Here's how it works, or doesn't.
I ride my bike trainer, so I get all dolled up, and am about to hop on. I grab my iPhone, and wake it up. I then open the case of the PBP (POWERbeats Pros) and wait until I get the 'BWB' (Big White Box). If I don't see BWB, I check the Bluetooth app and see if they prematurely connected. (It happens, embarrassing) I take the right one out first, usually, and twist it in, and hear the *BONG*, knowing it is connected, unless it prematurely connected. Then I twist in the left one. With both installed, I open the 'Music' app, and tap genres and 'Alternative/Punk', and USUALLY start hearing a 'random' track. On the aforementioned 'bad days', I hear about a half second of the track, a kinda crunching sound for a fraction of that time, and then absolutely nothing. The track (I think) is paused, but the Music Player shows the double sticks, meaning it's actually playing, althouth it's not. So at first, I would power off the iPhone. It ruined the beginning of the ride with drama. Then upon restarting, the PoserBeats Pros would automagically reconnect, and all is good. Once, I tried to switch the 'destination', and it played on the iPhone, AND played on the PBPs, leading me to believe that the iPhone had a bug up it's digital keester, and was good to go now. Leading me to believe it's the iPhone. Also the buttons work on restart, which again leads me to the iPhone misbehaving. A long description of 'the process'.
Grrr... Why can't technology just ducking work right the first time. I get the discharged bud problem 'fixed', and now this. Come on Apple. I'm just trying to be the best lab rat I can be.
I did get Airpods Pros. My ears are weird apparently. They only stay in if I point the 'stalk' straight ahead, twisting them just over 90 degrees from where I think they are supposed to be. Maybe I should try the expensive model of the bone conduction thingies. I fear the PBPs will give me the finger for the last time, and stop working for good. I have an ancient pair of Bose QC's, but I love them, and they would be too hot. I'd probably be swamped out pulling them off my head. So sad...