The next generation of AirPods

I just discovered last week that on the Apple TV I can connect 2 apple audio devices at the same time.<p>Currently staying with the in laws, daughter is sleeping in the same room with us so we couldn’t watch TV.<p>I connected my wife’s AirPods to the Apple TV to watch tv and noticed I could connect another one, so I borrowed my sister in laws AirPods and connected them and both work at the same time. So now we can watch TV together when daughter is asleep.<p>It only works with apple audio devices, so looks like I’ll pick up some new AirPods for myself!<p>Edit: contacted &gt; connected

Warning: I purchased AirPods 1st gen and after a firmware update, they just stopped working. They disconnect after a few minutes. It&#x27;s been over a year and this hasn&#x27;t been fixed. This seems to be a widespread issue (see links below) - but at the Apple store they just tell you to buy replacements for almost full price.<p>I&#x27;m quite frustrated with this and thus won&#x27;t purchase these again. I think they are designed to last a year or two max, which is just too expensive and environmentally unfriendly.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;discussions.apple.com&#x2F;thread&#x2F;8499626" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;discussions.apple.com&#x2F;thread&#x2F;8499626</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;discussions.apple.com&#x2F;thread&#x2F;251067580" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;discussions.apple.com&#x2F;thread&#x2F;251067580</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;airpods&#x2F;comments&#x2F;h7furn&#x2F;left_airpod_constantly_disconnects" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;airpods&#x2F;comments&#x2F;h7furn&#x2F;left_airpod...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;discussions.apple.com&#x2F;thread&#x2F;251532951" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;discussions.apple.com&#x2F;thread&#x2F;251532951</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;discussions.apple.com&#x2F;thread&#x2F;250494933" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;discussions.apple.com&#x2F;thread&#x2F;250494933</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=tEyTDJJ6GPc" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=tEyTDJJ6GPc</a> (see all the comments)

Apple Marketing sometimes can be incredulous:<p>&gt;&quot;First with our contour design that delivers sound directly to your ears&quot;<p>What does that even mean?!? These are in-ear headphones, how else are they supposed to deliver sound?<p>Feels silly to have such a comment to make a two point slide.

As much as I liked my AirPods gen 1 and the features seem tempting, my personal experience with battery longevity on Apple headphones are not great. I’ve so far had the BeatsX, Beats Studio3 and AirPods. Almost all of them completely died within a year of purchase. The AirPods still work but using them is pointless since the battery life dropped to less than an hour so I just haven’t bothered. Mind you, this is not because I’m such a heavy user, I listen to music once or twice a week at most through headphones so it doesn’t seem like this should have happened.<p>It’s kind of a shame because I really like the AirPods Pros for example, but if I don’t have a guarantee that I can get them repaired when this eventually happens then I feel like my money is better spent elsewhere.

I like my wired, ordinary earphones. They are low tech, cheap and reliable. When I pick them up from my pocket, I may have to spend a few moments to untangle then, but it is usually just a few seconds. After some months the wires start to go bad. Then I use a new pair. But such a pair costs very little.<p>I don&#x27;t know what I am missing, but I think I would be frustrated if expensive wireless earphones run out of battery when I need them, or lose their ability to hold charge, or I lose them. It is a worry I don&#x27;t mind to live without. I am probably just a cheap grumpy old man....

I just want a pair of airpods that allow me to have a conversation outdoors. I&#x27;m always getting feedback that the ambient noise makes it difficult for people to hear me talk. I can&#x27;t even do the dishes while on a call without people complaining.

They kept the case design that requires two hands to operate and prevents installing a tether clip.<p>I have both AirPods Pro and Bose SoundSport. The AirPods Pro have good noise-cancelling. But the SoundSport clip to my shirt and so are always available. I can use one hand to put the right-side in my ear and press one button to turn them on and answer. I can also remove both earbuds and drop them. The tether keeps them in place on my shirt. I use the SoundSport almost exclusively and rarely touch my AirPods Pro.

A spatial audio implementation could range from mind blowing to meh. I want to hear one that can reach this level:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=WYdIidUIbAs" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=WYdIidUIbAs</a>

I have AirPod Pros, and like them a lot because the tips I&#x27;ve chosen fit just fine and the ANC is great. I also like regular Apple earbuds (and those that copy their design) because they are super-comfortable, though they don&#x27;t cancel any sound.<p>I don&#x27;t have a need for these, as the spatial sound isn&#x27;t anything I need and I have a half dozen standard Apple or Apple-inspired earbuds that work just fine.

