Prior to picking up a pair at my local Apple Store, I kept istocknow open on my browser at work and would refresh whenever I had a free minute. I had the email alerts set up, but I figured that if I had the site open I would have a better change of nabbing a pair.
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Airpods - new owners views, problems and questions
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Prior to picking up a pair at my local Apple Store, I kept istocknow open on my browser at work and would refresh whenever I had a free minute. I had the email alerts set up, but I figured that if I had the site open I would have a better change of nabbing a pair.
I've been plagued with these Bluetooth issues with it dropping, but I've downloaded iOS 10.3 beta 7 and it's appears to have fixed every one of my connection issues. My AirPods no longer drop and then reconnect. Music doesn't automatically pause itself and Siri and the Apple Watch doesn't cause the connection to drop. Thank god!
I bought my AirPods last week and before I bought them I used to read posts like this. Got me very worried. However, I have to say, after I got them, I haven't experienced a single dropped call. They've been working perfectly! (Touch wood) I'm on iOS 10.2.1.
Buy them, put them through their paces before the 14(?) day cooling off period ends & decide whether to return them or not.
In Feb. I was in Syracuse, NY and went to the Apple store for something else. A store employee was doing demos of AirPods and got me to try them. I walked out with a pair. Turned out it was the last pair they had instock that day.
My AirPods just arrived, sadly in my country they probably won't be officially for sale for a few months and paid like 240$ for them aftermarket.
They're great, I am shocked by how tiny the case is and how well they work. I'm really glad I got them even though they were a bit more expensive for me (in Europe they're about 190$ in most countries so it was just a 50$ premium).
They're great, I am shocked by how tiny the case is and how well they work. I'm really glad I got them even though they were a bit more expensive for me (in Europe they're about 190$ in most countries so it was just a 50$ premium).
Skipping as in what? Every now and then I'll get a very quick blip in the music, like a quarter of a second.
I feel like it happens when connected to the Apple Watch more but it where the song skips for far too long. Not a quick and done thing. Like a 2-3 min thing.
Let me add, when talking on the phone thru the AirPods, 1 out of 3!times they disconnect and I have to manually re-connect them.
This morning when I went to put on my Airpods the right one was again not fully charged. A nuisance since I just had it replaced which was pretty inconvenient. I asked how they knew if the problem was the bud or the case. They really don't. So now I was thinking it is my case.
After the workout I put them back in to see if it self-corrected and now they both show full charge.
I wonder if it is possible to not fully seat the buds into the case for charging? Or maybe the charging connections in my case just don't make perfect contact with the right bud all the time?
After the workout I put them back in to see if it self-corrected and now they both show full charge.
I wonder if it is possible to not fully seat the buds into the case for charging? Or maybe the charging connections in my case just don't make perfect contact with the right bud all the time?
Through your trouble-shooting, it appears the issue's with your case. You should have no trouble exchanging it.
Also get the Genius to put a spare set of (equal battery leveled) Airpods into your current case whilst waiting in store to see if it happens again. If so then it'll only improve your chances of getting a new case, but as I mentioned, shouldn't have any issue anyway if you explain what's happened.
not sure if this was mentioned, but those that wonder why the popup takes a while to show up when you open the case, i believe the airpods go to sleep after not being used for a certain time, to preserve battery life.
if you close and reopen, it's instant. just that initial one isn't.
if you close and reopen, it's instant. just that initial one isn't.
Have you guys tried cleaning the contacts with a little bit of alcohol on a q tip? I don't have my AirPods yet, so I'm suggesting this without experience with the device nor having checked Apple's recommendations, but I have done similar cleanings of the keyboard contacts on my iPad Pro.
Well the first thing is that at our nearest Apple store which is not that close it's difficult to book an appointment online and if you go to the store and check in guarantee a 2 - 4 hour wait for an appt. It is around a 30 minute drive one way, utilizing a Toll highway so travel cost is pretty high. I was pretty annoyed they don't offer an exchange by courier because or the time commitment alone, let alone the travel cost.
Anyway, back to my AirPods I removed and reinserted the pods in the case and this time the right pod charged. It may be a suspect contact in the case for the right pod that is the issue. Having to make a 2nd trip to the Genius Bar when I asked on the first trip if there was a chance the case was the real issue is frustrating to say the least.