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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: AirPods: priority device list
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 09:00:58 -0000 (UTC)
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Tyrone <none@none.none> wrote:
> 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.

This is an ipad ng :p

>> 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.  

No it isn't. 

> Bluetooth should not be on unless you
> are actively using it. Simple. 

In your opinion. I actively use it all the time. 

>>> 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. 

Except will cause additional confusion when the device you want working
hasn't got BT enabled...

>>> 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. 

False. That would use way too much power/battery.  FindMy even works when
the phone is off. 

> Everything else uses your
> in-house WiFi.  

Remind me how an AirTag uses 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 need to read up on FindMy. 
https://www.howtogeek.com/725842/what-is-apples-find-my-network/

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

You are misinformed.