Beats Flex

i use beats flex for the past 3 years, amazon has them half off rn. i like that i can hang them on my neck, it's the least fussy form factor of earphones I have used. I know sony and jbl also have these kinds but i like my beats www.amazon.com/Beats-Flex-W...

I own a pair of Beats Flex Wireless that I've had for a few years. I like the sound quality, and I love that they're harder to lose than the kind with the separated ear pieces. tinyurl.com/Beats-Flex I do have an iPhone, but these are supposed to be Android compatible 🙂. [...]

Anyone have wireless headphones/earphones they love? I've been using Beats Flex for years now, as I like that they are hard to lose and cheap, but they only last about a year before the plastic cracks and disintegrates. Debating if I just get another pair or something new.

All genuine Beats as far I know come with the H1 chips and pair just like AirPods - even my cheap $60 Beats Flex I use on planes since I don’t have to worry about them falling out - they just fall around my neck

I have a pair of $60 Beats Flex that have a 12 hour battery life and if they fall out, they just fall around my neck. Exactly!! After losing an airpod into the depths of a Polaris seat and another one having to beg the guy behind me to find it on the floor I gave up my airpods for flights it was so annoying how often they fall out.

[...] But I also travel a lot and I have a pair of $60 Beats Flex that have a 12 hour battery life and if they fall out, they just fall around my neck. I also bought a third party pair of double flange ear tips that are better noise cancelling for flights than my AirPods. Pairing has been a solved problem for decade now with Apple devices. I pair my AirPods Pro or Beats with one Apple device by pressing a button and they are automatically paired with my iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and AppleTV and switch seamlessly between them. Bluetooth was never meant to be used as an audio connection? [...]

[...] When I paired my AirPods Pro and my Beats Flex (more convenient for traveling) to my phone, they were automatically paired to and auto switch between my Mac, iPad, Watch and AppleTV. [...] When I get messages on my phone, they automatically appear and I can respond to them on my watch, iPad, Mac and in my car with CarPlay 3. When I go to the gym, run or get in the pool, I can leave my phone at home and still listen to music and accept calls on my Watch 4. Widgets from my phone show up on my Mac. [...] I can control my iPad from my keyboard and mouse paired to my Mac. [...] I can use my iPad as a second display with my Mac. [...] My M2 MacBook Air runs cool, quiet, fast and battery last for 12 hours+ 12. iCloud - I can drop my phone in the ocean, go to the Apple Store and get a replacement, log in and you can’t tell the difference between my new phone and old phone. [...] While this isn’t iPhone specific and you can do this with Android - Apple Pay from both my Watch and my phone 14. When I’m walking around in a city, having directions on my Watch means I don’t have to take my phone out.

Are we talking about Bluetooth headsets now? I thought we were talking about keyboards and mice. So what crappy Bluetooth headphones are you using? I haven’t had any issues with either my AirPods Pro or my cheap $60 Beats Flex. And you can go months without recharging a keyboard or mouse. The advantage of the iPad is I don’t need a keyboard or mouse all of the time - well my wife doesn’t. It has built in cellular which is unlimited via T-mobile and when I go on an airplane, I can leave my keyboard and mouse in my bag. And honestly, I hate working on just my laptop for any period of time and I still take my Roost laptop stand and a keyboard and mouse with me and I have an external USB powered/USB video external monitor I take with me and sometimes use my iPad as a third monitor for my laptop.

I charged my USB C Beats Flex by plugging them into my iPhone. [...] I bought it as an external monitor for when I travel. [...] My iPhone can power the monitor up to 50% brightness by itself or I can plug the monitor up to a power source using a second USB cable to get full brightness and then the monitor will charge the phone.

That’s why I have AirPods (expensive) and Beats Flex (disposable $69). Those aren’t issues I deal with between my iPhone, iPad, Mac, AppleTV and Apple Watch…

[...] I think modern bluetooth works really well. [...] Bluetooth devices I use regularly - Sony WC-310 Headphones - JBL Earbuds (pairing menu is difficult) - JBL Headphones (pairing menu is difficult) - Beats Flex headphones - Mi Band fitness tracker (this requires rebooting the phone bluetooth the most) - Echelon Bike, Rower, 3rd Party Heart Rate monitor (occasional bluetooth stack restarts on refurbished Amazon Firepad from a deep sleep) - aftermarket head unit in 1c ar - factory german head unit in spouse's car (Android Auto) - cheap bluetooth transmitter / receiver for airplanes Anecdotally, I only experience bluetooth stuttering on cheaper equipment, when batteries are low, or in high interference areas. Strange anecdote, i experience less bluetooth stuttering on my MacBook pro with mouse than I do with RF or USB.

I never like the idea of independent on wired earphones but I wanted a Bluetooth option. So I bought Beats Flex: Bluetooth ear-buds but corded. Much harder to lose down a drain

I’ve taken to wearing my earbuds while listening to something soothing. [...] The kind I have are Beats Flex Bluetooth & are comfy enough to sleep in, which I sometimes do. Earplugs sound good!

Is this a thing? Apple Store would not exchange a pair of Beats Flex I bought new from AT&T's online store, because the warranty had expired. Apple Store rep told me the warranty started when AT&T bought them (apparently, in 2022) not when I bought them (this week).

I’ve been using the Beats Flex for A While, and those are good if you don’t want something truly wireless? (I’ve had earbuds fall into a sink fjsjshshs)

[...] I have Beats Flex and perhaps I could somehow control the input with double volume up and down clicks. Or just use my phone somehow. [...]