As its a first gen product from a pretty green hardware company, it wasn't super surprising to me they had serious issues. The real test will be to see if the second generation fixes those issues without adding a bunch more.

I got the Earfun Air Pro 4 about a year or so ago on sale (I think about 45 dollars) and have never looked back. The app works without having to create an account or sign in, they sound great (for sub-100 dollars earbuds, but I've never paid more than that so have nothing to compare to), the noise cancelling is brilliant too.

The only issue I'm having over the last couple of months is that the battery on the earphones (but not on the case) seem to be draining a bit faster now. I'm guessing that's to be expected, as I use them all the time, but thought it was worth mentioning.

As another user of the og Fairbuds, the issue with charging is actually due to the rubber they use to make the battery compartment a little sweat resistant. If it moves it can stick out a hair enough to visibly keep the case from closing all the way. Grab the rubber and rotate it back to where it should be (there’s a notch) and it’ll charge just fine.

As far as daily use, audio isn’t amazing, it’s also not terrible. I’ve had worse earbuds in quality come with iPhones. Touch controls were a bit finicky but have gotten easier as I’ve adjusted to using them. It seems like people expect pro-audio speaker level of quality out of Bluetooth earbuds nowadays and that isn’t what they’re getting with any of these between the quality loss of the Bluetooth codec and the tiny speakers in the earbuds. Maybe I’m crazy but earbuds just need to play music acceptably while traveling, they’re not a replacement for good headphones or good speakers…

I haven't had that issue fortunately, I use mine to watch video all the time and have had no synchronization issues. Maybe later batches updated the BT modem?

Bluetooth has a delay for most codecs. Do not ask me how it is exactly done but there is a feedback to the application so that it delays audio to match video for the bluetooth delay. Some years ago a new Linux audio subsystem was developed, and this thing did not work at start but they fixed it later. From that time is my memory.

that's not true, i use bluetooth headphones regularly to watch videos.

Depends upon the codecs supported by all hardware involved. If your sending device supports it, these new buds support decent quality.

The modern Bluetooth 6.0 chip is also intended to contribute to the improved sound, as it supports LC3 and the Sony LDAC hi-fi codec in addition to SBC and AAC.

I've tried telling apart 256 kbps compressed music from uncompressed. I couldn't do it using wired headphones

Bluetooth can support lossless.

domain blocked in my country because of csam material 😭

Yeah, can confirm. It wasn't something that was important for me so if it is for anyone, do not buy these.

For me it works well enough at work in the office. Doesn't block out everything but enough that I can concentrate on what I am doing.

The new Sennheiser Momentums claim to have user-replaceable batteries fwiw.

I appreciate the reality check.

Your autocorrect made a booboo.

It entered priority instead of proprietary

Maybe proofread your comment before posting next time. This was hard to read.

I'd like to note that, while the battery is replaceable and looks like a common battery, it's actually proprietary. So, if they stop making it, it's over. I haven't needed to replace mine yet, but it irks me.

Can anyone tell you if it fits your ears?

Sound quality is mediocre, fit is good. The Bluetooth connection is rather short range. I got them with my Fairphone so I am OK with them but I also hope they are doing better with the new generation.

I despise them, my favorite headphones are the sort of sport Bluetooth headphones that have a soft wire holding the headphones together.

I’ve been using them for years but it’s getting harder and harder to find a quality pair these days.

I ruined my iPhone 15's usb-c port by using an adapter. I used it when I cut the grass with my phone in my pocket. Now the port doesn't grip cables right. Not being able to use the adapter while my phone is in my pocket eliminates most use cases for me.

I don't want to have to buy and think about bringing jack to USB-C adapters whenever I want to plug into a speaker at a party or a car stereo, and I want to be able to charge my phone in these situations, or while I listen to podcasts to help me fall asleep at night with some battery-heavy sleep tracking activated

I have a cheap, perfectly serviceable 2026 Motorola that has one.

There were water- and dustproofed jacks.

I wouldn't miss the audio jack, if phones had two usb-c ports, one for charging and one for audio. But all adapter I tried that allowed charging the phone while listening to audio where very flimsy and/or unhandy.

I just would like not every device to have is own built-in or custom battery. Them being changeable is good, but I would also love if we start having a smaller set of standardized formats.

I don't care, I still won't use overpriced earbuds with subpar converters and speakers, just because techbros really liked an anime cyberpunk girl art who happened to have them, and then reposted it to 9gag million times with the text "Apple needs to make this now!".

I too just bought a Motorola. My pixel 8 developed a line in the screen. I missed the headphone jack so much I decided I care more about that than I do the privacy of grapheneos. I did put /e/os on it though.

What Motorola did you buy? I went with a moto 5g 2024.

I mean, for headphones.

I did buy the fairphone 6, and it does in fact work in the US (with some finagling).

The lack of a headphone port is a disappointment, but it's fine as long as you get a GOOD dac. A shitty one will be the worst audio experience you'll ever have. I use this: generic dac (sorry for the Amazon link, I'm sure they're available other places.)

My everyday earbuds are essentially cheap studio monitors. I like these because the sound is great and if the cable breaks I can just replace the $10 cable and keep the high quality headphones. And there's no battery to fuss with, you just plug them in and they work.

Connecting it to a mixing station and doing a sound check before the band.

For me personally, charging is the inconvenience. That and having to buy new earbuds over and over when I shouldn't have to.

To each their own though