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Hello all,

I have a Pixel 3a with Lineage OS.
I also have wired EarPods from Apple (3.5mm jack not the USB-C one) however it seems like the volume controls on there do not work (only play/pause). This is apparently nothing new as Apple and Google implemented inline controls differently.

I saw a couple of apps on fdroid improving AirPod support however I was not able to find the same for wired EarPods.
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.dosse.airpods/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.kavishdevar.librepods
https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.darken.capod/

Does anybody know if there is a way to fix EarPods on Android?

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think there is a fix for this since it's a hardware issue not software. Or if there is a fix it probably would need root since it needs to make hardware act differently.

[–] vogi@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for the reply. I might be out of luck then :( Too bad cause I actually like the Sound & Feel of the Apple Earphones a lot.

[–] newton@feddit.online 1 points 2 weeks ago