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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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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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GrinningFool ◴[16 Nov 25 15:56 UTC] No.45946009{3}[source]▶
It seems the the right answer shouldn't be "none of them" though.
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raw_anon_1111 ◴[16 Nov 25 16:25 UTC] No.45946259{4}[source]▶
So which one should it be?
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hu3 ◴[16 Nov 25 20:06 UTC] No.45947977{5}[source]▶
Whatever is reported to iPhones. It's not an excuse to block non Apple devices from reading battery level
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sosborn ◴[16 Nov 25 20:22 UTC] No.45948091{6}[source]▶
All three get reported to iphones.
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raw_anon_1111 ◴[16 Nov 25 21:13 UTC] No.45948430{7}[source]▶
That’s not part of the Bluetooth spec to report battery power for three separate batteries on one device. Where would it be reported to?
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sosborn ◴[17 Nov 25 04:08 UTC] No.45950781{8}[source]▶
Yes, that's my point.
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1. raw_anon_1111 ◴[17 Nov 25 04:18 UTC] No.45950818{9}[source]▶
If it’s not part of the BT spec - how is Apple going to report three battery levels in a way that’s compatible with non Apple devices?
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2. sosborn ◴[18 Nov 25 02:33 UTC] No.45960775[source]▶
Again, that's what I'm saying. We are in agreeance but you really seem to want to argue.
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3. raw_anon_1111 ◴[18 Nov 25 14:35 UTC] No.45966663[source]▶
You said when I asked which should get reported “Whatever is reported to iPhones. It's not an excuse to block non Apple devices from reading battery level”

Exactly how is Apple going to send information to none Apple devices using the BT protocol in a method that they can understand?

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4. sosborn ◴[20 Nov 25 04:18 UTC] No.45988905{3}[source]▶
Read the thread again. You lost the plot. Pay attention to the usernames.