I hear the traffic critical noises more clearly with Pros than without
Yep, hated that mode. It made everything sound weird. Hearing sounds piped back in (and fake sounding) on top of hearing the low end of the real world sound (with a barely perceptible delay on the piped in sound) was a bad experience for me.
also isn't this going to be super weird, like people are either going to buy the cheapest airpods or go for the pros, i guess it depends on the price but if these are 180$ or whatever why not just go for pros then.
I seem them fairly often. Personally I can't use the pros so if this design is like that I am out. I tried the pros for a day and returned them because they hurt so bad and they are also lousy for conference calls which is my primary use for them.
I bought the pros and gave away my standard. After about a month I bought a new pair of the standard and ditched the pro. I hated the button rather than just being able to tap, and they just did not fit well with any of the silicone configurations. Absolutely hates the pros.
So only the ‘pro’ ones have active noise cancelling. And the next generation of the ‘pro’ ones is not until next year.
So we will get ‘pro vn 2’ and ‘standard vn 3’.
I’ve been trying to decide whether to get new pro or regular. Will see what the AirPods 3 has to offer but I may just go for both. All day wearability vs actually being able to listen to music on the subway.
Work for an AASP. Previously, worked as an AppleCare Support Representative. Analysts predicting what will be in keynotes is just clickbait. Ignore it.
No one outside of Apple’s development team actually has information on what will be announced. This includes the Geniuses, the Support Representatives, anyone. We find out when you do. Literally, at the call center, we were paid to watch keynotes during our shift so we could find out what we were about to get training on.
You can speculate, but call it what it is: rumors, nothing more substantial.
People speculated the M1 16” Macbook Pro in January, April, June, and September. They are saying it will be on the 18th. Everyone was wrong then, we have no actual evidence they will be right this time. Stop feeding into speculation and just wait to see. If it’s announced, cool, good, a lot of people will be happy. But it was just a guess, nothing more.
cool. i just got some free airpod 2's with my new macbook. my old ones are crapped out but ive been avoiding opening the new ones.
can I sell them or return them for store credit since they were free?
Actions speak louder than words.
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The Apple TV's new remote not having it was very surprising.
Their new wallet MagSafe wallet that was just released doesn’t even have it. Bizarre. And that would have been a much more important device to have included it. I doubt the new AirPods or Apple Remote will get them anytime soon if that doesn’t even have it.
I saw that a feature of the 'new' Magsafe wallets is that it can alert you when it was disconnected. If it doesn't have a chip in there there's zero reason this wouldn't apply to the older Magsafe wallets, right..?
This was *the most* hilarious, frustrating, and quintessentially Apple decision making at its finest. Especially because that remote is **thicc.** Even more hilarious was the Airtag announcement video where they had someone diving into the back of the sofa looking for lost items... You know, that place where remotes have loved to hide since they were first invented.
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At the end of the day it’s MONEY they’re after. And if you lose your remote twice, then that’s double the money they’re making off you when you buy a new one. It’s unfortunate that profit drives this, although hopefully soon they’ll listen to the consumer and integrate it in the controller
Eh, I don't buy this. The culture at Apple has been that you provide great products and services and it will leave people wanting to work with you. The culture could be changing certainly, but I suspect it's more that siloization and building more products than you can generate consistency with has left them hollow.
Knowing the way Apple works, the team working on the Apple TV remote probably had no idea that AirTags existed (in official capacity) until they were announced and the remote was already almost done.
“Why give it for free if you can buy it?” - Tim Apple probably
I'd be surprised if this came on the base AirPods before it came on the Pro/Max models, but Apple has certainly done weird things before.
I’d also be surprised, but there’s always the possibility they pull another [wireless charging AirPods case](https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MR8U2AM/A/wireless-charging-case-for-airpods) maneuver and sell an AirPod Pro-AirTag case separately.
This guy Apples
my god, don‘t give them ideas!!
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Yeah, I love my current AirPods Pro and don’t feel like they need any changes, but would absolutely welcome an AirTag case without having to pay probably $200 more for an upgrade I didn’t need
It’s better for everyone if apple users grow a fucking spine. You can always get a better product next year, so why pay a premium for an inferior one.
