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		gok on Dec 28, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AirPods get stuck in low-quality 16 kHz audio mode... AirPods aren't BT5.

npunt on Dec 28, 2018 [–]

Yep. OP doesn't seem to realize BT5 was only finalized in mid-2016, and iPhone / Galaxy phones didn't even get BT5 until mid-late 2017. AirPods were released in Dec 2016. Next rev of AirPods is likely going to be BT5.

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