Hacker News with Generative AI: AirPods

Apple starts pushing AirPods owners into Transparency mode, with no easy opt out (keydiscussions.com)
A couple of weeks ago I noticed my pair of AirPods Pro 2 aggressively switching me into Transparency mode. It seemed like a bug. Again and again I would have to manually switch back out of Transparency mode. Annoying.
Apple, AirPods, Audio, User Interface, Technology
68 points by spenvo 3 days ago | 40 comments
Hearing a Mysterious Chime from Your AirPods Pro Case? It's a Feature (macrumors.com)
If you've been hearing a chiming sound from your AirPods Pro 2 case when the AirPods are charging, it's a feature that Apple added with the launch of Hearing Health last year.
Apple Products, AirPods, Features
10 points by colinprince 8 days ago | 3 comments
AirPods desktop user experience for Windows and Linux (github.com/SpriteOvO)
☄️ AirPods desktop user experience enhancement program, for Windows and Linux (WIP)
AirPods, Windows, Linux, Open Source, Software
9 points by behnamoh 21 days ago | 0 comments
PSA: AirPods Max are missing a key feature on the new USB-C model (9to5mac.com)
Apple’s AirPods Max update this year wasn’t a full-blown AirPods Max 2, but rather a switch to USB-C and color swap. Unfortunately, the new USB-C model also lost a key feature that was supported by the original.
Apple, AirPods, USB-C, Technology, Consumer Electronics
11 points by miles 30 days ago | 6 comments
Bypassing regulatory locks, hacking AirPods and Faraday cages (lagrangepoint.substack.com)
Last week, right after Apple dropped the iOS 18.1 update, my dad and I set out to go buy a pair of AirPods Pro 2 for my grandma who is hard of hearing. Fifteen minutes after buying them, I found out that the device was for all intents and purposes useless, because Apple has region locked the Hearing Aids feature to the US and some other countries1.
Security, AirPods, Apple, Hacking, Regulations
591 points by rithvikvibhu 66 days ago | 193 comments
Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line (mattiebee.io)
It sure looks like Apple ripped a valuable hearing loss feature from the AirPods line
Apple, AirPods, Hearing Loss, Accessibility
76 points by zepton 86 days ago | 17 comments
Show HN: A macOS app to prevent sound quality degradation on AirPods (apple.com)
AirPods are on, playing a song on Mac and tried to Shazam. What did you notice? The sound went and came back at much lower quality, right? This app is here to solve it
macOS, AirPods, Audio Quality, Apple
223 points by mrtksn 110 days ago | 309 comments
AirPods Pro 2 adds 'clinical grade' hearing aid feature (9to5mac.com)
Apple has announced some new hearing health related features, coming as a software update for AirPods Pro 2.
Hearing Aids, Apple, AirPods, Software Updates
281 points by janandonly 131 days ago | 159 comments
Did you lose your AirPods? (alexyancey.com)
AirPods, Tech
1115 points by RockRobotRock 147 days ago | 383 comments
New macOS Bug: Screenshot Sound Plays When AirPods Connect/Disconnects (reddit.com)
macOS, Bugs, AirPods, Sound
14 points by peanutcrisis 236 days ago | 0 comments