Current Events > Wireless earbuds seem really inconvenient... or is it just me?

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I got galaxy buds plus recently -- Glowing reviews online! My first truly wireless headphones.

But

-No power button?!
-No "swap devices" button
-No volume buttons?

The way they work, you can never really turn them off unless you put them into the charging cradle. As soon as you remove them from the cradle, they turn on (and stay on until they die / return to the cradle) I know it has long battery life but WTF?? My headphones sit in my pocket for 80% of the time and now they're just gonna be draining constantly because I can't turn them off? I'm sure as hell not carrying around the charging cradle in my pocket-- just give me a power button!

No button to swap devices--on my old headphones (bose soundsports, connected to each other with a wire) I love swapping between my phone and my laptop using the button to rotate between devices. I can do it from the other side of the room or even from another room altogether. On these new earbuds, you can't push a button on the earbuds -- you have to grab your phone/computer and pull up the bluetooth menu "connect to the headphones" I'm sure this is fine for some people but it's so inconvenient finding and opening my device when compared with pushing a button that's always anchored near my ear.

There is no volume control on the headphones. If you can download the galaxy buds app to your phone, you can make a makeshift one, but it means you can't use the long-press action to do anything else like summon your assistant, and it's still less easy to press than a button would be.

And do airpods still lack volume control buttons? LOL. If you aren't near your device, you'll have to summon siri and ask her to raise/lower the volume........

Not all wireless earbuds have these problems, but....goddamn it feels like a failure of UX design. Or maybe it's just me being fussier than most, and it doesn't bother anybody else. Do you have wireless earbuds? And are they easy to turn on/off/swap devices/change volume/do other basic features?

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I wear wireless earbuds that are wired together so they just dangle around my neck under my shirt when Im not wearing them. They have a volume button and if you push the power button instead of holding it down it pauses and plays.

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I have Raycons, I like them.

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My Galaxy buds can detect when they're in or out of your ear. When you put them in they turn on automatically and turn off when you remove them.

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I have the Galaxy Buds Live.

They have an auto switch ability that will beam sound to your ears on a situational basis. So if I'm listening to a YouTube clip on my Galaxy tablet but get a call on my Note 20 Ultra, it'll shut of the video and send in the call and switch back to the tablet when I'm done.

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