AirPods for Android people - Google Pixel Buds Pro
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
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James is a long-time pixel user and did a video on the original Pixel Buds for LTT, but do the newest Pixel Buds Pro earbuds show that Google's taking the TWS space seriously, or should you go with one of the MANY other options available?
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 He's back!
0:10 Unboxing and who this is for
0:41 Design impressions
1:11 Size and case impressions
1:33 Instructions and setup
2:27 Settings
3:06 Trying on the earbuds and fit test
4:00 Earbud mic and driver features
4:33 Feel, ANC, and touch control impressions
5:50 Sponsor - SecretLab
6:19 Touch control testing
7:33 Music quality impressions
8:55 Pixel Buds Pro competition
9:17 Call quality impressions
10:30 Battery Life and water resistance rating
11:25 Other unique features
12:07 Recommendation
12:32 Trying to use Multipoint connection
14:26 Outro 
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Google has released a few updates (they're now on V2.14) that address some of the issues and concerns we had, so hopefully you'll experience everything a bit smoother/better than we did!
Thank you for activating my google assistant.
At least we get to figure out what the weather is like outside
Mine only works when it wants to
I was about to say: “ayo!” But then I realized what you meant
He didn't even finish, and I got the weather. All I heard was "Hey Google" and I got the weather all of a sudden
My android auto assistant turned on too lmao
For multi point you pair it to two devices simultaneously but the audio will still only come out of one at a time. So in order to switch you just pause on one device and play on the other. It has worked just fine for me. Got the pixel buds pro yesterday and even tested it with a MacBook Pro and iPhone and they both work fine.
Have you tried it with multiple devices connected by Bluetooth to the Mac? My Samsung Galaxy Buds interfere with my Logitech MX mouse, but the Sony XH-1000 don't.
@@AlejandroLZuvic your mouse? I have Logitech MX Master 3 and the BT works fine with my Samsung Buds paired at the same time to the same PC
That seems worse than airpods. With airpods it switches without having to pause.
@@maybethisismarq AirPods are not that seamless. It takes time to switch devices and for it to detect which device you are using. I have AirPods Pro also. Additionally the automatic switching for AirPods don’t work unless you have iCloud enabled and synchronized. On my work Macbook I can’t have iCloud enabled so the whole seamless thing completely falls apart. Pixel buds pro working great though.
@@AlejandroLZuvic hi, I've used them with an mx master on Bluetooth. No problem at all
James is great at these audio overviews! He crams in so much real world experience into them that it's almost a full review, not to mention he's a really likeable character! I've missed him outside of an ad read.
3:22 not censoring the email? That is brave
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3:20 they forgot to blur out the email..
There's a part in this video where James's email address is uncensored. Not sure if that's a mistake (in which case, hopefully LTT see this and change the video) or intentional and I'm just being overly cautious
I tweeted them with this too
@@smugborgin I emailed them this too
Edit to clarify: I emailed info@lmg not James 🤣
timestamp? 👀
@@divyam._.maheshwari bro no
@@toobskuiks116 I'm not creepy and I don't live in Canada, so it is totally risk-free to share the timestamp with me. 😅
This actually happened with me as well when I got my buds pro but some of the bugs shown in the video are actually because they came with like v72 firmware and there was a day one update to something like v150. Definitely was confusing because I couldn't trigger the update until a day or two later.
The app also crashes because the built-in pixel buds app (it's built-in for pixel phones) might have not auto updated so it needs to be manually updated with the play store.
Edit: So more interesting developments. One of the two buds are now permanently 10% volume and have pretty much tried every suggestion Google support has mentioned (resetting, changing all settings, cleaning). So it has to be RMAed but... The interesting thing about it is they told me to send it using a specific overnight label which was addressed to the Google campus. So I guess they're dissecting my buds to see what went awry.
Pixels and bugs, what else is new
want to hear something funny that same thing also happens to Samsung smart watches and earbuds on Samsung phones.
@@ExySmexy the same happened for airpods pro they were bugged as fuck
@@nabidisla.5086 what bugs?
Everything Google do is rushed and mismanaged
loved James and his review/unboxing, definitely have missed him and his experience
Multi-point works really well between my Pixel 6 Pro and my work phone. Work phone's a Motorola. I haven't tried to switch audio mid-stream, but if I get a phone call, my buds will switch to the appropriate phone automatically. It's been pretty great for my uses.
That swiping motion as volume control is pretty cool, seems like an uncomplicated way to add more control options without removing the assistant or the modes, I have the galaxy buds 2 and I have to compromise between having volume control or switching modes, although they do have that ambient on when you take one bud off.
