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MrsDoyle ,

This happens with my hearing aids. They cost a small fortune, but the audiologist won’t do anything about it because it’s intermittent - I can never show it happening. “The charging case must be dirty” etc. The manufacturer, Phonak, says any fault reporting must be done through the retailer. It seems to happen mainly when I’ve got something on where I really really need to be able to hear properly, or when I want to use Bluetooth to listen to music.

AAAARRRRRRGHHHHHHH is putting it mildly. My fury knows no bounds.

FireWire400 ,
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I bought some Sony WF-1000XM3 a couple of years ago. They were new, although heavily discounted, but the battery life was awful; the box says the buds themselves would last for 6 hours on a single charge, right? I got maybe 1.5 hours out of them.

Sony wouldn’t RMA them because I supposedly bought them at their outlet store (I didn’t). Eventually, I just replaced the batteries in both buds and now they last ~3 hours; I guess that’s due to the battery in the charging case also being weak.

Next time I’ll just buy one of those Fiio bluetooth DACs to use with my Grados…

teft ,
@teft@lemmy.world avatar

This happens with my PS5 controller sometimes. I plug it in after gaming and then go to bed. When i wake it’s still dead. Then i have to play with a corded controller like some 90s kid.

Chozo ,

I've got a set of Pixel Buds A Series that seem to have painfully weak magnets, causing the buds to constantly lose contact with the charging pins. And since they're always turned on when disconnected from the charger, this means my buds will randomly pair to my phone even though they're both in the case, muting my sounds and preventing me from hearing notifications when I'm not wearing the buds. It's super frustrating. I feel your pain.

Albbi ,

I upgraded to the pixel buds pro and have been very happy. Had some charging issues with my A series.

The pass through audio and noise cancelling features are amazing. I can do housework or ride my bike and use pass through to not be isolated from the world. It also feels different, like the buds get lighter. And noise cancelling is great for working in coffee shops.

Chozo ,

I did the same! The Pros are 100% worth the cost difference, IMO. Though I do wish there was a way they could've incorporated the "wingtip" design of the A series ear tips into the Pro design, as that was a really comfortable fit. Everything else, including the reliability of the charger, is a straight upgrade.

Mothra OP ,
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Yeah sometimes that happens too. My fix is very simple, if I’m not using my buds I turn off Bluetooth.

One of my pairs has weak magnets too, but the other one doesn’t. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Cosmos7349 ,

I don’t have to worry about that, because I always lose just one of them.

lurch ,

I have multiple in use and believe there is something broken with yours.

Some of my observations:

With Hauwei Freebuds this happens regularly. It’s a built in flaw. Idk if software or hardware.

With Philips RZ-B100 this starts to happen when a battery goes bad, usually after more than 1.5 years of heavy use, but sometimes they come broken from the start. They are very cheap and can therefore easily be replaced.

Apple Airpods are like Philips, but take more than 2.5 years usually. They are more expensive, so it’s usually worth trying to get them fixed in an Apple store, but they can’t fix everything.

Mothra OP ,
@Mothra@mander.xyz avatar

I got a Jabra and an Mpow. It happens with both, sporadically and unpredictably. It feels like your Huawei case scenario.

Annoyed_Crabby ,

Urgh, that’s a very annoying issue. Also the charging case battery will degrade and run out of power quickly after a year or two.

iamericandre ,

This is the wooooorst

rtxn ,

Sounds like a vote in favor of the headphone jack.

Mothra OP ,
@Mothra@mander.xyz avatar

Sure, I still use those too. They have their own pros and cons though, but you are right, you won’t have that particular issue

5714 ,

thanks for the charging reminder

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