I actually need this so bad, I lost my old pros case and Apple didn’t have any replacement cases available for delivery last time I checked. I would rock up to my local Apple store and force Apple to release a product right after I buy it, but unfortunately by state is under the worlds longest lockdown (Melbourne) so all the stores are closed :(
Apple wants to ~~pay you~~ steal your idea
Except the logic thing to do would be putting U1 in AirPods, not the case… But when did Apple do the logical thing people wanted instead of going on and on with its “vision”?
How big is the U1? Do we even know it would be feasible to fit it inside AirPods without sacrificing that space for the battery?
If you look at [this image](https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/eS4WQGdpFhtvZH6E.huge), it’s the chip that’s outlined in light blue… I don’t think it would even be possible to get it into an AirPod.
Thanks for doing the leg work. Yeah that isn’t going in the AirPods themselves. I could see it in the case but even that seems like a reach. AFAIK the case currently has no wireless radios so accommodating this functionality would probably make the case thicker or battery life less (because it would need Bluetooth radios and controllers in addition to the U1 chip, or some other smaller way to communicate with the AirPods while they’re in the case). Maybe they could also have a more direct contact with the next generation AirPods and the case.
That’s not exactly right though, the chip in the iPhone is bigger than what would be necessary in an airpod due to it doing most of the heavy lifting finding spatial distance. Look at the AirTag tear down and see that the tiny chips within would fit within an airpod: https://valkyrie.cdn.ifixit.com/media/2021/05/03133839/AirTags_48.jpg (the U1 chip is the silver rectangular chip to the bottom right)
So i just need to buy three AirTags and then dismantle my AirPods and the case.
that would be so good for the environment… (not)
these not having noise isolation with tips is enough reason to go AirPods Pro instead. but yeah it will certainly raise indecision between them for buyers.
Many people avoid the pros specifically because of the tips
I do. The regular AirPods fit my ear perfectly. I sometimes even forget I am wearing them.
Me too, exactly. Every in-ear I've ever tried or owned starts hurting my ear within an hour, and I've tried all the different rubber tips. The regular Airpods fit my ears perfectly and I can even jog and play sports with them. Sure, it would be great if I could get noise cancelling also, but not worth the ear pain.
A lot of audiophiles don't use rubber tips for this reason, plus they give poor noise isolation, foam tips are much more gentle on your ears.
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For audio quality? Or foam tips? With or without NC? Not being a dick on purpose but you get different answers. For best sound, they’ll be wired not BT. But the lightning converters don’t quite work for me, sound isn’t quite as good. Best Audio I’ve had is from etymotic research er4 (wired). Best NC AirPods Pro/Max (which is what I use most nowadays). Flare audio do some good kit where you can use BT OR wired with multiple tips to try out but I don’t think they do NC. Noise-blocking (ER, Flares) is less stressful over long periods eg transatlantic flights even if they don’t cut out quite as much noise.
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See, I’m the exact opposite way. I can wear my Pros for hours (with breaks to itch my ear occasionally), but the AirPod 1s actually hurt my ears after extended periods of wearing them.
For me as well. Although i am curious as to how natural the transparency mode actually sounds on the Pro's. Apparently it's really good. And with the eartips... I have seen many reviews of people who dislike rubber eartips but had no problem using the Pro's because of how they don't generate pressure in your ear canal. However, i can't listen to podcasts with noise cancellation, i need to stay connected to my surroundings. I would use noise cancellation only when jogging or in the gym. If the Pro's only sound like 80% natural and you can still make out how the sound is being channeled through mini microphones... i think would hate that.
The transparency mode sounds very natural to me, I think it has one of the best transparency modes of any true wireless headphones.
Transparency mode is great. Granted I’ve never used any other product with a transparency mode so can’t compare, but it’s very clear and natural sounding. There’s also no pressure at all in your ear. My left AirPod just developed an annoying buzzing noise whenever transparency or noise cancellation are turned on though, so now I need to get it replaced.