I wonder how these will fit my ears.<p>The current design fits my ears perfectly whereas the pros or any other soft-tip earbuds work there way out of my ears.

No ear caps is instant no buy for me - I literally cannot keep the previous AirPods in my ear and if I do it causes aching, while I can use the pro’s without issue. Or is it just a refresh of the original AirPods?

I’ve worn Shure ~280$ in ear wires earphones for years, and with the right temperature sensitive foam inserts they passively block more sound than my AirPods Pro do. And they provide better sound quality.<p>Maybe these new AirPods have better sound and battery, but from a minimalist perspective they are still unnecessary. If you talk on the phone a lot, maybe I see the value. But the wired Apple headphones work fine for that, and they don’t randomly stop working while you’re on a call.

I&#x27;m not intending to be flippant here - I love my AirPods and other Apple gear - but this reads like they took the AirPod Pros and rebranded them as the next generation of AirPod. I&#x27;m not seeing what&#x27;s actually <i>new</i> here. Can someone in the know throw me a bone if there&#x27;s something I&#x27;m overlooking?

Just don’t use them for your zoom calls. Use the company issued headset. Your colleagues will thank you.<p>AirPods microphones are atrocious.

Just one day before the new Pixel 6 launch...

How do these compare with the Jabra 85t&#x27;s? I&#x27;m in the market for new audio. I will use them for jogging, lifting and general calls while walking around.

Why isn&#x27;t there a way to mute? I&#x27;d love to be able to configure one of the buttons to mute me when clicked. Fingers crossed for the next gen I guess.

In the press release Apple talks about AAC-ELD codec being included on these earbuds, promising high-def low-latency audio.<p>I wonder if that&#x27;s true. My biggest gripe with the industry ever since the death of 3.5mm jack has been voice&#x2F;video call audio quality on BT HSP profile.<p>It&#x27;s probably just a marketing blurb, but whoever manages to fix BT voice audio will be my personal hero.

Cool that they look like Pros now, i.e. not like you put Braun toothbrush heads in your ear.<p>What I desperately need is a way to place an Airtag in the charger. Yes, I lost a pair of Airpod Pros some months ago. No idea where they are, perhaps somebody stole them or perhaps I just lost them in the house.

Since these are rated for IPX4, does that mean you can clean them by washing with something that will dissolve ear wax? Could you clean them in your dishwasher?<p>I have some of the original AirPods and I&#x27;ve never felt like I can get them thoroughly clean.

I wonder, how do they implement the head tracking? Radars? MEMS Gyroscopes?

I wonder what exactly the restrictions will be when you don’t want to upgrade to i(Pad)OS 15. I guess I’ll find out next week.

The TL;DR on these is &quot;AirPods Pro without ANC&quot;, but comparing the two models there are more slight differences such as skin detection and longer battery life.<p>Given that, the $180 price point is odd because the Pros occasionally drop to that level on sale.<p>The new AirPods (and now the old Pros) now have a &quot;MagSafe Wireless Case&quot; which is compatible with the MagSafe charger supposedly, although there isn&#x27;t more info on that&#x2F;if it&#x27;s just Qi charging with no magnets.

What is spatial audio? That the sound sounds like it has an origin?<p>If so, why is it useful&#x2F;wanted?

&gt;Apple and the Environment<p>Hilarious section for an expensive product that has a non removable battery and is going to end up in a landfill after a year or two of use.

@dang can we get a less editorialized title (this one only highlights one of the new features)? And one that uses proper capitalization?<p>Something like &quot;AirPods (3rd generation)&quot; would also match the other Apple-announcement posts that are currently on the front page.

I can&#x27;t get behind any $180 pair of earbuds that doesn&#x27;t have some kind of form-fitting ear tips (silicone or otherwise).<p>The AirPods Pro are a great product, but this update to the base model is really disappointing.

Do they have active noise cancelling?<p>Also, 6 hours listening is a bad joke, that‘s not even a standard workday. With battery aging that‘s soon not even half a workday anymore.