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Yes, it definitely helps. It does add some complexity in terms of managing bluetooth though.

• rrr_oh_man 2y ago
  Not really if you're in the iOS/macOS eco system.
  • don_neufeld 2y ago
    Oh it's pretty bad in my experience. I'm all iOS/MacOS and I find it's barely workable as it is. Would love to hear more ideas for how to make this better. The main problem is that I have to manually disconnect the hearings aides in bluetooth settings on my phone so that then I can connect them on my workstation. This allows me to take video calls straight to the hearing aides, which helps a lot. However, I need that to be for speakers only, microphone has to be wired, so that Bluetooth can use all the bandwidth for higher fidelity audio. MacOS + Zoom is able to remember enough of these settings that it's "only" a 6 click process (4 on the phone, 2 on the workstation) to switch the hearing aides between devices. If I had to juggle multiple bluetooth devices on either end I suspect it would be much harder. I make this transition multiple times per day in each direction, so it really adds up!
    • kgdiem 2y ago
      That might be specific to your hearing aids. With AirPods I only click once to connect on my MacBook and once to change the output back on whatever app I’ve been listening to on my phone (phone stays connected, laptop disconnects). I think on my personal laptop, AirPods Max stay connected to both the phone and laptop. On my work laptop I have to manually connect. Might be an Apple ID thing, not sure.
      • don_neufeld 2y ago
        Yup, that could very well be the case. If there's a nicer handoff built into AidPods that would help a lot. Once this feature comes out I think I'll be trying it!