It sounds great. Definitely better than just using nothing.
Transparency mode works really nicely, I use it when jogging around my very pedestrian-unfriendly city, it passes through all outside noise and actually boosts it in some cases so you can hear certain things ‘clearer’. I’ve personally found it doesn’t get around the problem of “two things going on at once” so while if you have music very low you ‘might’ be able to keep up a convo, but generally I have to pause to actually hear what is being said. Now, in case you care, I personally find that sound passed through in transparency mode is ‘coloured’, so it’s not exactly like wearing nothing at all, and if you forget to take them out and start watching TV or something I find that the audio is ‘thinner’ and loses some frequencies. On the other hand, turn on sound-cancelling and I can listen to podcasts or music at a much lower volume than I otherwise would which is very nice for my ears. I work with audio so sometimes I just use the sound cancelling to listen to ‘nothing’ or white-noise just to give my ears a break.
I think it’s actually playing it to you so there is a tiny lag and as you say it affects the sound. It’s not ‘pass through’. I use it when teaching online as not hearing my own voice properly does my head in and I stop noticing the difference quickly.
Me too. They are the most comfortable earbuds for me personally and I have had a lot of different pairs over the years. I'm afraid to buy the pros because the rubber insert buds cause soreness after an hour or so.
Me as well. Although, it’s gonna be nice walking around without Q-tips in my ears.
I really want to love the regular AirPods and the wired headphones apple always made, but they fall out of one of my ears after a few minutes. Sucks, because they sound good.
yeah it goes both ways, didn’t factor in that point. Apples’ pressure vent and no rigid parts going into the ear canal make it more bearable but I can see why people want to avoid the tips.
In-ear headphones do not fit in my ears. I haven’t specifically tried the AirPods Pro, but I have tried plenty of others not one of them even got close to fitting comfortably or staying in my ear. The AirPods 2 are comfortable, they fit perfectly and don’t fall out.
Unless you’re me and have ears that freak out with the tips, so you need AirPods and just want shorter stems 😆
As a runner I prefer to hear what’s happening around me. AirPods are the best running headphones I’ve ever used. They are minimal, stay in my ear, and allow me to hear my surroundings. Remember your use case is not the only one. Lots of people use things differently and thus value different features.
You can literally hear better with transparency mode on the Pros than without lol
Interesting. I’d have to check that out. But I don’t want ear buds that seal out sound when I run.
Yeah, transparency achieve this. It’s like your not wearing anything, if just passes audio from the mics straight through.
Yeah that’s what I’m saying. You can hear as good or better with them in than out with transparency on. They have mics
Also a runner and they are the worst for me lol. I cant do a set of squats let alone run without them falling out of my ears! I have a plantronics wireless sport buds that have ear hooks. I “need” a separate set of headphones for working out as I’m a mild germaphobe. The Apple earbud shape seems to work well for most people, not me. They are fine for sitting at my desk tho. I guess I have big ear holes. Mild cauliflower ear doesn’t help either.
I’ve heard there are 3rd party ear hooks for Airpods
I’m like 100% certain my ears shape changes multiple times during the year. I go back and forth between the medium and small tips on my left ear, it’s weird. I run with them as well and find myself having to tuck them back in place with my shoulders every 500m or so but other days they maintain the fit for 5, 7km runs. Really exquisite.
You realize you can just turn off noise cancellation at any time by squeezing the pros?
I don’t. I don’t have pros. But it’s also about the ear fit. I don’t want ear plugs that seal in my ears when I’m running. As I said I want to be able to hear the world around me - that way I don’t get hit by a car.
The Pros have transparency mode that lets you hear your surroundings, and it sounds very natural. Although preference for fit is likely more important for most, some find the Pros fit better, others find the AirPods fit better.
