{"id":69836,"date":"2017-11-01T21:53:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T19:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/?p=69836\/"},"modified":"2017-11-01T21:53:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T19:53:16","slug":"google-wants-beat-airpods-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/news-el\/technology-en\/google-wants-beat-airpods-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Wants to Beat AirPods with Software"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the\u00a0Pixel 2<\/a>, Google joined Apple in the race to kill the headphone jack. But you can\u2019t kill the jack if you don\u2019t have a solid wireless solution to fall back on. Which is why, on Tuesday, Google announced that its doing a riff on one of the Apple\u2019s coolest features, the seamless pairing of phones to Bluetooth headphones like\u00a0the Apple Airpods<\/a>. Now you should be able to pair your new Google headphones to your Android device with a tap.<\/p>\n

The hassle of pairing Bluetooth devices with your smartphone is one of the primary reasons that people hate the idea of losing the headphone jack. Sometimes the phone doesn\u2019t recognize the device, or an update is needed, or connectivity is inconsistent, or it just takes a long time to pair. Apple\u2019s solution was the introduction of the W1 chip, a custom Bluetooth chip that offers seamless pairing on a\u00a0select number<\/a>\u00a0of headphones. The chip makes pairing quick and simple\u2014you just put the headphones you want to connect near the phone and a pop-up appears asking if you want to pair them.\u00a0Fast Pair<\/a>\u00a0is a software solution for Android that should function in a way similar to the W1 chip, but one big advantage of Fast Pair is that it\u2019ll likely end up offering more headphone options than a few pairs of Beats and a set of Apple earbuds.<\/p>\n

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Like Apple\u2019s W1, Fast Pair will only work with a few devices for now.\u00a0Google Pixel Buds<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Libratone\u2019s Q Adapt On-Ear<\/a>\u00a0are the first selections, and it\u2019ll soon be compatible with\u00a0Plantronics Voyager 8200<\/a>\u00a0headsets too. However, Google says it is already reaching out to third-party manufacturers to\u00a0register their devices<\/a>\u00a0to take advantage of the feature, and, in the long run, Google is much more likely to be generous with its registration process than Apple, particularly as it\u2019s a software solution, and doesn\u2019t require the fancy W1 chip.<\/p>\n

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In a\u00a0blog post<\/a>, the Google developers explained that the Fast Pair feature is rolling out on Android 6.0 and later as long as the device is running Google Play services 11.7+.<\/p>\n

The first time you use Fast Pair, Android will recognize the Bluetooth device and pull up a photo of the headphones along with the product name, and if a companion app is available it will automatically be downloaded. The user will be asked to \u201ctap to pair\u201d and in seconds, you\u2019re all set up.<\/p>\n

There are still a few caveats that hold this feature back from being as solid as the W1 chip. Fast Pair uses\u00a0Bluetooth Low Energy<\/a>\u00a0for discovery, but it\u2019s still using classic Bluetooth for pairing, so the improvements to the reliability of the connection that Apple has offered aren\u2019t guaranteed on Android. The W1 chip also offers faster charging and improved sound quality over standard Bluetooth devices.<\/p>\n

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Still, a software solution is better than no solution, and all-in-all, this is a good development! More manufacturers are going to have to make a concerted effort to improve Bluetooth because the headphone jack is going the way of the RCA cable sooner rather than later. Google\u2019s just making it a little easier.<\/p>\n

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Source:\u00a0gizmodo.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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