Re: AirPods: priority device list

On Feb 1, 2025 at 6:26:19 AM EST, "Chris" <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

Tyrone <none@none.none> wrote:

On Jan 31, 2025 at 3:58:52 AM EST, "Chris" <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
 

Ammammata <ammammata@tiscali.it> wrote:

AirPods are connected to the iPhone, the iPad and the computer
 
How can I set a priority device list when all of them are ON in the
same room?

 
You can't. This is a huge weakness of bluetooth on Apple.
 
Heading home from work with my mac, asleep in my backpack, and wanting to
listen to music on my phone, my headphones of course always choose to
connect to my mac rather the iphone in my hand. smdh.

 
I never have this problem. I don't understand why people leave Bluetooth on
all the time on everything.  Turn them all off, then turn on Bluetooth on the
one you want to use.

 
Bluetooth is required for connectivity to mice, keyboards and pencils.

Unless your mouse and keyboard are USB. What use is a pencil on a Mac? No
touch screen.

I should be able to shut my MBP without first remembering to turn various
things off. That's the beauty of macOS, simplicity.

Not "various things".  Just the one thing that is causing confusion.  Its an
icon right at the top of the screen.  Bluetooth should not be on unless you
are actively using it. Simple.

Self-created problem solved.
 
Why not have all of your TVs, radios, iPads/phones/whatever all on and all
playing various shows/movies/music and then ask "How do I choose which one to
listen to?".
 
Why not have every light in your house on all the time and then ask "Why can't
I sleep at night?"

 
Not even remotely comparable.

Exactly the same.  Multiple things on when they don't need to be, causing
confusion.

The answer in each case is obvious.
 
I have 2 Macs, 2 iPhones, 3 iPod Touchs and more iPads than you can imagine.
Leaving Bluetooth on all the time on all of them is not needed (and is an
extra battery drain) and would create a house of chaos.

 
The battery drain of BT LE is negligible. Probably only makes minutes'
worth of difference in a day.

But its worth the seconds a day to turn it off when not being used AND to
avoid the above confusion.

Self-created problem.
 
Part of my routine is that after every iOS update I turn Bluetooth off. Why
Apple thinks it needs to be on 24/7/365 is a mystery to me.  That it gets
turned on after every iOS update is intrusive and irritating.  Updates should
not change ANY of my settings.

 
The FindMy network is dependent on it.

iPhones use cell phone connections for that. Everything else uses your
in-house WiFi.  Bluetooth only covers 20 feet or so. If your iPad/Mac/whatever
is lost outside of your property or stolen, Bluetooth has no chance of finding
it.

You've lost all ability to recover lost or stolen devices. One of the great
strengths of the Apple ecosystem.

Nonsense.