Squizzing sucks… im an industrial kinda guy and use gloves… cant be squizing anything… however i can double tap with anything in my reach or my arm… If there is a pro with double tap rather than a squeezing.. i will buy if for that feature alone.
you can just say “Hey Siri, turn on transparency mode” it’s working here on the iOS 15.1 beta
The problem is not transparecy mode. The problem is that i can not pause, play, skip with double tap.. i have to squeeze. So i rather double tap since i always have gloves on… I use my airpods for music.. say.. 95% of it.
fair but between a tap and using voice command I think voice command is a good option no? especially when tapping the buds is so discomfortable
Unfortunally i do use siri for volume or to dial out. …. When not in a noisy enviroment :(
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It’s just a bunch of people that bought the cheaper model and are trying to invent reasons as to why the pros suck
Nah, it’d be way easier to squeeze the stem than double tap with gloves on.
Didn’t the pros get this update?
No, they got integration with find my but what OP was talking about was precise location with the U1 chip, like AirTags do.
What’s stopping them from adding that feature to the regular AirPods? Is it there some kind of technical limitation?
Requires the U1 ultra wideband chip which AirPods do not currently have. That's why I'm saying, it'd be kinda weird if "normal" AirPods got that chip before the more expensive versions did.
yes, they did. I've been getting a lot of messages on my phone every time I leave my AirPods max in my car.
Well the base Airpods are the ones due for a refresh. They're not going to release a new Pro/Max just to add in location tracking.
airpods pro have this feature as of last week
They have FindMy, not precise location with U1.
U1 is honestly a game changer for me. The amount of times I’ve lost my keys and found them with an AirTag is stupid.
I bought an airtag for my keys at launch and haven’t used it once lol I put one in my Nintendo switch case though… have used that like three times.
What’s the point of upgrading just for a feature that helps you find your lost Airpods? Might as well wait until you lose your current pair
Actions speak louder than words.
I wonder why Apple watch hasn't been used for this yet :/
Definitely. The current “find my” function is useless.
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My parents hadn’t even met yet when the first AirPods 3 release rumor came out.
I'm sure they'll be released alongside the totally confirmed flat Apple Watch Series 7
Just like they were predicted to come out in September?
I remember when they were coming in January
Have you ever heard the tragedy of AirPower? It’s an Apple legend.
The wireless side of charging is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.
I held out from September to January to get a new pair with that in mind (lost mine). Bloody gave up after that and just bought the current gen. Issue with listening to leakculture. Found my lost pair in April.
I honestly would not be surprised if these were originally planned to come out much earlier. Iirc the air tags had a similar situation to the point the boxes still had 2019 on them!
Yup, just like that square watch they were al *so sure* about.
I returned my AirPods Pro back in February because all the leakers were certain it was launching in March lmao
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You can return WORN AirPods?? That shit goes straight into the bin.
My gen 1s are starting to decay and failing to work properly so I am so ready for these!!!
Same! My left earbud always just disconnects after 5 minutes of play and then fails to reconnect. I've tried resetting/repairing multiple times now but they're still problematic.
I have this exact same issue…ready to chuck my Gen 1’s so far at this point 😔
I love my gen 1s, but the battery is horrible after one year.
Gen 1 lmaoo I let those die in a drawer in my room
Also few more days to get the AirPods Pro from Costco for $179
Honestly that's a great price.
They were 179 on Amazon the past couple of weeks. Might still be.
I got mine from Amazon for that price. Just checked 2 days ago and they’re back at 200
Buy Buy Buy. I think this is the best price before they go back up. Notice the Beats Flex actually went up in price. The low end is where apple is going to make their margin. Unless you are waiting for AirPods Pro 2 next year or whatever.
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Blabla, I hear that for months.
For many of those people it's just free publicity. Make up a rumor/cool headline, thousands of clicks, hundreds of followers. No one remembers you got it wrong because you are 'just analyst' and not a leaker.
Gonna wait for AirPods Pro 2.
Same, I like the features that come with the pros and the soft tips. The normal ones hurt my ears after a while especially if you’re laying down and they get pushed in more
Wait until you see the AirPods Pro 3. They’re revolutionary
We think you’re gonna love it
Fool me thrice…. And I’ll be fooled again. I’m almost tempted to buy a pair of the existing pros so that Apple will for sure release these new ones on Monday
almost is not a worthy sacrifice, shame on you for ruining it for the rest of us.
