As seen on the photos above, the battery percentage level of 9toGoogle's
connected Jaybird headphones is displayed in the quick settings menu.
Not exact matches
I'm used to putting the headphones on and then cycling through Bluetooth settings trying to
connect before starting my workout, but the
Jaybird Run's take care of that for me.
The
Jaybird Run buds are sweat resistant, though, and they
connect to the company's app, which lets you customize the way they sound.
Last year's
Jaybird X2 Bluetooth Earbuds make more of a case for working out than the new Freedoms do: they're sweat - proof, get eight hours on a charge, can be worn under ear or over-the-top, and give voice prompts (i.e. «Headphones
connected), which not all of these headphones do.
Google's Pixel Buds are wireless headphones that are
connected with a cable — so not separate like Apple AirPods or
Jaybird Run — but when
connected with your Pixel 2 phone, can operate like Star Trek Universal Translators.
The
Jaybird Run
connects to mobile device via Bluetooth, which
Jaybird claims will be able to deliver big, rich sound with drop - free connectivity.
A neat feature here is that once a user has paired their phone to the
Jaybird Run, the earbuds will automatically
connect to that phone every time the user opens the case.
I was able to
connect my AirPods and a pair of
Jaybird X3 earphones to the watch, but Apple's Bluetooth buds didn't play nicely with the Forerunner.
Like many wire - free earphones, the
Jaybird Run simply don't sound as powerful as wired earphones, or even wireless earphones that
connect the two earpieces (and can often have more power behind them since the battery driving them is separate from each earpiece).