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Not that intuitive imo. I had to show my sister in law who is in her 50's that she needs to leave the case open with the airpods in it, then press the button on

Not that intuitive imo. I had to show my sister in law who is in her 50's that she needs to leave the case open with the airpods in it, then press the button on the back, in order to make them discoverable. Like all apple products they do sacrifice some discoverability in favor of a sexier minimalist look

matt-attack 4y ago
True, but at least it's a one time thing. And it results in automatic pairing to all devices in iCloud account.
unglaublich 4y ago
When you first connect them, iOS will automatically detect the presence of the AirPods and suggests to connect to them in a small window. Then your Apple account is used to make all your idevices recognize your AirPods. For 90% of people, that solves 100% of their problems.
jen729w 4y ago
When you bring an unpaired AirPods case close to a phone, all you need to do is open the lid. A photorealistic visual will appear on screen explaining what to do next. At this point, guided by the visual, you need to push the button on the back. If you can think of a simpler way, I’d give Apple a call.
- stemlord 4y ago
  With an iphone maybe so. But open the lid with the airpods inside. She couldnt figure it out.
  - jen729w 4y ago
    Are you saying that she was pairing them with a non-Apple device? In which case, fair enough perhaps, but it feels a tad unfair to put the burden of universal discovery for all host devices on Apple. And is it really that un-discoverable? What would you do on any other Bluetooth device? You'd look for a button. What is there on the AirPods case? A button. I still say: if you have a simpler idea, let's hear it. Edit: and, I'm sure the AirPods come with a folded slip of paper in the box, as all Apple products do, explaining the very basics of how to get the thing working.
    - stemlord 4y ago
      > it feels a tad unfair to put the burden of universal discovery for all host devices on Apple. I guess, but I've always felt apple deliberately thwarts such efforts for product lock in >And is it really that un-discoverable? What would you do on any other Bluetooth device? You'd look for a button. What is there on the AirPods case? A button. Lol but like I said you also have to arbitrarily open the lid and place both airpods inside
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      - jen729w 4y ago
        > I guess, but I've always felt apple deliberately thwarts such efforts for product lock in Deliberately thwarting efforts would be not having a button. There's a button. Like every other Bluetooth headphone case. Push the button. > Lol but like I said you also have to arbitrarily open the lid and place both airpods inside Oh come now. In what scenario do you get handed an AirPods case and two loose AirPods and are expected to pair them? Is that what happened to your sister-in-law?
happyopossum 4y ago
If you buy a new pair of AirPods, you should never have to do that unless you go out of your way to unpair them from your iCloud account. Also, you e over complicated it - just hold the button in the case until it’s reset, then open the lid and they will appear as new. > Like all apple products they do sacrifice some discoverability in favor of a sexier minimalist look And which Bluetooth headphones have a more ‘discoverable’ pairing mode?
- dijonman2 4y ago
  The Bose QC35 series 1 headphones are the best, pairing semantics work great with fantastic range. The QC35 II model is a major downgrade.

matt-attack 4y ago

True, but at least it's a one time thing. And it results in automatic pairing to all devices in iCloud account.

unglaublich 4y ago

When you first connect them, iOS will automatically detect the presence of the AirPods and suggests to connect to them in a small window. Then your Apple account is used to make all your idevices recognize your AirPods. For 90% of people, that solves 100% of their problems.

jen729w 4y ago

When you bring an unpaired AirPods case close to a phone, all you need to do is open the lid. A photorealistic visual will appear on screen explaining what to do next. At this point, guided by the visual, you need to push the button on the back. If you can think of a simpler way, I’d give Apple a call.

stemlord 4y ago
With an iphone maybe so. But open the lid with the airpods inside. She couldnt figure it out.
- jen729w 4y ago
  Are you saying that she was pairing them with a non-Apple device? In which case, fair enough perhaps, but it feels a tad unfair to put the burden of universal discovery for all host devices on Apple. And is it really that un-discoverable? What would you do on any other Bluetooth device? You'd look for a button. What is there on the AirPods case? A button. I still say: if you have a simpler idea, let's hear it. Edit: and, I'm sure the AirPods come with a folded slip of paper in the box, as all Apple products do, explaining the very basics of how to get the thing working.
  - stemlord 4y ago
    > it feels a tad unfair to put the burden of universal discovery for all host devices on Apple. I guess, but I've always felt apple deliberately thwarts such efforts for product lock in >And is it really that un-discoverable? What would you do on any other Bluetooth device? You'd look for a button. What is there on the AirPods case? A button. Lol but like I said you also have to arbitrarily open the lid and place both airpods inside
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    - jen729w 4y ago
      > I guess, but I've always felt apple deliberately thwarts such efforts for product lock in Deliberately thwarting efforts would be not having a button. There's a button. Like every other Bluetooth headphone case. Push the button. > Lol but like I said you also have to arbitrarily open the lid and place both airpods inside Oh come now. In what scenario do you get handed an AirPods case and two loose AirPods and are expected to pair them? Is that what happened to your sister-in-law?

happyopossum 4y ago

If you buy a new pair of AirPods, you should never have to do that unless you go out of your way to unpair them from your iCloud account. Also, you e over complicated it - just hold the button in the case until it’s reset, then open the lid and they will appear as new. > Like all apple products they do sacrifice some discoverability in favor of a sexier minimalist look And which Bluetooth headphones have a more ‘discoverable’ pairing mode?

dijonman2 4y ago
The Bose QC35 series 1 headphones are the best, pairing semantics work great with fantastic range. The QC35 II model is a major downgrade.