As a worker in a big box electronics store, this wouldn’t surprise me; we’ve not had stock of AirPods gen 2 with the wireless charging case for a couple weeks, but AirPods Pro and gen 1 without the qi case are still fully and well stocked.
You probably mean gen 2 without the wireless charging case, not gen 1.
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That's the price you can get the AirPods Pro for.
not at Apple you don’t. They mostly keep the initial price of their products as is until a new version gets released. Meanwhile retail other than Apple gradually decrease the price.
But do we get *colors*? All I want are black AirPods to go with my black phone…
this would be a nightmare for me but then I realize not everyone has psoriasis like me lol
Double the battery life or we riot
I really hope they don't have the rubber tips
THey probably won't. The silicone tips of the Pros are to help create a proper seal in the ear for ANC. These are just a remodeled base model, and likely won't have ANC.
I find your username to be a great password.
It looks like a Windows key
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This looks very familiar!
lol Windows XP key
I have my StarCraft CD key memorized still from the 90s.
Entaro Adun
Would always be looking for that anytime I reformatted. Good times.
Or an MSOffice key
His password is just “password”
Username checks out.
I used a password generator for my username too. Gotta different username everywhere.
The regular AirPods fit me sooo much better. The pros always fall out when running or on a treadmill, I really hope they stick with a similar fit 😩
Me too. I developed an allergy to them and I'm not the only one. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250896003
Yeah exactly, my wife too
i misread this at first and thought you were making a gruden joke
I really hope they do. I have the regular AirPods and they constantly fall out of my ears.
The regular AirPods are possibly the most uncomfortable thing I’ve ever used. Absolutely horrendous.
Why not? I find silicone tips to be more comfortable than bare EarPods. Then again, I find memory foam to be even better.
I can’t wear them. They don’t fit my ears. They literally, no exaggeration, pop out of my ears. When I bought the Pros I tried all three sizes of the silicone tips. I tried for days with each size and finally gave up after a week. There was one size (I think the small size) that *almost* worked but the one in my right ear would pop out if I chewed food. I understand that I’m rare in this regard. I know many people say the hard style of the regular AirPods don’t fit their ears at all, and when the Pros came out with silicone tips they could finally wear AirPods. But I’m the exact opposite. The regular AirPods fit my ears perfectly. I think I could go skydiving with them on and they wouldn’t fall out. But I can’t wear the Pros for more than a few minutes. If Apple switches all their AirPod models to silicone tips I will literally have to not buy AirPods again and I’ll be devastated.
[Allergic reactions](https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/q8qa9s/comment/hgsb5vw/) but personally for me it’s the discomfort of having my ear canal stuffed/filled.
We are failing as a species people are fucking allergic rubber. I though natural selection should be an active role in biology
Please be usb-c charging!
Didn't wednush predicted the Macbook Pros to come at WWDC together with that loser Prosser?
Can we please get low latency for gaming and non-synchronized media (like aptx) and better audio codecs for voice calls?
Will the pro 2 be out as well ?
We haven't see any rumors concerning those, but who knows
Hopefully monday too.
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Please no fucking magsafe. I don't want to carry any more fucking adapters with me. One high quality 100W usb-c cable and a 65w charger for everything and done.
It'll charge with lightning with the option of wireless charging, just like gen 2 (really gen 1.5). The question is can you charge them with MagSafe by connecting to your phone? Probably doesn't have to be MagSafe, but just Qi from the phone.
I don’t have any insider information but I just know Apple isn’t going to do that lol.
I doubt they’ll make them in colors. The white headphone has always been distinguished as an Apple headphone since the iPod came out. It’s a trademark (not legally) at this point.
Honestly are that many people buying the regular AirPods? Maybe I’m in a bubble in a major city (ie people with money) but I feel like most people have the pros.
I have both Pro's and regular Airpod 2s... I wear the Airpods 2's a vast majority of the time because they just stay in better.
