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Ask HN: Is it possible for a Bluetooth earphone to play audio without the case?

2 pointsby my12parsecsover 1 year ago
I lost the charging case for my bluetooth earphone yesterday, but the audio kept playing from the ear pieces for an extended period of time(2 hours).<p>I was using the earphones outside, while the case was in my pocket. At a certain point I realized my pocket was empty and the case was gone. I searched my backpack inside and out, and checked all of my pockets. I am absolutely sure that the case was not on me, but for some reason the earbuds kept playing audio. After I searched the area for the case and failed, I gave up and went home which is an hour away by train. For the entire duration of the journey the audio kept playing, and I was able to change what song was playing as well. After I came home and the battery died, it stopped playing and that is where I&#x27;m at.<p>In this case, is it possible that audio was playing without the case and just the earbuds? Or am I missing something here?

4 comments

Prickleover 1 year ago
The case is usually just a case, or a charging device&#x2F;battery for the ear buds.<p>The earbuds themselves are connected to your device via bluetooth.<p>Depends on the ear bud brand &#x2F; cost. But they either both connect to your device separately, or only one of them connects to the device, then relays the information to the other bud.
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nosrepaover 1 year ago
For the other (currently two) commenters in this thread, to pair ear buds like the pixel buds, that is done via the case.
solardevover 1 year ago
I don&#x27;t understand your question. Aren&#x27;t the actual Bluetooth electronics in the earbuds? I thought the case was just a battery charger for the buds?<p>Are you implying that the case is the actual Bluetooth connection, proxying the audio to the buds...? If that&#x27;s how it works, I had no idea!
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WheelsAtLargeover 1 year ago
I get it. Ya, it seems like the case is part of the Bluetooth works but it&#x27;s not. It&#x27;s just the charging case.<p>I would find it useful if the case was a wifi receiver where you could select your streaming app similar to a radio and have it broadcast in Bluetooth to your earbuds.