Amazon’s wireless earbuds aren’t going to lock you out of using third party apps.
Talking Tech host and Apple fan David Woodbridge has got his hands on the second generation of the Amazon Echo Buds to review, and says he still has access to his Hey Siri functions.
“Not only can you actually use them inside the Alexa App, but you can also use them when you’re just using an iOS device or Android device quite normally,” he said.
Photo: Amazon Echo Earbuds, 2nd Generation.
So even when the Amazon Alexa app is closed on your device, the wake word Alexa will still work and help you navigate.
The earbuds have the standard tap to start/stop music, twice for next track, and thrice for previous track and include noise cancelling.
“I'm finding that the noise cancellation isn't as good as my AirPods Pro, but it could be because I haven't got a really good fit yet,” David admits.
Of course, the price point does make for an interesting comparison.
The Amazon Echo buds are $199 compared to $399 for the AirPods Pro.
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