[Electronics-Talk] FW: [Njtechdiv] live listen with your earpods in ios 12 friends

[Christopher Gilland]

This is precisely why I absolutely am growing little by little more and 
more to hate Apple's Ecosystem. I have to use them for work purpose, 
but, if it weren't for that, I'd be Android all the way.


First, I agree entirely. The Apple Airpods are definitely not the most 
comfy, and they do not stay in my ears hardly at all. But, to anyone's 
defense, nor do most any earbuds. I usually have to do the over the ear 
muffs or studio cans.


This said, let's get down to business answering your question.


The short answer is, no. You cannot seem to use another type wired nor 
bluetooth earphone. Now, what I don't know is, if you had a 3rd party 
type headset which did Airplay2 instead of bluetooth, would that work. I 
don't have any type headset like that aside from the airpods.


The other thing I really really hate about this is, the mike even in the 
new iPhone XS and XS Max, which I have the XS, is not the most 
sensitive. So, if someone's all the way across the room, good luck 
hearing them clearly in most cases. They'll still sound really far off. 
I get this is no hearing aid substitute, but still, this really is in my 
personal opinion, and let me make that very clear, a poor design.


Also, there is some lag from the actual sound vs. what is fed back 
through the airpods. It's about a half a second latency. It's just 
enough to be super super annoying!


This is just my observation of testing this out for you guys. My 
opinions do not necessarily reflect those of everyone else on list, so 
be mindful. Your milage very likely may vary.


Chris.



On 10/25/2018 12:50 PM, Andrews, David B (DEED) via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Does anybody know if this feature only works with Air Pods, or will it work with other ear buds.  I hate Apple's in-ear devices, they are uncomfortable, and don't stay in my ears.
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> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
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> This sounds useful to some.
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> From: Njtechdiv [mailto:njtechdiv-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jane Degenshein via Njtechdiv
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> Subject: [Njtechdiv] live listen with your earpods in ios 12 friends
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> Gotten from the idevices list serve and wanted to share here.
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> If you're hard of hearing or you've always dreamt of having superhuman ears, you're going to love this new feature in iOS 12. Go to Settings Control Center Customize and add the button called "Hearing." When you tap that button while your AirPods are connected, it enables a new feature called Live Listen that turns your AirPods into hearing aids!
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> Live Listen Support Comes to AirPods
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> Live Listen enables you to use your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch as a sound-boosting microphone to help you hear in difficult situations. Previously only available when using Made-for-iPhone (MFi) compatible hearing aids, with iOS 12, the Live Listen feature comes to AirPods, too.
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> To make use of this feature, you will first need to go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls and ensure that the ‘Hearing’ control is enabled. Now, when you are using your AirPods and want to activate Live Listen, simply go to Control Center and double-tap the ‘Hearing Devices’ button.
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