Apple Event - 7th September 2016

Dades · 08-09-2016 03:55PM

DuffleBag wrote: »

Just on the airpods. It says the auto sync when u take them out, no pairing needed. What happens if you're on a bus with other people with the same iphone?

No pairing needed after the initial pairing, I'm guessing. So the first pairing matches your pods to your device.

Though I still wonder if everyone on the bus with the AirPod app gets a "connect" prompt if someone opens their pod box!

Bob24 · 08-09-2016 03:58PM

Dades wrote: »

No pairing needed after the initial pairing, I'm guessing. So the first pairing matches your pods to your device.

Though I still wonder if everyone on the bus with the AirPod app gets a "connect" prompt if someone opens their pod box!

I think it was mentioned you need an iCloud ID to use them and iCloud will spread the pairing across devices. If I got that right, I guess once its assigned to your ID it will not try to pair to devices associated to another ID unless your reset the pairing process.

seamus · 08-09-2016 04:09PM

Dades wrote: »

No pairing needed after the initial pairing, I'm guessing. So the first pairing matches your pods to your device.

Though I still wonder if everyone on the bus with the AirPod app gets a "connect" prompt if someone opens their pod box!

I'm guessing the idea here is more of a "smooth transition" function rather than "no pairing".

That is, with other devices and phones you have to power them on, wait for the devices to sync up and then start listening, the pods will "just work" without needing to be explicitly turned on or activated. Likely achieved by having them in a constant standby mode.

deadanonymau5 · 08-09-2016 05:03PM

BDJW wrote: »

What do you actually do to your cables ? Do you pull them out by the cord rather than connector?
I've never met anybody who has a cable damaged like that and doesn't absolutely abuse their cables.

Some people are absolute apes.

NewApproach · 08-09-2016 05:15PM

What technology does the AirPods work on, is it bluetooth?

I have bluetooth Bose headphones, I presume these will continue to work fine?

Dades · 08-09-2016 05:19PM

Yes, they will. Apple wouldn't be so mad as to remove support for non-Apple bluetooth devices! *

* Just non-Apple wired devices

miralize · 08-09-2016 05:32PM

7am preorders start right?

Bob24 · 08-09-2016 05:38PM

NewApproach wrote: »

What technology does the AirPods work on, is it bluetooth?

I have bluetooth Bose headphones, I presume these will continue to work fine?

Not many details given, but AirPods seems like a proprietary kind of Bluetooth.

Yes you Bose will still work, Apple would be crazy to remove standard Bluetooth support at the same time as the headphone jack.

Bob24 · 08-09-2016 05:38PM

miralize wrote: »

7am preorders start right?

8am from what I saw on the website.

DubDJ · 08-09-2016 05:56PM

It's 12am US time which is 8am Ireland for pre-orders.

Depp · 08-09-2016 06:09PM

DubDJ wrote: »

It's 12am US time which is 8am Ireland for pre-orders.

is that 12am pacific or 12am eastern?

DubDJ · 08-09-2016 06:19PM

Not sure, but I think ET. It's 8.01am on the Irish site, and I the US is 12.01am. I know from the events it's usually 10am ET which is 6pm GMT. So that 8 hours gap makes sense.

FourFourRED · 08-09-2016 06:50PM

It's 12am Pacific time - as it's currently 11:49 (the 8 hour difference)

3am for Eastern time zone.

CasualLiKE · 08-09-2016 07:03PM

What would be the best option for buying an iPhone 7 Plus? Saw that the UK are getting the paid installments now but no word on an Irish scheme for that sort of payment. Would I be better off just buying it off bill pay? I'm with vodafone btw.

godtabh · 08-09-2016 07:07PM

CasualLiKE wrote: »

What would be the best option for buying an iPhone 7 Plus? Saw that the UK are getting the paid installments now but no word on an Irish scheme for that sort of payment. Would I be better off just buying it off bill pay? I'm with vodafone btw.

work out the sums. cost of phone x 24m plan vs cost of phone (sim free) x 24m sim only plan

naasrd · 08-09-2016 08:55PM

CasualLiKE wrote: »

What would be the best option for buying an iPhone 7 Plus? Saw that the UK are getting the paid installments now but no word on an Irish scheme for that sort of payment. Would I be better off just buying it off bill pay? I'm with vodafone btw.

For me I'll sell on my 6s plus and put the rest towards it. Brexit has added about £100 to the price of the 7s plus but I'd easily drink that over 2 weekends. All in all with what I have saved up on my credit card, about €175, I reckon another €250 will do it.

Bob24 · 09-09-2016 08:36AM

AirPods will work with any bluetooth device but without the easy peering functionality and automatic device switching: https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/08/airpods-non-apple-devices/

Looks like Apple is using standard bluetooth with a proprietary layer on top to facilitate peering and device switching.

Apple Event - 7th September 2016

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