The left earphone learns a few tricks from the right earphone
Anyone looking for top-notch personal audio gear has likely come across Bose. The company offers a wide range of products, from home theater systems to over-ear headphones, and now even owns some of the best wireless headphones you can find thanks to cutting-edge active noise cancellation. Yet the Bose QuietComfort II headphones are not without flaws – for the first months after the release, the headphones could not function completely independently of each other. That finally changes today.
Two of the biggest complaints we’ve heard from Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II users are the lack of multipoint connectivity and the lack of a true mono mode. According to user reports on Redditone of these pain points has been addressed with the latest firmware update which began rolling out on February 16th, per Digital trends. The feature summary provided by the Bose Connect app during the Headphones II update specifically calls out the new one-button independent use feature.
Previously, only the right earbud was connected to the source device via Bluetooth – the left earbud simply attached to this connection – so only the right earbud could be used solo. If the battery in the right earbud runs out before the left earbud, you will need to stop listening and charge the right earbud. Now both earbuds can connect directly to your phone, so you can simply place one earbud in the case and pick up the other to continue where you left off if the battery runs out. It also means you can now take calls with the left or right earbud.
The firmware update that enables this new feature is version 1.3.26+g1226f68, and it appears to be rolling out in stages, meaning it could take days to reach all users. But it does give potential buyers one less reason to reject the QuietComfort Earbuds II in favor of competing products – just hope multipoint connectivity support is next on Bose’s to-do list.
Bose QuietComfort II headphones
The Bose QuietComfort II headphones combine exceptional audio quality with industry-leading ANC, and a recent firmware update has resolved one of the biggest user complaints by adding support for independent use to a single bud. . If you are looking for premium headphones, these should be on your shortlist.