I don't disagree with your points, though I will say that I control the volume of my AirPods with my Apple Watch if I don't want to dig out my phone. I think Ap

I don't disagree with your points, though I will say that I control the volume of my AirPods with my Apple Watch if I don't want to dig out my phone. I think Apple generally expects people to have fully consumed their Kool-Aid for their products to not seem wanting for features/functionality. If you have a glorious red mustache like I do, then most of their products work great!