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Re:AirPods by monetus on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @09:42AM (#19442013)
Think about how wired audio is used in recording, production, and live audio. Removing the wire adds latency.
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Re:AirPods by pwaivers on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @09:45AM (#19442059)
I've never had latency issues while talking on the phone using my AirPods.
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Re:AirPods by ricardobeat on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @09:57AM (#19442194)
Try fast-paced games or any audio/music apps. Latency is quite terrible, makes GarageBand itself unusable.
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Re:AirPods by basch on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @11:30AM (#19443171)
why would i care about latency in a music streaming app? i dont need the play/pause button to be accurate to the ms.
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Re:AirPods by monetus on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @12:00PM (#19443490)
GarageBand is a music production app, but, as your question was about more mundane usage, this guy's article makes the point that the audio is no longer a replacement for haptic feedback. It also crippled his app a bit.

https://stephencoyle.net/airpods

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Re:AirPods by jeron on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @09:50AM (#19442126)
It might be an issue with high bitrate audio like FLAC/ALAC but I've never tried - the quality is probably lost on something like airpods anyways
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