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> Do your "solved problem" bluetooth headphones allow EASY audio sharing when the kid is sleeping and you want to watch something with your wife? These are two

> Do your "solved problem" bluetooth headphones allow EASY audio sharing when the kid is sleeping and you want to watch something with your wife? These are two bluetooth devices on same audio stream. Yes. Samsung has supported this for years and it has recently upstreamed to all android devices. You can literally do this with any phone and any bluetooth devices, you don't need to fork up $500 for the priviledge. > Does your solved problem bluetooth headphones RELIABLY connect to your current device (without having to unpaid with another device). Yes. The Bose QC35 II for example can store multiple bluetooth connections on the device and switch between them. They cost half as much as the Apple cans and are all but guaranteed to sound better than the plastic cones Apple uses. > You should go back and listen to the criticism of the airpods when they came out - overpriced, stupid, whatever. Then check out sales numbers. I won't argue that. Apple certainly moves product - there's a significant portion of the population that would buy anything they put out.

surfpel 6y ago
> Bose QC35 II for example can store multiple bluetooth connections on the device and switch between them I have these and it’s annoying to switch them because they’re stored and switched via the app - if you’re switching between more than 2 devices. The Bose anc also don’t have particularly good audio either so I’m interested to see what the Apple offering sounds like. In general, there’s a bunch of little annoyances with the current anc devices available (audio quality, uncomfortable, ugly, etc) that I’d like to see Apple fix.
- kranner 6y ago
  > I have these and it’s annoying to switch them because they’re stored and switched via the app - if you’re switching between more than 2 devices. Not true, you can cycle between previously connected devices by long holding the power switch in the on position. You can also add new connections and wipe all connections via that switch. I have them and never need to use the app. Read the manual.
  - lawkwok 6y ago
    Again, this is another thing where Apple improve for an “already solved problem”. You don’t need to press any buttons. Just interact with your devices as normal and your audio connection switches automatically as if sound were playing through the device’s respective speakers. In fact there may be a downside because sometimes I actually need to take my AirPods out to verify that audio is still playing through them since the audio just transferred so fast.
    - kranner 6y ago
      The Bose phones also do fast and automatic switching between the last two connected devices. The button shuffle is only needed to switch to other previously connected devices (and that also takes only another few seconds). Also one of my devices is a Windows PC. I don’t know if AirPods work equally well with non-Apple sources.
    - tw04 6y ago
      I don’t call that an improvement. Having my audio switch from the meeting I’m currently in to the 400th spam call of the day isn’t an improvement over getting to ignore the call entirely.
DavidSJ 6y ago
I've used Bose Bluetooth ANC headphones, and I can't say I've been impressed (though admittedly I don't have much to compare to). The battery life is pretty much one day's use. The bluetooth connectivity is flaky, and sometimes I hear weird sound artifacts over Bluetooth too. The robot voice announcement whenever a device goes in or out of range, even if I'm currently listening to something from a different device, is super annoying, and there's no way AFAIK to turn it off.
- DavidSJ 6y ago
  Oh, and another thing: frequently attempts to play audio from one device will be silent because the headphones think another connected device is playing audio … even though it's not.
farnsworth 6y ago
As other commenters said, the Bose headphones leave a ton of room for improvement. Trying to get them on the correct bluetooth device is something I have to fiddle with every single day. I will gladly pay an extra $200 for something that works more reliably. But I worry that the "just works" will only kick in for a complete apple ecosystem. I have a bunch of issues with my airpods + Android, that iphone users don't seem to have, for example.

surfpel 6y ago

> Bose QC35 II for example can store multiple bluetooth connections on the device and switch between them I have these and it’s annoying to switch them because they’re stored and switched via the app - if you’re switching between more than 2 devices. The Bose anc also don’t have particularly good audio either so I’m interested to see what the Apple offering sounds like. In general, there’s a bunch of little annoyances with the current anc devices available (audio quality, uncomfortable, ugly, etc) that I’d like to see Apple fix.

kranner 6y ago
> I have these and it’s annoying to switch them because they’re stored and switched via the app - if you’re switching between more than 2 devices. Not true, you can cycle between previously connected devices by long holding the power switch in the on position. You can also add new connections and wipe all connections via that switch. I have them and never need to use the app. Read the manual.
- lawkwok 6y ago
  Again, this is another thing where Apple improve for an “already solved problem”. You don’t need to press any buttons. Just interact with your devices as normal and your audio connection switches automatically as if sound were playing through the device’s respective speakers. In fact there may be a downside because sometimes I actually need to take my AirPods out to verify that audio is still playing through them since the audio just transferred so fast.
  - kranner 6y ago
    The Bose phones also do fast and automatic switching between the last two connected devices. The button shuffle is only needed to switch to other previously connected devices (and that also takes only another few seconds). Also one of my devices is a Windows PC. I don’t know if AirPods work equally well with non-Apple sources.
  - tw04 6y ago
    I don’t call that an improvement. Having my audio switch from the meeting I’m currently in to the 400th spam call of the day isn’t an improvement over getting to ignore the call entirely.

DavidSJ 6y ago

I've used Bose Bluetooth ANC headphones, and I can't say I've been impressed (though admittedly I don't have much to compare to). The battery life is pretty much one day's use. The bluetooth connectivity is flaky, and sometimes I hear weird sound artifacts over Bluetooth too. The robot voice announcement whenever a device goes in or out of range, even if I'm currently listening to something from a different device, is super annoying, and there's no way AFAIK to turn it off.

DavidSJ 6y ago
Oh, and another thing: frequently attempts to play audio from one device will be silent because the headphones think another connected device is playing audio … even though it's not.

farnsworth 6y ago

As other commenters said, the Bose headphones leave a ton of room for improvement. Trying to get them on the correct bluetooth device is something I have to fiddle with every single day. I will gladly pay an extra $200 for something that works more reliably. But I worry that the "just works" will only kick in for a complete apple ecosystem. I have a bunch of issues with my airpods + Android, that iphone users don't seem to have, for example.