Hey guys! I’m looking for a new earphone and i just discovered that they collect A LOT of data actually. There is any TWS airpod that don’t collect a lot of data? How can i have more privacy with airpods? EDIT: I just realized that airpods are Iphones thing so i just changed to the correct name.
Installing a manufacturer-specific app would give them access to a lot of data.
I mean you can just not install that app and they will usually work just fine. You can also install the app once to configure the headphones and then uninstall it again. I have never heard of commercially available wireless headphones with an open source app for them, so either just get ones that dont require an app or do what i mentioned previously. Unless you are willing to reverse engineer the app i guess :D I have moondrop in-ears and those come with a sus chinese app, but you can just configure them once and then you never need the app again.
There is an open source app for controlling Anker Soundcore products but it’s not made by them and depending on which product you have, it might not support all features.
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I’ve had a bunch of generic earbuds and have never even been offered an app. Which ones did you get?
Lots of wireless in-ears these days have configurable touch controls or even custom onboard parametric EQ. For that kind of stuff you need an app.