Student Life October 2019
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AIRPODS<br />
BY TSHEQUA WILLIAMS<br />
I have always liked the wired EarPods that<br />
come with Apple products as the sound<br />
quality is pretty good and they fit perfectly<br />
in my ears. Therefore, it was a no-brainer<br />
for me to try Apple’s wireless equivalent<br />
– AirPods. Retailing at £159 with a wired<br />
charging case (there is a wireless charging<br />
version available for £199.95), they are<br />
expensive in comparison to the standard<br />
EarPods (which only cost £29.99).<br />
Connecting via Bluetooth, the AirPods<br />
will automatically sync with your iPhone<br />
when you open the case and are ready to<br />
go once you put them into your ears. If<br />
you take an AirPod out of your ear, it will<br />
automatically pause any audio. You can<br />
then either resume by putting it back in or<br />
press play on your phone and use just one.<br />
A feature I really like is that if you only<br />
want to use one AirPod and keep the other<br />
one in the case, it recognises this and plays<br />
both left and right channels into the one,<br />
helping a lot for some music that is mixed<br />
unevenly.<br />
REVIEW<br />
They have a fairly good battery life – Apple<br />
claim up to 5 hours of listening time or 3<br />
hours of talk time and the case can charge<br />
them multiple times before needing<br />
charging itself. Although not designed<br />
specifically for this, the lack of noise<br />
cancellation when listening to audio could<br />
be a drawback for some, however they do<br />
perform well during phone calls with built<br />
in microphones.<br />
In summary, although they are essentially<br />
the same as EarPods just without the<br />
wires, I do think that if you want to treat<br />
yourself they are worth the money for the<br />
convenience and freedom they give you,<br />
allowing you to keep listening to music all<br />
day long - especially if you have an iPhone<br />
that constantly needs to be charged!<br />
Tips and Tricks<br />
Summon Siri by simply just saying ‘Hey Siri’<br />
Control your AirPods by double tapping the outside<br />
To customise the double-tap controls, go to Settings - Bluetooth and then click the<br />
‘i’ next to your AirPods. You can choose between Siri, Play/Pause, Next Track and<br />
Previous Track.<br />
Add ‘Batteries’ to the iPhone Home widget page which allows you to see the<br />
percentage of your AirPods and their case.<br />
90 • OCTOBER <strong>2019</strong> • STUDENT LIFE
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