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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: 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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jb1991 ◴[16 Nov 25 06:57 UTC] No.45943299[source]▶
This sounds like you were making some guesses, which turn out to be incorrect. You are saying that AirPods cannot connect to non-Apple devices, which is untrue. They function as regular Bluetooth headphones for any device.
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hu3 ◴[16 Nov 25 13:14 UTC] No.45944893[source]▶
They don't function as a regular bt headphone. They don't even report battery life among other artificially blocked basic functions.
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dwaite ◴[16 Nov 25 15:27 UTC] No.45945794[source]▶
Which of the three battery level values should be reported in the one slot Bluetooth provides?
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1. sudosysgen ◴[16 Nov 25 15:58 UTC] No.45946022{3}[source]▶
Minimum between L and R.