They make it easy to switch between multiple devices. Then they make it harder to avoid switching between devices. For instance if you're on your laptop waitin

They make it easy to switch between multiple devices. Then they make it harder to avoid switching between devices. For instance if you're on your laptop waiting for a call and want to check some link on your phone, if it ever happens to have audio in any way or form it will take the connection from your laptop, and you'll have to reswitch them when your call starts. Same if you're listening to something on your iPad and a call comes on your phone . Your guess is as good as mine about how it will go. In the end I bought separate headphones for each devices and while I had them the airpods only paired with my phone to avoid annoying surprises.