I bought tips for my AirPods, but having to remove them when I use the case makes them inconvenient. I still like my AirPods, but I'd love them if they fit my giant ears.
I'd been wondering how this would work. I still wish macOS could also have Hey Siri. And would work the same way, like take priority if it happens to be the main device you're currently using. And they should all talk to each other if it turns out the device that it started on can't handle the feature you need and will offload it to the one that can. And Siri should be constantly aware of all the Apple devices you have around you and be able to shift information between them if needed. I should be able to ask my phone to send a Siri query over to my MacBook screen to read momentarily. As I said before, if I ask Siri to set a timer on my MacBook, she shouldn't say she can't do it. Rather she should ask if I want to set the timer on my phone instead. Or better yet, just set it anyway on my phone. I don't care. Then when the timer is up a notification should come onto my MacBook screen to let me dismiss it. This would be super helpful for when you just want your phone to sit on the charger across the room while you use your computer. Apple has plenty of algorithms for checking what devices you have and which ones you're actively using. They should make them able to ping each other, find out how far apart they are, then use logic to figure out where you as a user are in relation to them. (I bet with a Watch it would be much easier as it'd literally be a representation of you and make it easy to tell what device you're closest to.)
Maybe sell off the Apple TV and get a Chromecast for 4K YT if you don't need/want a dedicated experience? I think that would be the most affordable and reliable way to get 4K YT for now if your TV doesn't do it.
Yeah, same here. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if Apple will cave before the shift the AV1.
I don't think the case has Bluetooth. You can't check the battery level unless it has an AirPod in it.
How does your phone and Mac know when you open the case then? I guess the headphones detect the light change and interpret it as "I want to use these now"? I always assumed they had BT as well and a sensor to detect when it's opened.
The phone and Mac can't detect the case is open if the case doesn't have an AirPod in it. The case's battery light does show when you open it, so there's at least a simple switch there. I bet the case communicates with the AirPods through the metal ring around the microphones, which are also used for charging.
Or it could be this.
I don't have an Apple Watch but I had the same problem after a few months of owning a Fitbit. It could be that the strap is filthy and you're reacting to that. Try mixing baking soda with a bit of water to make a paste, and then use it and a toothbrush to scrub the hell out of the band. Worked for me.
They are essentially already doing that though, it has been a couple of years that we got promised features in the X.2 or X.3 version of the software that ship several months after the main OS version has been released and things didn't go that well.
