itsnoone

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by itsnoone 2mo ago
Not Linux: librepods/#655
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by itsnoone 3mo ago
But AirPods are the only wireless headphones with which you can use the mic without having to suffer from horrible audio playback and microphone quality because of Headset/Handsfree.
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by itsnoone 3mo ago
They do, and that's what is coming to Linux with PR #655. surprisingly, last I checked, even macOS doesn't support this!
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by itsnoone 3mo ago
The dev here- there are exactly 2 features- Head Gestures and heart rate monitoring. Both have no use on Linux. On Android head gestures is to answer calls and heart rate will be provided to Health Platform. edit: there's just one that
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by itsnoone 3mo ago
Hi! The developer here. The app requires a purchase only when you install it from Play Store. The FOSS version available on GitHub takes you to my GH Sponsors page where you can wait for a few seconds and return back to the app. Or you can
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
It was a typo in the GH repo description, fixed it.
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
apple doesn't allow much customization, only the 9 presets under accessibility>hearing>headphone accomodation. this eq then also applies to the audio played and transparency settings both. maybe one of those nine presets suits yo
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
setting up hearing aids is a one time thing. then, the main adjustment is the amplification, which can be controlled by swiping on the stem. there is no need for an iphone for using it as hearing aids.
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
The developer here- I didn't plan to release an app for android, or even linux. The android app just started out as a personal project. My plan was to make a service for linux that can talk to various headphones, and any UI can talk to
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
Apple devices uses their own codec, which isn't even supported on macOS, that supports high definition two-way streaming
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
the head gestures is something i couldn't quite figure out, so the gesture logic is completely AI generated. i don't know how to get the actual values from the sensors. but there sure is a use in gaming.
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
yup it did- fixed it now. thanks!
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
i don't think macos allows l2cap connections (the protocol that airpods use), at least pybluez doesn't support that on macos which would've made making a simple script a lot simpler.
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
see MagicPods. although, it's paid, and requires windows to be in test mode to install a driver for L2CAP support. microsoft has decided to not allow l2c for userspace applications.
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
hey, do you have the 'act as apple device' hook enabled perhaps? that sometimes causes connections to drop. other than that, i believe i refactored the background service to store metadata about the airpods and support various mod
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by itsnoone 10mo ago
It not that hard to imagine Apple going out of their way to do something that would break functionality on Android, honestly. Although, I believe Fluoride also is to be blamed here because a simple timeout can not possible cause any issues
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Show HN: AirPodsLikeNormal Bringing AirPods' Apple-Exclusive Features to Android(github.com)
3 points by itsnoone 2y ago|2 comments