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Any Non Invasive TWS Earbuds/Manfuacturers? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by Gangly3090@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hi, title's rather explanatory I think but I was considering getting a pair of TWS buds for convenience sake since cables are sometimes not an option for me. But I know a lot of modern buds make you get apps that request a large amount of questionable permissions(even if you deny them, the requests in and of itself feels like a red flag) and likely send your data away. So I was wondering if there were any options that were cleaner. Thanks for the help!

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[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

You can use Sennheisers without an account - and I think even without the app altogether. Not exactly sure tho.

They have a feature where they toggle sound presets depending on your location. That's the only thing that requires an account, as well as access to your location. It's opt-in however (and pretty useless imo).

[–] clb92 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

They have a feature where they toggle sound presets depending on your location. That's the only thing that requires an account, as well as access to your location. It's opt-in however (and pretty useless imo).

If it can toggle ANC and "passthrough" mode based on location, that would actually be an awesome feature for me. I often wear my earbuds while walking, taking the train, and shopping, and in the train I like having ANC on but at the supermarket I like having passthrough mode on so I can hear the cashier better.

[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It can toggle ANC on and off, not sure if it can also enable voice through. That is available by a single tap on your earbud(s) tho

[–] clb92 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Alright, thanks