Google Pixel Buds A-Series – Wireless Earbuds, Clearly White

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Long-range Bluetooth connectivity lets you use Pixel Buds even when your phone isn’t by your side. They’ll stay connected three rooms away indoors or a football field-distance away outdoors. Pixel Buds pair easily with Bluetooth 4.0+ laptops, tablets and iOS devices. And with your Pixel phone and other Android 6.0+ devices, they pair with just a single tap.

Connecting your Pixel Buds A-Series to a smart device is either simple or extremely simple, depending on the device. For Android devices with Fast Pair, just open up the lid of the A-Series’ case near to your smartphone and the devices automatically find each other.Heater, Brian. "A disappointing debut for Google's Pixel Buds". TechCrunch . Retrieved November 17, 2017. They sound good anywhere. Adaptive Sound adjusts the volume as you move between quiet and noisy environments, so you don't have to. The Pixel Buds just aren't a great option because you can't update the firmware when needed unless you have an Android device, you can't access Siri, and the sound quality falls short compared to the competition. And, surprisingly, they don't even have ANC. And maybe adding in a tap-and-hold to access other voice assistants, like Siri, should be something to consider to make the earbuds more versatile for more people. a b c d Welch, Chris (June 3, 2021). "Google Pixel Buds A-Series review: price is everything". The Verge . Retrieved December 13, 2022. The Pixel Buds also introduced a "fast pair" feature to Android; with a smartphone that runs Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) or higher with the Bluetooth radio active, opening the lid of the case will bring up a notification prompting the user to pair the earbuds with the phone. The button of the case also can be used to pair the Pixel Buds manually as needed. [20] Criticism [ edit ]

The A-Series come in white or a fetching dark olive green colour as tested but while the earbud tips are replaceable, the battery is not. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian The Pixel Buds charging case contains a battery and your earbuds can charge inside without the charging case itself being attached to a power source at that moment. The compact case has an LED showing the charge of the earbuds and itself charges via USB-C. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian a b c Vasani, Sheena (May 11, 2022). "How the new Pixel Buds Pro measure up to Google's A-Series earbuds". The Verge . Retrieved December 13, 2022. Li, Abner (August 20, 2020). "[Update: Best Buy] Google Pixel Buds (2020) in other colors start going on sale". 9to5Google . Retrieved October 30, 2020.The new Google Pixel Buds are available today for your listening pleasure". Google. April 27, 2020. Your Google Pixel Buds Pro will last up to 11 hours before needing a charge and up to 31 hours total listening time with the wireless charging case. With Active Noise Cancellation on, you can get up to 7 hours of listening time, and up to 20 hours of total listening time with the charging case. 1 To control the earbuds, all you have to do is tap on the side. One tap plays and pauses music; two taps will skip to the next song; and three taps will rewind. You can also press and hold to summon Google Assistant if you’re paired with an Android device. Unfortunately there’s no way to raise or lower the volume using touch gestures on the Pixel Buds Series-A, but having Google Assistant on-board mostly works to circumvent this issue. In 2018, Google announced "Google Translate is available on all Assistant-optimized headphones and Android phones." [23] By opening the service to more devices, researcher Matic Horvat hypothesized that Google was seeking more inputs to train its neural network for real-time, natural-language speech recognition. [24] Second-generation [ edit ] Pixel Buds (Gen 2) colors

US D890696S,Kenneth Sweet; Maj Isabelle Olsson& Peter Cazaletet al.,"Earbud charging case",issued July 21, 2020, assigned to Google LLC Cipriani, Jason (February 24, 2021). "Google's Pixel Buds 2 have some magical features. Here are 9 of them". CNet . Retrieved December 13, 2022. If you have green LED, that means your Pixel Buds are good to go. If you have an amber LED, that means the battery in your Pixel Buds is critically low. Machkovech, Sam (May 25, 2020). "Pixel Buds 2 review: These earbuds are 'much better than OK,' Google". Ars Technica . Retrieved December 12, 2022. Unfortunately, the Google Pixel Buds do not have any way to access Siri, so you don't have access to Apple's digital assistant. This hinders the Pixel Buds as a good pair of earbuds to use with Apple devices unless you don't mind not having Siri.Leprince-Ringuet, Daphne (October 22, 2018). "Why is Google's live translation so bad? We asked some experts". Wired . Retrieved December 12, 2022. The result is a pair of true wireless earbuds that have better sound and a longer battery life, which feels more fitting of their lower price compared to the competition. Holding your finger on the ‘G’ logo on the surface of the earbud invokes Google Assistant for commands and questions when connected to an Android phone. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian On May 11, 2022, Google announced the Pixel Buds Pro, a premium variant of the Pixel Buds, during the 2022 Google I/O keynote. [52] They were released on July 28, 2022, in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. [53] They were available initially in four colors: Charcoal (dark grey), Coral (orange-red), Fog (light blue), and Lemongrass (light yellow-green). [54] With the launch of the Pixel 8 in October 2023, Google introduced two additional colors: Bay (pastel blue) and Porcelain (light gray). [55] Design & features [ edit ]