The labs option in the galaxy wear app to turn on earbud edge tap for volume control is pretty good on the buds2 - you don't even need to tap the earbuds themselves, tapping the outside of your ear works! Swiping motion would definitely be better though :)
@@briancrossan2923 Can't believe people have Buds bit dunno about this.
@@briancrossan2923 this is the one of the best features also for pro's, works every time.
@@briancrossan2923 dunno if it's improved but it triggered the edge tap by accident too often when I first tried it out. Just gave up and stuck to using my phone for volume control.
as brian said check the labs thingy, its amazing but where is the option to have ambient mode when you take one off
3:20 was that email leak accidental?
Email him and let him know
@@Carlos-qd7qf good on 'em. they blurred it :)
Yeah, multipoint has to be manually enabled in the app and it took a while to appear on my Pixel Buds App even though everything was up to date. Incredibly useful feature, got my music "interrupted" by a couple of calls on the first day and been using it a lot since without being like I need to check my phone for call anymore. Pretty cool, love the buds
The multi device works like this
Say you're on your laptop, and playing. And you get a call on your phone, the earbuds will automatically switch to the phone, and when you hang up they'll switch back to laptop.
I'm not sure if it works the other way around tho
In my experience with the Sony XH-1000 XM4 it should work the other way around but it's hit and miss. If I receive a phone call (even a Whatsapp videocall), the connection goes to the phone, 10 out of 10 times, always. If I'm playing something in my phone and I receive a Teams or Slack call it may work but often it doesn't.
Not a big deal, when I need to receive Slack calls I'm usually listening Spotify in my computer anyway and I like that I don't miss phone calls. But yeah, it's not perfect.
8:38 As a pixel 6 user, I have to point out that it is only half volume level. That indicator goes way higher than you might think.
Multipoint is disabled by default, you need to turn it on it's the very last option on the main page of the earbud settings
8:45 "If you're one of those deaf people that blast it" got my ass in stitches as partially deaf man myself hahaha
The multipoint works for me like a charm. I have it connected to my work PC and my private phone. And as soon as I get called it swaps to the PC and pauses my phones music. And when the call is done a few sec later it starts the music back.
You are correct James about multipoint feature. It does exists. It is berried deep inside the Bluetooth settings. For some reason google decided to disable the feature out of the box. You have to find the setting and enable it. It does work flawless afterwards.
You can choose what modes to switch between with the touch and hold.
Default is only swapping between ANC and transparency, you have to add OFF to the list if you want to be able to toggle between all features with the touch controls.
Likewise you can remove the ANC or transparency modes from the touch controls if you don't use them.
I am literally just about to go buy earbuds, I just saw that you posted this and I'm so happy you did, please more headphone and earphone vids! There's so many good options, and you have to buy a new pair more often than a phone so would be cool to have vids on it from you guys with your high production value
I'd like to see a review on a very specialized pair of TWS buds, the 1more comfobuds Z's. They're hyper-specialized for sleep, being microscopic ear plug types that don't fall out and disappear even when side sleeping, with a focus on stupidly clear, impressively wide sound at low volumes, have no ANC, no microphones, just dedicated bluetooth earbuds for sleep. As a paramedic, I can't live without them now, since they help you fall asleep and then just silently turn off after a few hours and become good earplugs, but not so overpowering that I can't still be woken up when a 911 call goes out.
James' email is on screen. Considering reediting and reuploading for my man's privacy.
For multipoint sometimes it is easier to just disconnect from one device then connect to other device. Same works with my Sony's from Pixel 6 pro to Dell XPS
the multi point will work if you pause the music from your phone then call via your laptop... it worked on mine also you need to turn on contact sharing in your earbuds or it won't either.
I've been rocking Pixel Bud 2s for a couple years, and Bose qc35s... Grabbed a pair of PBpros 2 weeks ago, I'll never touch the QCs or PB2s again. The Pixel Bud pros are all the great bits of the Bose and Pixel boat tools combined. The ANC is awesome, fit is great, and transparency mode is brilliant. I freaking love them.
I got these, and they're pretty good. The functionality is great. While the audio quality isn't top tier, I mainly use my earbuds for podcasts, calls, and multitasking on my Chromebook/Pixel phone.
i have the sony mx4 and can confirm, they sound absolute awesome
actually, that would most likely be a reed sensor.
Hall effect sensors need to be perpendicular to measure strength.
