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Re:Headphones are collecting too much personal data (2019) by strogonoff on Monday July 27, 2020 @11:50AM (#23966244)
I immediately deleted Sony’s app after disabling EQ and probably some other gimmicks on my XM3s—has worked alright with Apple devices.

(Well, as ‘alright’ as could be expected. Switching between devices requires slow re-pairing through long power button press, but I don’t think Sony’s app would’ve resolved that.)

Re:Headphones are collecting too much personal data (2019) by andrewmackrodt on Monday July 27, 2020 @02:37PM (#23968019)
This is one area Bose are notably better in, i.e. connected to two devices simultaneously. I find the XM2 can remember pairing for at least 2 devices, typically my phone and laptop but I have to manually disconnect from one device and connect using the other when switching. This is quicker than entering pairing mode but still an upto 30 second process, but much of that time is due to the awkward Bluetooth settings menu in recent versions of gnome.