I have some on order. I was worried about if they would stay in my ears or
not, and have decided that without a wire to get caught on something, I
should be okay.
I just listened to the pod cast. You can play or pause by double tapping
the airpod if you set it up that way. As far as volume control, you can use
the player controls on your apple watch with the digital crown. Otherwise,
yes, the phone controls are the only other way or Siri.
I think I will set mine up so that taking one out of my ear will pause and
replacing will play. The complete lack of wires is what finally sold me on
them. No joy until the end of April though.
Thank you to whomever shared the link to that podcast.
Take care,
Lois
-----Original Message-----
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 4:27 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Airpod question.
I have tried them at an Apple Store and there are only two ways to control
the volume, either pull out your phone and use the volume controls on the
phone or use SIRI and tell SIRI to "increase volume" or "decrease volume" or
you can tell SIRI something like "Set volume to 50%" or whatever level you
want.
Regards,
Sieghard
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Gadget Girl
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 11:53 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Airpod question.
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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2017 9:09 AM
To: [email protected]
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:34 PM
To: [email protected]
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of myrna Votta
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 3:10 PM
To: [email protected]
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-desc
ri
ption-and-reviewto his podcast
Myrna
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 10:01 AM
To: [email protected]
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:40 AM
To: [email protected]
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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? A button to turn them off or on?
Thanks.
Jen
Sent from my iPhone
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