Reed sensors are simply on or off as soon as it detects the field and are parallel.
There's no need to measure strength, just whether it's closed or not.
James, you are great at this! Very fun to watch. As well as informative, of course.
one think i would like to start seeing on these wireless headset/buds reviews is sound latency. with steam deck gain a bunch of traction, knowing what works for gaming would be awesome.
The only good wireless earbuds I've found (that aren't sealed earbuds) are the Razer Hammerhead. The build quality isn't great but they don't block your hearing, they are small like the original apple airpods, they are cheap ($50) and they support aptx-low latency. I loved my Samsung buds live but they only use Samsung's crappy proprietary codec or a crappy old bluetooth one so there is a massive delay in sound so I never use them except for music.
@@rubiconnn I have a pair of razer Hammerheads and been having issues with getting the left earpiece to either be charged or turned on.
@@DeangusMcFife Yeah apparently the soldering to the batteries inside is kind of shoddy. I would send them in for warranty.
Multi point is great once you get it working. I have JBL Live Free 2s and after a bunch of times pairing and connecting back and forth between my OnePlus 8T and Surface Pro it finally started working properly. Now it just works on whichever device I am using. Can't say exactly what I did to get it working, but I am not going to change anything at all now because its working great. I feel like there needs to be some options added to host devices to set up multi point easier.
Do these work by switching both devices
I have the beyer dynamic byrd v2. I love that neck strap. I hate those things I'd lose in an hour.
Love the last version of the pixel buds, and these look to be a lot better, I know what I'll be upgrading too if I lose mine.
FLMAO you set off my Google Home - thanks for the weather update! Also SUPER thrilled to finally see this review. My fiance is about "linus-level" picky when it comes to ear buds and needs replacements for her current buds. We have pixels and she's got her heart set on these. I appreciate the amount of detail in these reviews, and so does she. Thank you!
I was on my table with my other family phones and it set off all three phones. At least it's clear today.
same for me.. 🤣
same! and mine was turned up so I jumped when it started telling me the weather!
My Google nest Mini told me the weather.
You need to register your voice with Google Assistant.
I think the delay of pause and play etc. is necassary. The earphone does not know you will only hit it once and want to pause/play. It has to wait for a second or even a third tab in case you wanted to skip the track for example. With this kind of interface, there will never be no delay.
For podcast and audiobook listeners quIck access to "Previous" is the most important control on any headset. Tripple tap doesn't cut it.
I had the pixel buds 2 and never had any issues with them except they are wearing out the batteries now. I was hoping for a true replacement unlike the A series which ditched volume control and wireless charging.
These are awesome, I'd say the only negative is the fit isn't as good as the old ones with the wings, but it's pretty close. They sound good, ANC is great, battery life is awesome, everything works well, just like the old ones.
The multipoint is a game-changer because I can have my phone connected at work, pause what's playing on there and play something on the work laptop and it just plays through the earbuds seemlessly. It's better than airpods which only work on apple devices; it seems to work with everything.
Here is how multipoint actually functions for those wondering (it needs to be enabled first):
Pair your earbuds to both devices
If sound is playing from device 1, pressing play on a song or video on device 2 will immediately pause it again.
If no sound is playing from device 1, device 2 will play immediately with no effort.
Phone calls will always interrupt other audio as a priority.
I get in to work and put an earbud in, it's immediately connected to my phone and my windows laptop, no manual connection required there either.
I get home, same thing, it works with my phone and with my macbook. No extra pairing. All the devices work automatically.
Never buying bluetooth earbuds without multipoint again.
Have been loving my pixel buds pro since release. Transparency mode and ANC got better after the firmware update and I love how small they are especially when wearing them while sleeping. Didn't notice a better pr worse sound than on my Sennheiser CX True Wireless. Would say the volume level is a bit low, usually I use 2 or 3 from off now have to go to 5 steps. ANC is not perfect bit it definitely removes especially the loudest noises.
These seem pretty good. ANC, small size, small case, wireless charging, price isn't massive. Feeling somewhat tempted I must say.
Honestly me too, i think I'll wait a year for the bugs to get squashed out, and for the price to drop a little, and buy them, as they seem like basically what I've wanted all along, 11 hours of battery life with one charge is a big plus for me as battery wear means that even after 1-2 years it'll still be very usable.
You guys did a great detailed review but missed out on the most important part, the mic. It should've been recorded how you sound from these buds.
