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AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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1424 points moonleay | 4 comments | 16 Nov 25 00:01 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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asteroidburger ◴[16 Nov 25 07:28 UTC] No.45943389[source]▶
The referenced Bluetooth bug on the Github readme seems like a pretty good reason. "We don't want to work around or deal with the bugs on other platforms" seems like a reasonable position.
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vasco ◴[16 Nov 25 08:10 UTC] No.45943531[source]▶
This is anti-competitive measures, it's not like it's the only thing they do like this. The charging cables were the same.
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monerozcash ◴[16 Nov 25 09:27 UTC] No.45943797{3}[source]▶
If this is about lightning, what connector do you think apple should have used? USB-C came out long after lightning.
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1. formerly_proven ◴[16 Nov 25 12:38 UTC] No.45944662{4}[source]▶
> USB-C [Aug 2014] came out long after lightning [Sep 2012].

1 year 11 months :)

The old 30-pin connector before Lightning came from 2003.

Meanwhile it took until 2023 for iPhones to use USB-C.

    30-pin     2003 - 2012 (2014)
    Lighting   2012 - 2023 (2025)
    USB-C AAPL utter mess -
               iPhone 2023 -
    USB-C RoW  2014 -
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2. raw_anon_1111 ◴[16 Nov 25 16:22 UTC] No.45946237[source]▶
How was USB C on Apple a “mess” when it came out on the iPhone 14? It supported all of the standard USB protocols - video, networking, mass storage, audio etc.
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3. formerly_proven ◴[16 Nov 25 17:01 UTC] No.45946541[source]▶
The transition to USB-C was spread out across product lines over many years, hence "mess". The iPhone is on a separate line in the table.
4. monerozcash ◴[17 Nov 25 09:11 UTC] No.45952018[source]▶
Yeah, I don't think the connector criticism of Apple really stands up to any scrutiny. 30-pin was strictly better than USB-based solutions when it came out, as was Lightning. They supported both of those for a very long time and kept tons of iDevice accessories around the world functioning.