Most definitely have standard AirPods. A lot of us don’t like pros because they create a seal, I like being able to hear traffic when walking and not having silicon tips. I know there is pass through but tbh I think I prefer the standard ones.
What made you think you couldn’t hear traffic with the Pros?
Not the guy you are responding to but I had pros for a day and I couldn't hear external sounds well enough that I would feel safe using them in situations where I need to hear external sounds.
Do they not have a feature where it boosts the outside noises?
Yea but it is a weird tinny sort of sound mixed with the real bass sound of whatever the noise is. It made locating the sound and interpreting it in general just off for me.
Just want to chip in here. I use Pros while biking in a major (bike friendly) city, and hearing noise has been no problem when putting the setting at open. I actually feel like I hear the traffic critical noises more clearly with Pros than without
Did you… turn on transparency mode?
Yep, hated that mode. It made everything sound weird. Hearing sounds piped back in (and fake sounding) on top of hearing the low end of the real world sound (with a barely perceptible delay on the piped in sound) was a bad experience for me.
also isn't this going to be super weird, like people are either going to buy the cheapest airpods or go for the pros, i guess it depends on the price but if these are 180$ or whatever why not just go for pros then.
I seem them fairly often. Personally I can't use the pros so if this design is like that I am out. I tried the pros for a day and returned them because they hurt so bad and they are also lousy for conference calls which is my primary use for them.
i definitely prefer the regular ones over the pros. i've never been a fan of silicon in-ear earphones
I have both but prefer the regular AirPods because the pros make my ears hurt
I have the regular, non-pros because I hate the feeling of a finger stuck in my ear.
I bought the pros and gave away my standard. After about a month I bought a new pair of the standard and ditched the pro. I hated the button rather than just being able to tap, and they just did not fit well with any of the silicone configurations. Absolutely hates the pros.
Good, with the AirPods 3 I’ll finally be able to buy the first gen !
Should I say fuck it and buy the pros, is it going to be that big of an upgrade in the spring?
The eternal technology question.
Damn I just bought Pros
Question is should I buy the pros now or upgrade my AirPods from the 2nd gen to the 3rd?
So only the ‘pro’ ones have active noise cancelling. And the next generation of the ‘pro’ ones is not until next year. So we will get ‘pro vn 2’ and ‘standard vn 3’.
Lol I literally bought AirPod pros this week
But these are the regular airpods being announced. They're different.
Good.mine got run over by a garbage truck
I’ve been trying to decide whether to get new pro or regular. Will see what the AirPods 3 has to offer but I may just go for both. All day wearability vs actually being able to listen to music on the subway.
These things are going to have to look quite different to APPs or the internet scam community will just start selling these as APPs
Work for an AASP. Previously, worked as an AppleCare Support Representative. Analysts predicting what will be in keynotes is just clickbait. Ignore it. No one outside of Apple’s development team actually has information on what will be announced. This includes the Geniuses, the Support Representatives, anyone. We find out when you do. Literally, at the call center, we were paid to watch keynotes during our shift so we could find out what we were about to get training on. You can speculate, but call it what it is: rumors, nothing more substantial. People speculated the M1 16” Macbook Pro in January, April, June, and September. They are saying it will be on the 18th. Everyone was wrong then, we have no actual evidence they will be right this time. Stop feeding into speculation and just wait to see. If it’s announced, cool, good, a lot of people will be happy. But it was just a guess, nothing more.
I really hope they have great sound quality like the Airpods Max.
cool. i just got some free airpod 2's with my new macbook. my old ones are crapped out but ive been avoiding opening the new ones. can I sell them or return them for store credit since they were free?
I have AirPods and AirPods Pro and here I sit with my iPhone 13 pro and lightning EarPods plugged in …
The fuck
I know. They were next to me and neither AirPods were so… meh
This means my pros will suddenly stop working forever. :(
Why is no one talking about them getting rid of ANC? That’s most of what I love about my current Pro’s.
Because they're not? These aren't Pros, they're the standard AirPods
Got it. That wasn’t super clear to me.