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I have two fixes for wireless devices, one free and one not free. I use a StarTech BT dongle just for EDR for my input devices - better throughput, no timeouts. AFAIK there are no dongles/adapters to 'fix' this for macOS, there are AAC adapters to get Switch devices to work with AirPods but they will not work for what you're looking for. With Qualcomm and Apple suing each other for several years, we're pretty much done with Apt-X support on macOS.ĪAC has a pretty slow latency time relative to AAC LL and Apt-X LL - our AirPods support neither codec. It's also why headset manufacturers have options for headsets with dongles, the dongles support a low-latency version of BT, either proprietary or Apt-X LL. IMHO there is insufficient bandwidth in Apple's headphones to convey bi-directional AAC, and insufficient bandwidth in the low-energy BT chipsets that Apple has been installing in Macs for around a decade Apple dropped support for EDR ( Enhanced Data Rate) for input peripherals ~10 years ago, which is why you'll see dongles supplied with most wireless mice and tablets (I have two installed, a Logi and a Wacom dongle). Apple does not support the low-latency version of AAC, and dropped support of Qualcomm's Apt-X vocoders with Big Sur and continued it with Monterey. SBC is the low-overhead codec that is making you sound like a robot. It has nothing to do with mice or other BT peripherals, more to do with the continued pissing match between Apple and Qualcomm.ĪirPods and Beats devices support two codecs - AAC and SBC. Read more about our fact-checking work here. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. While research into non-ionizing radiation emitted by Bluetooth devices is ongoing, scientists and health agencies told Reuters that AirPods meet national and international safety regulations. The World Health Organisation also told Reuters: “There is currently no established evidence that the expected low-level electromagnetic fields used in Apple AirPods would cause cancer.” VERDICTįalse. This position was reiterated by national and international health organisations.Ī spokesperson for Public Health England said in an email: “Our position is there is no convincing evidence that exposure to electromagnetic fields has adverse health effects provided exposures are below ICNRP guideline levels.” Indeed, the ICNIRP told Reuters that as long as AirPods complied with their guidelines - and these filings show they do - “no health problems should be expected” because “the latest evaluation of the scientific literature there is no scientific proof that EMFs cause cancer”. This also meets the requirements of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), a non-profit organisation ( which recommends the public be exposed to no more than 2 watts per kilogram ( here, page 492, see end of paragraph sub-titled ‘Head and Torso’).

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In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires mobile phone manufacturers to demonstrate compliance with the SAR limit of 1.6 watts per kilogram ( here).Īpple’s public filings to the FCC, one for each ear bud ( here, here), show that AirPods head SAR was measured at 0.071 ( here, page 4) and 0.095 ( here, page 4) watts per kilogram in 2019, which put together is indeed more than two times below the FCC limit of 1.6 watts per kilogram.Įqually, FCC filings for AirPods Pro ( here, here) show a head SAR measurement of 0.097 ( here) and 0.072 ( here) watts per kilogram. The specific absorption rate (SAR) refers to the rate at which the body absorbs radio frequency energy. Publicly available evidence backs this up. Research is ongoing to understand the health impacts of lower level exposure, but a 2019 peer-reviewed study found that Bluetooth headphones emitted 10-400 times less radiation than devices like smart phones ( here). The appeal was not targeted at AirPods, which were released by Apple the following year ( here). This has caused debate among experts about the safety of non-ionizing radiation.įor instance, more than 200 scientists wrote an appeal to the World Health Organisation and the United Nations in 2015, asking them to impose stricter guidelines limiting EMF exposure from wireless devices ( here). Studies have investigated the potential health risks of EMF exposure, but they are limited due to the ethical issues of exposing humans to radiation.

Sources of non-ionizing radiation include microwaves, WIFI routers, mobile phones, and Bluetooth wireless headphones like AirPods. X-rays and radioactive materials are examples of ionizing radiation, which can cause cancer and cellular damage with high enough exposure. Scientists divide EMF exposure into low-level and high-level radiation, called non-ionizing and ionizing respectively.

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