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

Feek · 2 Jul 2018 at 14:52

wozza2k said:
Sooooo my question now is, do I get a pair of AirPods today or do I wait for the 2nd Gen?

Buy them, you have two weeks to decide whether to keep them or not. If you decide you want them then you could still send them back and grab a pair from eBay like DagsJT has suggested.

wozza2k · 2 Jul 2018 at 17:10

I've decided against them for now/today. Nothing really wrong with the BeatsX I already have, I think this is just a case of new toy/upgrade itch.

Feek · 2 Jul 2018 at 22:36

Coward

Zeebedy · 3 Jul 2018 at 01:44

Pick mine up today. Heading abroad in the next few weeks and thought it a good idea to have the AirPods as the battery life and size is more convenient for my long flight...

DagsJT · 3 Jul 2018 at 06:38

rip-the-jacker said:
Pick mine up today. Heading abroad in the next few weeks and thought it a good idea to have the AirPods as the battery life and size is more convenient for my long flight...

For a long flight, I'd probably want proper headphones to block out noise from other passengers and the engine etc. But as you say, that wouldn't be as convenient really.

Barry Smalley · 3 Jul 2018 at 08:02

Barry Smalley said:
Thanks. Fairly decent earphones then. Can you compare the sound for me please? I use some momentum 2 on ears with a dragonfly dac on an iPhone 7+ and the sound is pleasing to me. Obviously it’s a ball ache carrying it all about and I have been contemplating some of these for when I want to be a bit more portable. I have been using the lightning to 3.5 converter with the same headphones and they are ok. However, it’s not the best solution in the world. Aside from the fact these AirPods look completely ridiculous, how good are they? I mainly listen to FLAC files and occasionally Apple Music.

Reporting back. Got some AirPods. Mega impressed. Wife now wants some too. :rolleyes:

Combat squirrel · 3 Jul 2018 at 19:09

Barry Smalley said:
Reporting back. Got some AirPods. Mega impressed. Wife now wants some too.

Not bad are they ?

- had mine for a good while now - can't wait for version 2 to come out.

Feek · 13 Jul 2018 at 11:17

Feek said:
I've noticed over the last few weeks that the battery in my charging case seems to be dropping quicker than ever. After a week with a couple of hours use (maximum) per day on audiobook listening, it's been very low, down in the single figure percentages.

I was passing Lakeside today so popped into the Apple store to ask if this was to be expected.

He looked at the case, looked at the AirPods, looked at my phone, said "I'll be back in a couple of minutes" and true to his word, he returned quite quickly and swapped the case for a new one.

He explained that even though they're out of warranty, battery issues mean they replace it without question.

That made me happy

Quoting myself.

The battery life still wasn't holding very well so I went back in yesterday. This time they swapped out both AirPods after I explained that the case had already been changed. No quibble, no question.

Captain · 16 Jul 2018 at 18:42

Will these be refreshed this year or too soon?

b0rn2sk8 · 16 Jul 2018 at 20:09

There are rumours that there is a new set coming out but I think they will create a new premium tier over the current ones rather than a direct replacement.

The current ones are still selling really well.

Feek · 16 Jul 2018 at 20:19

b0rn2sk8 said:
The current ones are still selling really well.

This is a good read - The sub-title has it bang on. "How Airpods went from object of ridicule to beloved accessory"

Marky · 3 Oct 2018 at 10:44

Hey all,

I recently bought a set of Airpods, and they're so good!

I do have a question regarding them though... I use them mainly with my iPhone, but sometimes with my iPad. Is there a faster way to switch them to the iPad or vice versa than going into the Bluetooth settings and switching it there?

I see that when I open the case and hold it near the iPad, the airpods appear on the screen - I would have thought they would then have a convenient "Connect" button of some sort...

iMacMart · 4 Oct 2018 at 10:04

Gents where is the best place to pick these up at a fair price, I know JL give 2 years warranty and other legit offers about

Thanks

Broken Hope · 5 Oct 2018 at 12:32

Marky said:
Hey all,

I recently bought a set of Airpods, and they're so good!

I do have a question regarding them though... I use them mainly with my iPhone, but sometimes with my iPad. Is there a faster way to switch them to the iPad or vice versa than going into the Bluetooth settings and switching it there?

I see that when I open the case and hold it near the iPad, the airpods appear on the screen - I would have thought they would then have a convenient "Connect" button of some sort...

Select them from the control centre music widget.

I do love my AirPods and use them daily, just the convenience of opening the case, inserting them, closing the case and starting some music playing on my phone without ever having to think about pairing or turning anything on or off is just really nice.

Marky · 5 Oct 2018 at 12:44

Broken Hope said:
Select them from the control centre music widget.

I do love my AirPods and use them daily, just the convenience of opening the case, inserting them, closing the case and starting some music playing on my phone without ever having to think about pairing or turning anything on or off is just really nice.

Is that the music widget with the; Previous Track, Play and Next Track buttons? What button am I meant to press to get the Airpods to work?

traveyb · 5 Oct 2018 at 12:58

Marky said:
Is that the music widget with the; Previous Track, Play and Next Track buttons? What button am I meant to press to get the Airpods to work?

Yup. Click the "fan" looking icon on the top right hand corner, then the AirPlay icon in the right hand side

Marky · 8 Oct 2018 at 10:33

traveyb said:
Yup. Click the "fan" looking icon on the top right hand corner, then the AirPlay icon in the right hand side

Found it!

Thanks that's going to help a lot

Broken Hope · 8 Oct 2018 at 19:30

Love how quickly the AirPods can fast charge, I had been out on a long walk and I got the low battery bong at 10%, 5 minutes in the case and they were back up over 80% and lasted the rest of my walk.

Robert · 8 Oct 2018 at 20:49

How are they for calls?

Feek · 8 Oct 2018 at 21:03

I think they’re very good for calls. The only time anyone has commented on the quality is if I’m out walking and it’s very windy.