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TheAceOfHearts ◴[12 Nov 25 07:30 UTC] No.45897298[source]▶

I haven't tried a bluetooth device in years, is pairing still godawful? I wish they would give you the option to pair through USB. Just plug in the host and peripheral and press the pair button, and it should automatically negotiate pairing. I don't care if it requires the hassle of occasionally having to plug something in to pair the two devices as long as it works 100% reliably.

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user_7832 ◴[12 Nov 25 08:33 UTC] No.45897739[source]▶

>>45897298 #

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't NFC at one point considered the solution for such out of band pairing? I think NFC headphones are still available for sale.

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1. xattt ◴[12 Nov 25 08:51 UTC] No.45897865[source]▶

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NFC headphones went out of fashion after users’ necks got tired quickly during playback from having to keep their heads near the source device.

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