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AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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1424 points moonleay | 6 comments | 16 Nov 25 00:01 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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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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naIak[dead post] ◴[16 Nov 25 10:29 UTC] No.45944029[source]▶
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hopelite ◴[16 Nov 25 12:00 UTC] No.45944442[source]▶
I’ve long found that whole feud and dynamic odd, like humanity could learn some major things about inter-group dynamics and even psychology by studying and unlocking what it’s all about.

You have Apple users just happily going about their day, paying a premium because the things just work well enough together to the point that even the slightest hiccup feels like a major event, but the devices just meld into the background of their life and work.

Meanwhile you have Android, Linux, Windows zealots just brooding in dark corners, audibly grinding their teeth over the happiness and ease in which Apple users go about their day, not having to tinker and adjust and fix things and hunt down drivers and check compatibility and relearn every new device they come in contact with and the 38 different paths to accomplish simple tasks, seething with anger that Apple users don’t want to struggle and suffer too.

It’s just a bit of humor. I repent, I repent. You baby is just as pretty as all the other babies.

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1. socalgal2 ◴[16 Nov 25 12:39 UTC] No.45944670[source]▶
My experience, Apple people believe Apple products are flawless and when presented with a problem will find every reason to excuse Apple or say "I never do that".

User: Ran into a printing issue on my Mac

Fan: I never print, my Mac experience is flawless

User: Screen Mirror breaks all the time

Fan: I never use Screen Mirror. My Mac experience is it's flawless

User: For some reason my Airpods lose audio once in a while. The Mac shows they are connected. It shows the volume is up. It shows the video is playing. I end up having to reboot

Fan: You must be holding them wrong.

An old example, a friend with a Mac had trouble connecting to a samba share and blamed windows. It was documented that that was bug in Apple's implementation of the samba protocol. He still blamed the non-apple device. (this was like 2006)

I still see remnents of that today. Mac networking sucks (have 2 M1 Macs) as well as a windows pc. The PC networking is solid, connected to share, it never disconnects. The Macs disconnect constantly when switching VPNs etc. The Finder also often locks up. It's also noticablely slower to browse folders with lots of files.

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2. Forgeties79 ◴[16 Nov 25 14:03 UTC] No.45945227[source]▶
It sounds like you’re talking to some rather odd people with a strange combination of hyper devotion to Apple and high tolerance for features simply not working. I have seen plenty of people in the first camp though not nearly as much these days as I did back in the early 2010’s, but the second camp is strange to see given that’s a huge cornerstone of why people buy Apple (“it just works.” Or even the perception that it just works).

Screenshare works perfectly fine in my experience and I’m not really sure what you’re talking about with printing, but everyone’s experience differs I suppose

3. egeozcan ◴[16 Nov 25 14:07 UTC] No.45945249[source]▶
> when presented with a problem will find every reason to excuse Apple or say "I never do that"

...or maybe you shouldn't do that:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45706811

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4. heffer ◴[16 Nov 25 15:14 UTC] No.45945692[source]▶
You're absolutely right! Every Apple user knows they shouldn't be holding it wrong.
5. mainde ◴[16 Nov 25 15:22 UTC] No.45945757[source]▶
This is also my experience, it's not necessarily Apple fans, people just get used to some garbage but necessary workflow/ritual and forget they are doing it. I witnessed multiple colleagues and friends, who are avid and experienced MacOS users, struggle with basic tasks like ..finding the window of an open application after it was minimised, fullscreening applications, screensharing. Yet, somehow, none of that registered for them and their experience was still reported as flawless.
6. matwood ◴[16 Nov 25 15:31 UTC] No.45945821[source]▶
IDK. I find people who really like Apple to be the most critical of Apple. When things don't work perfectly or something is a little off, they complain because their expectations are so high.

No one really cares that Windows has so many design inconsistencies, but Apple makes a change that isn't 100% consistent and people go crazy.

With that said, I'm like the person described to who you responded to. All my Apple things 'just work' better than any other computing devices I've used in the last 30 years, and I go on about my day not really thinking about it.

BTW, Macs made printing sane. There's a reason the old Windows MCSE tests felt they were 90% about printing problems.