linkman

If this is the only part of the "Air" announcement then color me disappointed

lordjohnwhorfin said:

Easiest thing to get it reinstated ASAP? Hack a PM’s iCloud account, sell nice juicy compromising messages to the rags, along with “would not have happened but for you stupid law you collective head of knuckles”

Nope. If the PMs get hacked and come to the realization that E2EE is necessary to protect privacy but hinders government spying then they'll add an exclusion for the elites. PMs and other certain high-level snobs will get an amendment where companies are required to allow encryption for them but not the masses.

Do we have any idea as to what the biggest competitors to Apple in this space -- Android and/or Samsung -- is doing regarding this? I can only imagine they have complied without notifying anyone or are soon to announce their plan.

melgross said:

It seems like a nice little sub. But high end? Really? This doesn’t come close to a high end sub. Physics being what it is requires large drivers moving a fair distance to give really good low frequency bass. This isn’t that. It’s fine for small rooms if high levels of low frequencies aren’t needed.

Agreed. For ~$600 you should get at least a 12" subwoofer, preferably a SVS or HSU.

Regarding checking your AirPods firmware version: The method described in the article works only if the AirPods are "active" (case open or pods actually on or the like). If the set is inactive then it won't show in the About listing.

 All AirPods available to a particular iPhone can be seen (even if they are currently at the bottom of the ocean) by going to the Bluetooth menu. Selecting the "i" for the appropriate one will bring up the information for those Airpods.