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> will entrench the user in a walled garden ecosystem from a very specific giant tech company that isn't big on making their products compatible with other comp
by Terretta 2y ago
> will entrench the user in a walled garden ecosystem from a very specific giant tech company that isn't big on making their products compatible with other companies
Are you suggesting AirPods aren't Bluetooth 5.3 and aren't compatible with Bluetooth audio sources? Or that it doesn't play AAC, MP3, and FLAC?
The proprietary capabilities (such as instant smart switching between active devices) are all incremental, taking nothing away from normal Bluetooth usage.
- korhojoa 2y agoSeems like a rage bait post but: how do you update the firmware without an apple device?
- jajko 2y agoAs mentioned elsewhere you can't tweak its setting outside Apple's walled garden. Better wait for more open competition to catch up unless you are already deep in their ecosystem and not intending to move.
- abdullahkhalids 2y agoDo you need your own iphone, or can you use a friend's iphone to fix the settings once?
- currency 2y agoIt probably should be your own device; the audiogram ends up in the iPhone's health app. It can probably be done by someone else if they don't care and don't need to apply a different audiogram for themselves.
- detourdog 2y agoThat is some nice integration. Having one’s own up to date audiogram stored in a health record and available to doctors and devices.
- joquarky 2y agoI was able to use my partner's iPhone to configure some settings. It's frustrating that the settings can't be changed on Android, and macOS seems to have a subset of settings compared to iOS.
- Rebelgecko 2y agoCan you use them as hearing aids without an iPhone?