AirPods (and AirPods Pro [and AirPods Pro 2nd generation]) now available

HACO · 18 Apr 2022 at 20:57

Airpods price is back to £158 on Amazon.

GMac11 · 19 Apr 2022 at 17:34

3’s arrived today and I’m very happy with them. If I had to choose I would say the Gen 1’s are actually a little more comfortable but only marginally - they’re a much better fit for me than the Pro’s were anyway.
One thing I can’t understand, I have no Left/Right option in my Bluetooth settings. I have tried completely removing them from my account and repairing, it’s the same across all my devices. The only information I could find was from a forum post back in 2017 circa iOS 11 where it said to let them completely drain to 0% and then the option appeared once re-charged.
Has anyone else had this?

thewanted · 20 Apr 2022 at 09:59

My order for the cheap AirPods Gen 3 was just cancelled by Amazon. Not surprised.

LiE · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:01

thewanted said:
My order for the cheap AirPods Gen 3 was just cancelled by Amazon. Not surprised.

Strange as @GMac11 got his as above.

currantloaf · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:43

thewanted said:
My order for the cheap AirPods Gen 3 was just cancelled by Amazon. Not surprised.

Dam that is a shame. I had a pair arrive yesterday

thewanted · 20 Apr 2022 at 11:09

I don’t have Prime and I also got an employee discount so my chances of getting them weren’t high.

LiE · 20 Apr 2022 at 11:12

Looking on the HUKD thread many people have had cancelled order emails.

HACO · 20 Apr 2022 at 12:30

thewanted said:
My order for the cheap AirPods Gen 3 was just cancelled by Amazon. Not surprised.

Mine was also cancelled. The smart thing would have been to use the Amazon pricing to get a price match from another retailer, didn't do it and now no Airpods for £94

GMac11 · 20 Apr 2022 at 13:43

LiE said:
Strange as @GMac11 got his as above.

Yep got mine yesterday, seems I was one of the lucky ones that slipped through the net, it’s a shame they’ve made such a mess of it.
I’m still having a few teething problems with mine. Still haven’t sussed why the options for Left/Right controls are missing from the settings. And I also discovered this morning that they won’t charge on either of my wireless pads - both of which charge my iPhone 13PM fine.
*Edit* Never mind the charging fiasco, entirely user error on that one! I have my bedside charger coming off a 5a plug as I prefer to let my phone trickle charge overnight. Seemingly, while the phone charged without issue, the AirPods aren’t so accommodating.

Feek · 20 Apr 2022 at 16:49

What’s the left/right issue?

GMac11 · 20 Apr 2022 at 17:29

Feek said:
What’s the left/right issue?

The options to let me control the actions on each AirPod aren’t showing in my settings - they show up on my Gen1’s. It’s the options below Name and above Automatic ear detection in the device settings.

random_matt · 20 Apr 2022 at 17:39

Tried the AirPods 3rd gen earlier, good stuff.

iMacMart · 23 Apr 2022 at 16:29

random_matt said:
Tried the AirPods 3rd gen earlier, good stuff.

I've got the Gen 1's I know the Gen 3s are lacking certain things but not sure if I should switch as they are showing their age?

I've read the bass is way better and they are more comfortable in general

Feek · 23 Apr 2022 at 17:23

iMacMart said:
I've read the bass is way better and they are more comfortable in general

Far more comfortable to me.

iMacMart · 23 Apr 2022 at 17:31

Feek said:
Far more comfortable to me.

Just ordered a set, never really got on with the whole rubber ear thing

LiE · 25 Apr 2022 at 13:49

For those who missed out on the Amazon deal someone is selling a as new pair for £90 on MM - https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/airpods-3rd-gen-as-new.18950978

Cromulent · 25 Apr 2022 at 17:28

It seems more and more likely that Apple are going to release Pro 2 AirPods in the second half of the year. Maybe when the new iPhones? I have no idea but it would be cool if that is what happens.

HACO · 25 Apr 2022 at 17:33

I don't expect a major upgrade, we'd have heard something by now. Probably just an incremental upgrade, something Apple are excellent at.

Cromulent · 25 Apr 2022 at 18:09

HACO said:
I don't expect a major upgrade, we'd have heard something by now. Probably just an incremental upgrade, something Apple are excellent at.

I think the big new feature is meant to support lossless audio over a wireless connection which is why I'm excited. Hopefully, longer battery life on top and I'd buy them.

LiE · 25 Apr 2022 at 18:13

Cromulent said:
I think the big new feature is meant to support lossless audio over a wireless connection which is why I'm excited. Hopefully, longer battery life on top and I'd buy them.

That would require a new wireless technology that surpasses Bluetooth right? If so that would likely require new hardware on the music player side. Maybe they could do it for the 2023 iPhone and Macs.