The comments on this post are entirelly missing the point. Jesus christ lemmy. Yes, we know you like 3.5 mm jacks. That is not the point. The point is that FairPhone launched earphones with ANC with replaceable batteries. This is good!
We're allowed to want both.
Yes we are and that's okay we're not against headphone jacks, it's just that this post right here is about wireless earbuds
Let's not forget this here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRdL0StldJM
Wired headphones do not have the need for replaceable batteries.
And get caught on everything.
I can't be bothered with the inconvenience of wires. Bluetooth quality is good enough for what I need it for, and the convenience of simply putting them on gives me sound is hard to beat.
I have a pair of noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones (not buds) from 2008 that still work. Battery life isn't what it was, but whatever - they work fine for how I use them (as one pair of several). I could replace the battery if I felt like it, just not worth the effort.
But I get that some people prefer the wired for their use-case.
The simple point is, no one forces you to use wires. Bluetooth has been a thing for decades.
But basically every (yes some exceptions) company that makes phones forced you to use wireless ones.
And in the case of Fairphone it is just simply hypocritical.
A follow-up video "Why I was wrong about fairphone" by Louis Rossmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAogtqyN22M
Still critical of lack of audio jack but praises FairPhone for including list of all components and board view of where each part is located and a complete schematic. In comparison to other phones manufacturers that's night and day of repair-ability.
Yep. I refuse to buy a FairPhone for this simple reason: I hate bluetooth. It means I have to buy a new expensive device to get audio quality that's worse than before and requires batteries again. Fuck that.
I also find it ridiculous that they call themselves "fair" but making bluetooth buds probably increases pain and suffering, because more materials have to be used to make them than a simple jack headphone.
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Please, just give us back the headphone jacks!
Or let us amputate the legs of techbros (they're obsolete in the world of cars and electric wheelchairs).
My 3.5mm AUX says hello
> only support AAC and SBC codecs
> available for 149
Eh.
I had at least hoped for FastStream. (Essentially bidirectional SBC for good quality audio while using the microphone)
Buds can be used without an app, but they really should open source it if they really care about long term sustainability.
Imo its fine if they open source it when they decide to end support. The fact that app has a pristine privacy record is good enough
I'd much prefer a 3.5mm jack
There are a plethora of cable earphones.
I don't understand why people complain about wireless.
You're not the target demographic.
Exactly, wired headphones are everywhere.
My wireless earbuds were such a game changer I'll never go back, I don't know why so much hate.
Wired 3.5mm jack.
Hear me out. I don’t use Bluetooth headphones. They don’t last the commute and work day.
With a jack you can listen and charge you phone at the same time and never worry about charging your headphones/iem.
If I need to use Bluetooth for connection I still can but overall better battery life
Which ones are you referring to? What's is your actual use time, like 8+ hours a day without charging? I use cheap generic MPOW ones I got for $40 and they easily last me at least 2 days
fun edit:
With a jack you can listen and charge you phone at the same time
With wireless headphones you can also charge your phone and listen at the same time
Every time it comes up I must lament the switch to screens too tall to watch content, the decision to remove wired 3.5mm jacks in order to drive sales of wireless headphones, the switch to increasingly fewer physical buttons. No more IR blaster.
I think you're just finding reasons to nitpick. I agree with the jack but the fuck you need and IR blaster for?
IR blasters were great!
"Shit, where's the remote? Oh well, I'll just use my phone."
Is their app open source?
Their website has a page that says they "embrace open source"
I couldn't find the source code specifically for their app. Maybe this?
https://github.com/fairphone/android_device_fairphone_FP5
Honestly have no clue what I'm looking at there. There seems to be no iOS equivalent, so who knows.
Otherwise, their app permissions seem pretty reasonable:
• discover and pair nearby Bluetooth devices
• Access Bluetooth settings
• Pair with Bluetooth devices
• connect to paired Bluetooth devices
But yeah, if no open source, that can definitely be a deal-breaker for the market they seem to be targeting.
Nice, how make one with the earbuds attached to each other with a wire and I’ll buy it for sure!
Why would you want that? I can't imagine to ever going back to non wireless buds
Because if you do any kind of outside activity including uh work? Once it falls out - it's gone forever. That's a pricey accident.
I know we are all made different but Earbuds do not stay in my ear for shit. That's why I just use headband headphones. >!Shout-out to Shockz. Dam near impossible to lose running.!<
The thing about wired earbuds and headphones is that they're already pretty sustainable. A good pair can last you decades, while wireless buds are usually throwaway products. So I think it's pretty cool that they're doing something about that for those that want wireless earbuds.
I think you misunderstood, I want wireless headphones that have the two earbuds connected via a wire so you know, one doesn’t just pop out if your ear and drop on the street.
here's hoping the next Fairphone finally launches new in the US.
Really would love to finally use one.
Fairbuds: replaceable batteries
Fairerbuds: open source app
Fairestbuds: open source firmware
Nvm replaceable batteries, I keep buying 2-3 pairs of ear buds a year because I keep forgetting them in my pants when I wash them, or I give them a pat down and don't feel them inside of them.
My wife wanted me to buy her a pair of air pods.
I'm like, get a pair of headphones to last you more than a month, then we'll talk.
I can't tell you how many pairs of cheap earbuds we've gone through. Either lost or eaten (damn dog). Almost always just the right earbud. Never the left. I have so many lefts left.
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