Re:Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start
by kbyatnal on Monday October 23, 2017 @07:44PM
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I haven't had any of those problems with the AirPods. No static, no latency.
There's some issues with reliably connecting though.
Re:Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start
by ClassyJacket on Monday October 23, 2017 @08:13PM
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I had barely any issues with Airpods on iOS 10, but iOS 11 absolutely made them terrible. Constant stuttering, disconnecting randomly, falling to connect. Shame. I'll be moving to an Android now.
Re:Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start
by dpkonofa on Monday October 23, 2017 @08:34PM
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No issues here connecting at all with the AirPods. iPhone 7, Apple Watch, iPad, Nexus 5X, and even my old Nexus tablet all work beautifully.
Re:Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start
by iaml on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @05:01AM
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The only issue I have w/ airpods on iphone 6 is stuttering when walking away from subway. What's up with that?
Re:Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start
by loeber on Monday October 23, 2017 @07:27PM
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Have you considered that the problem (static, etc.) might not be on part of the bluetooth earphones, but rather on your phone's bluetooth hardware? I use an iPhone with bluetooth earphones all day and it's a great experience.
Re:Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start
by ReverseCold on Monday October 23, 2017 @08:29PM
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The ones I currently use have the same issues on both MBP and Nexus 5X, so I doubt it.
Re:Google's latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start
by enraged_camel on Monday October 23, 2017 @09:31PM
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The problem I have with bluetooth is that it's a noticeable drain on battery. That's why I keep mine off all the time and avoid bluetooth devices.
Bluetooth works great for me (good enough quality, no stuttering) - what kills it is latency. Latency makes watching videos very uncomfortable. There's also faint static in nearly every pair of bluetooth earbuds I've tried (and not just cheap ones, $100+ ones do this too).