AirPods Libreated from Apple's Ecosystem

Re:AirPods Libreated from Apple's Ecosystem by thewebguyd on Sunday November 16, 2025 @12:15PM (#45946656)

When you pair AirPods with a non-Apple bluetooth device, you lose the automatic device switching is all. You can still "enter and exit" the Apple ecosystem with them by just going into Bluetooth settings and tapping on the AirPods and they'll reconnect to Apple-land and start switching again, and vice versa. Once paired with, say, Windows, it'll auto-connect or you can manually trigger it by just tapping them in Bluetooth settings.

Once paired, AirPods just work like any other bluetooth headphones.

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Re:AirPods Libreated from Apple's Ecosystem by bloppe on Sunday November 16, 2025 @12:25PM (#45946754)

I mean ya, if they couldn't do that, then you couldn't even call it Bluetooth.

I was asking about multi-device connectivity, which is a slightly more advanced feature that lots of other earbuds can do in a cross-platform way.

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Re:AirPods Libreated from Apple's Ecosystem by PaulHoule on Sunday November 16, 2025 @05:11PM (#45948904)

My experience is that high end headphones from v-Moda and Plantronics are better about multi-device use with Windows and iPhone than the Airpods are, with those I can just play on whatever device and the right thing happens almost always.

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Re:AirPods Libreated from Apple's Ecosystem by NoGravitas on Monday November 17, 2025 @01:40PM (#45956523)

Doesn't even have to be high-end. My Anker Soundcore headphones seem to always do the right thing with multi-device.

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