Just got mine and it wanted an update right away. I love them. I will say they probably aren't so great for people with hearing loss greater than mine. I have minor hearing loss in one ear and moderate in the other. I find myself running the volume at about 80 or 82 percent which is fine. But if you really wanted to get kids with them these may not be the ones. Call quality is incredible. Active noise cancelling is phenomenal also. I have a Pixel 6 phone and it works flawlessly so far. I'm very impressed.
I got mine a week ago. They are pretty buggy still. I also think the design of the regular buds were more comfortable and secure.
Issues: overly sensitive touch platform
If you try to use the swipe to turn them down 75% of the time it either activates the touch/tap to stop music or changes the sound cancelation mode.
Have had multiple issues with them dropping connection with a music app when paused then won't pick up again. Fails when a call comes in had to completely unpair from Bluetooth and set up again to make them go back to functioning. There are more but suffice to say they need some major software updates. Not worth anything close to the $200 price tag.
Great video James, always a great job with earbuds!
Great review and love the detail!
How about a sample of the microphones? That call you made, it would be great to have a cut away to the sound on the other end. Good video though 👍
Also with the multipoint connect, if you are watching something on you laptop and your phone rings, it will automatically switch to the phone call instantly. I show this in my video if you are interested.
Please for the love of all that is holy. How did you not catch the 'hey google' at 3:37.
Love the review, and James is always nice to have review things. Thanks ShortCircuit. :)
I remember one time James was using Mastodon's crack the skye album to test and i liked that
Edit- he did it. Thank you James
Very thorough review, much appreciated
Great and entertaining review. Wasn't planning on upgrading yet, but now you have me thinking. I have the galaxy "beans". Lol. Sound isn't great and they do not want to stay in my ears at the gym. Adjusting them always pauses, etc. If you adjust these, is it to simple to activate the touch controls?
@2:30 That toast message when the earbuds connected happens for me with any bluetooth earbuds on my Pixel
i personally really like the original pixel buds. but mine were plagued by a condition where it did not want to charge . it took so much resetting and wishes to get it to charge.
I got these a few days ago for $150 - they arrive tomorrow and I'm so excited!!!
that multi point stuff works on my much older sennheiser momentum 3s. However, nobody just has 2 devices, so when my desktop, phone, and laptop are all paired, the 3 way fight for a device that can only have 2 active connections gets a bit annoying haha.
pls do a voice recording if possible for all earbuds video, or any headphone/earphone with mics
James’ sound effects are actually pretty effective lol. I’m fully immersed in the review.
that toast notification is called 'at a glance' and its for pixel phones
I feel like we need to hear microphones for ourselves, not just hear someone's opinion about the sound. That would be nice
That would be real nice but the problem is that like that would need uncompressed audio on perfectly tuned speakers and both are virtually impossible as RUclips compresses videos on its end and speakers like that are stupidly expensive on our end so opinions are more accurate
Multi Point is great for work and play! I am connected to the work laptop and my personal cell phone at the same time. I listen to music, podcasts, etc... on my cell phone, then pause for a Teams meeting on the work laptop. I use both a Technics EAH AZ60 and Bose NC700 for multi point depending on the setting. I ould not recommend the AZ60, they are fine, but with a cheap parts bin case. The Bose NC700 are great when they work.
Thanks for making my nest home give me a weather update in the middle of the video! I really needed to know what the temperature outside was while watching this.
If you have air pros, and are constantly going to Bluetooth settings on every freaking device to connect them, you appreciate multi point even without perfection.
Typically the way that works is a call or alert on your phone will interrupt what you are listening to on your laptop but not the other way around. Most of the time, if you are actively listening to something, the device will favor what you are listening to and not switch.
I was hoping you would record the audio for mic test.
Man I wish Sony had put multipoint into the wf-1000XM4's. They put it in the WH version (the over ears, except I have the older XM3 model of those that doesn't have it) and they make a big deal of the fancy processor in the earbuds but for whatever reason it's not available, I don't even know if BT5 LE Audio is a thing on them. Thankfully the sound and ANC is good enough to make up for it.
Big fan of Fast Pair though, I know Apple nailed BT pairing first but it's still awesome to just flip open the case and instantly get a pairing pop up on my phone, tablet, PC or whatever. And it's nice that it's not limited to specific brands or whatever
Me using the first gen pixel buds that came with my pixel 3: "Ah yes, an upgrade, at last"
It's super strange there aren't more earphones have capacitive controls. I had the ticpods more than 5 years ago. Loved them until I fried the speaker playing then to loud I think
If you've not been to Vancouver, the Skytrain is way louder than any other rail based transit that isn't currently crashing (data circa 2010)
“Where the light is” such a good album. James has good taste
Reminds me of the AKG N400, but these seem much nicer for day-to-day usage
laser james! finally back from just doing sponsor bits!!!!! missed ya bud
Excellent review dude
Ha, the "OK Google" part let me know what my weather is like outside. It's still as crappy and overly hot as when I checked it earlier. But thanks James for asking for me again!
