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I have JBL headphones currently paired with Samsung phone, tablet, Intel NUC running Ubuntu and MacBook Pro running macOS. No problem, no cloud login necessary

I have JBL headphones currently paired with Samsung phone, tablet, Intel NUC running Ubuntu and MacBook Pro running macOS. No problem, no cloud login necessary.

scarface_74 3y ago
That’s still less than the 6 devices I have..
- smoldesu 3y ago
  Next you're going to ask how high into the air I can piss?
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    No, it’s still a substandard “solution” and not exactly a great argument. I told you the devices I use with my AirPods.
    - donkeybeer 3y ago
      And how is he supposed to tell how it will work with your devices? He already said examples of how many devices he has and that it works with, and you did the same for yours. You haven't presented any standard spec and pointed to the part where the spec states the figure that lists the max number of devices. He shared some spec, I am sure you could find some number there.
      - scarface_74 3y ago
        Because I know how to Google “how many devices does the JBL headphones support”
        donkeybeer 3y ago
        Apparently 8 with some gotchas? But in principle this should not be gated to a hardware, what is stopping one from making a bluetooth device that muxes all the signals and sends it to the audio device? Is there any reason thats not happening other than greed of the headphone makers to try to upsell "higher models"?
        scarface_74 3y ago
        “8 with some gotchas”. That’s a rousing endorsement of open standards.
        donkeybeer 3y ago
        Its not open enough. If it was open enough I could feed it any signal I want into the audio interface, including from any bluetooth device to MUX them how I want.
        smoldesu 3y ago
        You have no idea what you're talking about. 1. Your Bluetooth radio determines how many simultaneous connections you get. It is at least 2 on Bluetooth 4.0+. 2. You are conflating cloud pairing (Apple's feature) with multipoint pairing (everyone's feature). They coexist. 3. 8 devices is generally the hard limit on all consumer Bluetooth radios, from the iPhone to Nintendo Switch.
        scarface_74 3y ago
        Yes, that’s true if you rely on the “open” standard. Luckily I don’t have to because I use an integrated solution where the hardware, software and OS are made by the same company. We aren’t talking about “simultaneous” connections we are talking about switching between them. I’m not “confusing” anything. I’m saying that Apple’s integrated solution provides a better user experience. No one cares about how it’s done . Thanks for making my point for me.
        3y ago

I have JBL headphones currently paired with Samsung phone, tablet, Intel NUC running Ubuntu and MacBook Pro running macOS. No problem, no cloud login necessary.

scarface_74 3y ago

That’s still less than the 6 devices I have..

smoldesu 3y ago
Next you're going to ask how high into the air I can piss?
- scarface_74 3y ago
  No, it’s still a substandard “solution” and not exactly a great argument. I told you the devices I use with my AirPods.
  - donkeybeer 3y ago
    And how is he supposed to tell how it will work with your devices? He already said examples of how many devices he has and that it works with, and you did the same for yours. You haven't presented any standard spec and pointed to the part where the spec states the figure that lists the max number of devices. He shared some spec, I am sure you could find some number there.
    - scarface_74 3y ago
      Because I know how to Google “how many devices does the JBL headphones support”
      - donkeybeer 3y ago
        Apparently 8 with some gotchas? But in principle this should not be gated to a hardware, what is stopping one from making a bluetooth device that muxes all the signals and sends it to the audio device? Is there any reason thats not happening other than greed of the headphone makers to try to upsell "higher models"?
        scarface_74 3y ago
        “8 with some gotchas”. That’s a rousing endorsement of open standards.
        donkeybeer 3y ago
        Its not open enough. If it was open enough I could feed it any signal I want into the audio interface, including from any bluetooth device to MUX them how I want.
        smoldesu 3y ago
        You have no idea what you're talking about. 1. Your Bluetooth radio determines how many simultaneous connections you get. It is at least 2 on Bluetooth 4.0+. 2. You are conflating cloud pairing (Apple's feature) with multipoint pairing (everyone's feature). They coexist. 3. 8 devices is generally the hard limit on all consumer Bluetooth radios, from the iPhone to Nintendo Switch.
        scarface_74 3y ago
        Yes, that’s true if you rely on the “open” standard. Luckily I don’t have to because I use an integrated solution where the hardware, software and OS are made by the same company. We aren’t talking about “simultaneous” connections we are talking about switching between them. I’m not “confusing” anything. I’m saying that Apple’s integrated solution provides a better user experience. No one cares about how it’s done . Thanks for making my point for me.
        3y ago