Hi. In the iBlind Tech podcast, Garth reviews the Apple Bluetooth earpods. I believe he mentioned how to increase the volume. Here is the link to the podcast: Listening to iBlindTech - Accessible Workflows with Apple’s Mac, iPhone, iPad and Watch (Getting Your Ears on the AirPods, a Voice Over User's Perspective - AP003 iBT078)
<p>In this episode, I take a look at Apple's new AirPods, their features and usability with Voice Over. Enjoy!</p> http://www.iblindtech.com/democast/getting-your-ears-on-the-airpods-a-voice-over-users-perspect.html Regards, Gadget Girl Sent from my Apple gadget and dictated using Siri. > On Mar 21, 2017, at 12:07 PM, Jennie Facer <jennie.fa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I do want to tell you thaqt in the settings you can tell the air pods to > either be Siri or play/pause. You are right though that you cannot change the > volume. > > Jenn > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Mar 12, 2017, at 2:38 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> Hi Carol, >> >> The Airpods are impressive, sound great and I'd love to have a pair. >> However, at this point two things keep me from spending this much money for >> them: first, there is no way to Play/Pause, Forward/Rewind or change the >> volume on the Airpods except for bringing up SIRI and tell SIRI what you >> want to do. Of course this would not be an option on a flight or if you are, >> for some reason in Airplane mode or have no WiFi or data connection. Second, >> I have also an Apple Watch and all reports I have heard say the Airpods >> don't switch well between iPhone and Apple Watch. For such an advanced and >> expensive device and one that has been designed by Apple this to me should >> be a given. If I listen to something on my phone and I wake up my watch or a >> notification comes in on the watch then the Airpods should switch instantly >> to the watch pausing whatever I am listening to and, once the watch is done >> they should switch back and resume playing my music or book or whatever. My >> Plantronics Voyager Edge does this with a fraction of a second delay and I >> would expect that from a device designed by Apple and for Apple devices. A >> third and myabe slightly less important feature I would like to see is a >> small loop moldet into the plastic on the part that sticks down and comes to >> a point (it could even be at the end of that part) where you could attach a >> thin, but strong line or cable to join both Airpods together which would >> make it much less easy to loose them and it would be much easier to take >> them out of your ear and have them hanging around your neck. >> I totally expect that Apple will release a second generation of the Airpods >> this fall along with their new iPhones and I will definitely wait as it is >> only another 6 months until that happens to see what they improve. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] >> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2017 9:09 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Airpod question. >> >> Mark, >> >> That made interesting reading for me and made me think that, just maybe, >> I'll take a demo, if one's available at the shop because they sound as >> though they were made for me! <Smiles> >> >> >> Carol P >> >> >> >> >>> On 24/02/2017 21:11, M. Taylor wrote: >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> As with many things in life, it's all a matter of opinion. >>> >>> I can tell you that of all the 20+ Bluetooth headsets I've owned throughout >>> the years, Apple Airpods are my absolute, without a doubt, favorite. >>> >>> I am amazed with how seamlessly they interface with iPhone. I absolutely >>> love the fact that I can effortlessly switch from a single-ear to two-ear >>> and back to a single-ear configuration, on the fly. >>> >>> The auto-ear detection is as close to magic as I've yet experienced on a >>> Smartphone. >>> >>> If I am playing a song or listening to a book/podcast with Airpods, all I >>> need do is to remove the Airpod from my ear and playback will pause and not >>> resume until I place the Airpod back in my ear. Amazing! >>> >>> My favorite feature of Airpods, however, is how beautifully VoiceOver >>> switches between Airpods and iPhone. >>> >>> With iPhone in my breast pocket, for example, and an alert comes in, that I >>> want to explore privately, I simply place an Airpod in my ear and sound >>> automatically transfers from the phone to my ear; when I'm done, I simply >>> drop the Airpod back into either its case or a pocket, and sound >>> automatically reverts back to iPhone. >>> >>> This may be difficult to believe but last night, I panicked when I >>> could not find one of my Airpods only to have a sighted friend inform >>> me that it was in my left ear. I know, I couldn't believe it either. >>> Talk about being embarrassed; but they really are that comfortable. >>> smile) >>> >>> Mind you, I am using Airpods with iPhone 6 Plus, only, so I can only >>> imagine how much better they perform with newer iPhone models. >>> >>> I think Airpods are well worth their price and that Apple, once again, has >>> ushered in a new era of technology with this most innovative accessory. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel >>> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:34 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Airpod question. >>> >>> Hi Eric, >>> >>> Good choice, I think the current Airpods are quite a rip-off and in fact I >>> was at an Apple Store today to buy a headset for my wife as an anniversary >>> present and I was looking forward to checking out the Beats Solo and walked >>> away deeply disappointed. I am in Canada so the Beats Solo here is $329.95 >>> + taxes and while they sounded OK I could simply not believe such a large >>> and, according to Apple, advanced headset has no volume control. First the >>> Airpods have no volume control and now the Beats Solo also has no volume >>> control, if this is the wireless future Apple invisions they need glasses. >>> I ended up getting her a pair of the new BeatsX since she prefers earbud >>> style headsets anyways over big clunky ones. As for the Solo I can only say >>> that in addition to the lack of a volume control the sound is also just OK, >>> I mean it's good but not special for the price. I have listened to many a >>> headset that costs between $150 and $200 Canadian and think they sounded >>> just as good. >>> Another thing I noticed is that the canadian price for the BeatsX is a lot >>> more favourible than that of the Airpods. If I am not mistaken the BeatsX >>> in the States are $149 and the Airpods are $159, a $10 difference. Here in >>> Canada the BeatsX are $179 and the Airpods are $219, a $40 difference in >>> our currency. If I use the current exchange rate and convert $149 for the >>> BeatsX to canadian it works out to about $195 Canadian, but Apple Canada >>> only charges $179 so compared to the US price it's actually a good deal. If >>> I convert the $159 US for the Airpods to Canadian it is $208 or $209 so at >>> $219 Apple put a 5% upcharge on it at least based on the current exchange >>> rate. How a $10 US difference works out to be a $40 Canadian difference >>> when $10 US is about $13.2 or $13.5 I don't know. >>> All in all I think that currently you can get a much better bang for your >>> buck if you look at third-party headsets and the Apple W1 chip to me seems >>> very much overrated. In fact, apart from the admitedly simple pairing >>> process and maybe the fact that any other Apple device that is connected to >>> the same Apple Id is supposed to pair I don't see a big advantage. >>> If you think of it the initial pairing process of a regular bluetooth >>> headset is also easy and in my view just as simple. With the BeatsX you >>> still have to push and hold the on/off button and the only difference is >>> that a message pops up on the screen asking if you want to connect to them >>> so you save yourself a few taps by not having to go into bluetooth settings >>> and to double tap on a newly paired device. With the BeatsX I had to double >>> tap on "Connect" and then on "Done" with a normal bluetooth headset I have >>> to double tap on Settings, then Bluetooth and then on the newly found >>> device so it's one double tap more. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of myrna Votta >>> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 3:10 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Airpod question. >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Below is the link to the page which contains information and a link to >>> David Woodbridge's podcast on the Air Pods. I received my Air Pods >>> yesterday and I decided to listen to his podcast before I set mine up. It >>> is excellent. >>> http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/apple-airpods-unboxing-descri >>> ption-and-reviewto his podcast >>> >>> Myrna >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel >>> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 10:01 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Airpod question. >>> >>> You can't turn them on or off and while I don't have a set of them I did >>> try a pair at an Apple Store and I am pretty sure I remember that the >>> battery status was displayed in the status line on the iPhone where this is >>> usually showing for supported devices. I don't think you see how much >>> battery is left in the case, though. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of M. Taylor >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:40 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Airpod question. >>> >>> Jennifer, >>> >>> David Woodbridge recently posted a fabulous podcast tutorial on setting up >>> Airpods on AppleVis. >>> >>> I do not have the URL but I'm certain that a quick Google search will find >>> it. >>> >>> Give it a listen. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Jenifer Barr >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:00 AM >>> To: iPhone List >>> Subject: Airpod question. >>> >>> Hi all. >>> I finally got my airpods. Yay!!! >>> Question: how do I check the batery status of the pods and the case? Also, >>> isn't there a button on the case? 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