My only critique on these headphones is that the swipe is unintuitively left/right instead of up/down for volume control.
IIRC the 2nd gen Pixel buds had all 4 directions with vol up/down and track nav left/right... if only they brought that back with these
@@Panzer_Z but they did??? You can do that on the pixel buds pro I just tried it out and you can change the volume the exact ways you listed it's the same.
@@MB-hk3dy is that from a new update? Everything out there says there is swipe volume left/right only but no vertical gestures
@@Panzer_Z vertical gestures still work to alter volume, just swipe up or down to change how loud the audio is. All 4 directions work.
@@MB-hk3dy nice to know. They sound more tempting to get now. I'll still wait for long term reviews though. Hopefully future firmware updates improve its performance in transparency, higher sounds, and anc
As of V3.14, equalizer has been added. Updated as soon as I connected to them from a Pixel 6 Pro.
Watching these with them in my ear ATM, love them!
The multi point actually works with the samsung ones. It might need to be between to google devices
I know these are higher end buds however, it would have been nice for a comparison between them and the Pixel Buds2 and Buds As
I own a pair of Jabra 85t elite, those things are so good. Noise cancelling, hear through, and awesome bass for about $20-$30 dollars cheaper
*Cheaper than the airpod pros*
For all the buds that come through the short circuit set I'm surprised they have never reviewed a Jabra product.
That gaping earhole hurt man. Got the wf-xm4000's and I had to run with the larges. Now I'm looking for a cheaper alternative because the currents are having connection problems
5:25 that made james look insane, the way he just laughed with no expression and leaned forwards
Great review. A bit disappointed you did record the audio during the call to play it back for us.
4:56 Beats Fit Pro can do that as well.
How would you compare these to the Sennheiser Momentum wireless 3s? I got those in replacements of my Pixel Buds 2 as they were starting to bug out and die on me. I've had the Sony Xm4s and I think they were really good, but hated how big and uncomfortable they were. Are you guys also going to do a long term test with these as well? A lot of google products have been falling flat or churning out bad/mediocre stuff lately.
I didn't know it took you guys a week and a half to go from recording to publishing. Surprised when I saw the July 28 date on the phone screen.
It depends, sometimes they publish the video the same day they receive the device. But it's mostly for popular devices. Like the Mac Ultra I remember Anthony publishing he's doing the unboxing and it's got published the same day.
Where I live you can get Galaxy Buds pro for around 120€. With good deals they are under 100€. It is really strange that they are so much more expensive in america, especially because most phones are more expensive here (1€ is 0.98 usd right now)
Edit: They are 230€ on Samsungs website normally but there is a 125€ deal rn.
rare J-Labs acknowledgement. Their earbuds have lasted me like 4 years now with 0 complaints, they even replaced the case for free 2 times.
imagine living in vancouver and annoying people with earbuds
last time i was on the skytrain, a man was just screaming into the abyss for no reason whatsoever
Common guys! You have to provide a audio sample of the microphone when making calls/recordings... Not what other "thinks" it sounds like.
For a tech group, you guys set off my assistant very often when on speakers lol
1:28 dos this make a louder sound than the Vancouover SkyTrain? lol I bet this could noise cancelling the noise tracks from skytrain lol
One thing I don't see a lot on your guys earbud reviews is directly mentioning and talking a bit about how good the seal on the earbuds are. That's the most important part, other than sound, for earbuds. A bad seal is a big deal breaker.
when James asked for the temperature by home responded that it was 26 here too. and that's there's a thunderstorm warning in effect
Love how James always defaults to Crack the skye. Saw mastodon play the whole album right after it came out. Best show ever
Dat t-shirt... is Linus putting that on lttstore? XD
i wish they still did this for wired version i like wireless it has saved my phone many times
Question: can you turn off touch controls completely? Would be a deal-breaker for me if it's not possible...
will the lab also test, whether there's a difference between turning absolute volume on/off (bluetooth)
I love my A-series, save for the stabilizer. I might upgrade to these.
Hey you have the tidal music setting set to the lowest quality 8:47 it probably sounds bad.