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automatic switching

  1. Jehosophat

    Beats Fit Pro: How to improve switching to Mac, and keep background audio when surfing?

    I just got the Beats Fit Pro and love it, its a huge upgrade from my Panasonic earbuds. But there are two issues that I'd like to try resolving, or at least improve: 1) It does an AMAZING job switching between my iPhone and my iPad - but not my iMac (all OSes are up to date). Pairing with the...
  2. B

    AirPods are connected to iPhone and Mac Simultaneously

    Longtime lurker, first time poster. As I type this my AirPods are connected to my MacBook and iPhone at the same time. Audio played on either device comes out of the AirPods. I haven't tried playing audio on both at the same time yet. Is this expected behaviour? A little background on why this...
  3. ApplesAreSweet&Sour

    Make AirPods automatic switching a little faster and more reliable on Macs (tutorial)

    Automatic switching to and from Macs We all know how less than reliable the auto-switching feature works even after recent updates to Big Sur. Switching to an iPhone/iPad almost always works without having to toggle any settings. But MacOS requires you to answer the "AirPods nearby -Connect?"...
  4. BulkSlash

    AirPods 2 (and PowerBeats Pro) are so unreliable now!

    I’ve been meaning to start this thread for a while now, I’d hoped the latest iOS release might fix things but it’s still the same. I’ve got three recurring problems with my AirPods 2 and Powerbeats Pro: After taking them out of their case and starting some music I very frequently find only one...
  5. 9

    AirPods Max automatic switching fail

    Dear all, I just goy myself some AirPods Max. The automatic switching works great from my MBPr to my iPhone Xs, but it never works from my iPhone Xs to my MBPr. Apparently, browsing Reddit suggests that many owners of AirPods and AirPods Pro are in the same situation. If you are experiencing...
  6. GGJstudios

    Big Sur sound output issue

    Installed Big Sur on Early 2015 MBP, upgrading from Mojave. I was looking forward to AirPods Pro automatically switching between my iPhone and Mac. Instead, I lost functionality. I can manually connect the AirPods to the Mac, but it doesn't output sound to them and disconnects them after...