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AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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1424 points moonleay | 1 comments | 16 Nov 25 00:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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isoprophlex ◴[16 Nov 25 06:17 UTC] No.45943174[source]▶
From a bit further down the page

> Bluetooth DID (Device Identification) Hook > Turns out, if you change the manufacturerid to that of Apple, you get access to several special features!

I hope Apple gets slammed hard by some regulatory body. Apparently there's absolutely zero magic reasons why their airpods are unable to connect to non-Apple devices; pretend you're an iPhone and you're in.

EDIT: read "unable to connect" => "unable to expose advanced functionality", ofc they connect just fine

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matwood ◴[16 Nov 25 06:32 UTC] No.45943218[source]▶
> Apparently there's absolutely zero magic reasons why their airpods are unable to connect to non-Apple devices

I've had almost all of the versions of AirPods and AirPod Pros and they have connected to non-Apple devices just fine.

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1. cenamus ◴[16 Nov 25 07:53 UTC] No.45943479[source]▶
Yeah, connected a pair to a 2011 phone with Android 2.x (Gingerbread or something along those lines) just fine. Sound quality was even pretty good to my ears, whatever that bluetooth standard could push through the air