I feel like I'm in another universe from this writer. 9.9 times out of 10 my AirPods connect immediately when I pop them them before answering and if they take a second longer we are in <10 seconds before everything is good to go. The caller shouldn't have any of these issue (if they do they are a moron, connect your headphones, if you want to use them, before you make a call) and the callee doesn't have any issues if it's a scheduled call. It takes some nerve to call someone without texting/emailing about it ahead of time if it's not an emergency and if they need a second to get headphones in then that's all on you.
Not to mention headphones aren't a necessity. Sure they are nice but if someone calls me and I think it's going to be quick I just answer and hold the phone up, it's not the end of the world.
I have a newish iPhone and airpods. I have my pods in much of the day. When my phone rings, it rings through the pods. When I answer, 7/10 times the call is first answered going through the pods, then transfers to the phone, and I have to hit the button on the phone to transfer it back to the pods, where I hear "...ello? Can you hear me? Are you there?" Just 5 seconds or so, but still dumb. This worked fine a few months ago. I have changed no settings.
> The caller shouldn't have any of these issue (if they do they are a moron
Quite frankly, you don't have the slightest idea of what you're talking about, and it's incredibly rude and insulting for you to call anyone having these issues a "moron".
I have a pair of AirPods, and an iPhone, and an iPad, and a MacBook.
And when I put on my AirPods, probably about half the time they connect to a different device from the one I intend when I take them out and put them on. Or they connect to my phone but not the phone app. Or they connect and then immediately disconnect as maybe another device takes over.
The whole process of getting them to a) connect, b) be selected by the phone app, and c) not become deselected/disconnected because I did that before some other device/app takes over... well yes, it's frequently 15-45 seconds. Half the time it works seamlessly though.
> It takes some nerve to call someone without texting/emailing about it ahead of time if it's not an emergency
You know, other people regularly call friends/family/colleagues. Same as you'll get calls from your doctor/gym/etc. about rescheduling. Honestly, it takes some nerve for you to judgmentally declare that nobody should be like this.
You need to find some empathy, and understand that your personal experiences are not universal ones.
It's quite hard to reply to a comment when you keep editing it (I count at least 3 edits so far).
Maybe "moron" is a bit of a stretch but this isn't difficult to do. I don't make outgoing calls before I have my headphones in (if I want to use them) and I've never had them connect and work prior to the call then randomly stop working when I make the call. Your issue with your AirPods jumping to different devices sounds annoying, I've personally never experienced it, I also disable/enable the setting that says "Don't auto-connect unless it was the last device you were connected to", the auto-switching "magic" isn't good enough to rely on in my experience. This is my frustration, people who complain about how something (often technology) doesn't work the way they want it to without doing any work on their own to fix/improve it.
> You know, other people regularly call friends/family/colleagues. Same as you'll get calls from your doctor/gym/etc. about rescheduling. Honestly, it takes some nerve for you to judgmentally declare that nobody should be like this.
Literally only my family calls me and they are the only calls I answer save for when I know I'm waiting on a call. All my coworkers use Slack/Zoom, all my friends use Discord/iMessage and then move to Discord Calls/Audio channels or Facetime Audio if we need to talk. In fact I don't think I even have phone numbers for half of my closest friends or most my coworkers, there is just no need. As far as doctor/gym/etc they go to voicemail and I'll read what they said later. I reject wholeheartedly the notion that anyone has the right to unilaterally interrupt me and be able to speak to me at a moments notice. If you feel differently then so be it, I do not care how you utilize phone calls, I'm only speaking to my own experiences and what I (and most my peers) expect when it comes to phone calls. I never said everyone thinks this way or that my personal experiences are universal (though again, I've heard the exact same sentiment voiced from nearly all my peers).
Not to mention headphones aren't a necessity. Sure they are nice but if someone calls me and I think it's going to be quick I just answer and hold the phone up, it's not the end of the world.