Google Pixel Buds Pro 2

[halocast]

Gotten my buds and initial impression... It's really improve alot from last gen and sounds good.
Now it's fit nicely and wouldn't drop so easily like OG Pro.

Did you do any update for the buds? Not sure if it helps with the microphone.

How is the microphone? Seems like the reviews for the mics are bad.

 

[Ray1976]

How is the microphone? Seems like the reviews for the mics are bad.

Disable the ANC and the voice is ok but there will be no blocking of natural elements like traffic and wind blowing. The ANC algorithmn is a tad too aggressive as it drowns out the user voice as well. Hopefully Google will release a patch to fix this soon.

 

[halocast]

Disable the ANC and the voice is ok but there will be no blocking of natural elements like traffic and wind blowing. The ANC algorithmn is a tad too aggressive as it drowns out the user voice as well. Hopefully Google will release a patch to fix this soon.

Seems so..

It seems to be cancelling all the voice also.

 

[limmk]

 

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[limmk]

Manual updates​

You can trigger an update without waiting for it to be done automatically.

1. Place your earbuds securely into their charging case.
2. On a Pixel phone with Android 10+: Go to Settings
   
   System
   
   Software updates
   
   App updates
   
   tap Settings
   
   by your paired Pixel Buds name.
   On other Android devices: Open the Google Pixel Buds app
   
   .
3. Scroll down and select More settings
   
   Firmware update.
4. Tap Manual update available.
5. Follow the on screen instructions. This will take about 15 minutes.

 

[HMAN]

Manual updates​

You can trigger an update without waiting for it to be done automatically.

1. Place your earbuds securely into their charging case.
2. On a Pixel phone with Android 10+: Go to Settings
   
   System
   
   Software updates
   
   App updates
   
   tap Settings
   
   by your paired Pixel Buds name.
   On other Android devices: Open the Google Pixel Buds app
   
   .
3. Scroll down and select More settings
   
   Firmware update.
4. Tap Manual update available.
5. Follow the on screen instructions. This will take about 15 minutes.

Is this the latest firmware ?

 

[limmk]

Is this the latest firmware ?

Yep

 

[omelet]

I had returned mine. My left earbud's ANC does not work correctly and will hiss and will randomly unable to cancel noise. Right side is alright though. Saw some thread at reddit, seem like got qc issue need to replace. Think I will buy it again a few months later.

 

[Loser]

I had returned mine. My left earbud's ANC does not work correctly and will hiss and will randomly unable to cancel noise. Right side is alright though. Saw some thread at reddit, seem like got qc issue need to replace. Think I will buy it again a few months later.

How's the sound quality in general? Can fight XM5?

 

[omelet]

How's the sound quality in general? Can fight XM5?

I think XM5 still sound better. But PBP2 connectivity still better at crowded area.

XM5 too glossy and slippery, look and feel gross easily and the foam eartips soak up oil easily which make it hard to clean, so I prefer to bring my PBP around.
But my PBP left earbud became low volume sound like drowning so now I am just using the Linkbuds S.

Was really looking forward to the PBP2 to replace my Linkbuds S as Sony's true wireless earbuds seem to be susceptible to interference at crowded areas. eg MRT station during peak hours.

 

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One of the more unexpected aspects of Pixel Buds Pro 2 is the use of a custom Tensor-branded A1 chip, with Google sharing a bit more on why it went that route today.

In making a successor to the 2022 Pixel Buds Pro, Google says it “wanted to push the boundaries of noise cancellation and audio quality, in a smaller package.” In short, it found that “off-the-shelf solutions wouldn’t meet those needs.”

Building Pixel Buds Pro 2 was about removing the need for compromises

As such, the team “followed the strategy used for Pixel phones and developed our own engine” for “ultra low-latency audio processing” that allows for higher noise-canceling bandwidth. The original Pixel Buds Pro processed audio inputs 5-6 times the speed of sound, and the second generation takes that up to 90 times. Meanwhile, there’s a dedicated processing path for your audio that’s independent of ANC.

…as a soundwave hits the outside microphone and journeys towards your eardrum, the new Buds can perform more processes more quickly along the way — isolating sounds, canceling them and even creating “anti-noise” for sound that leaks through the earbud, all before you can hear it.

The Pixel Buds teams provided Google’s Silicon division with “final performance goals — from the computational demands of ANC to power consumption targets — and the algorithms that would be involved in achieving them.” Tensor A1 was completed sometime in 2023, with Pixel Buds Pro 2 launching in late September of 2024.

From there, the Silicon team began designing the architecture of the chip, and after rounds of testing, prototyping and validating performance, sent their final design to be fabricated. It arrived with the Buds team in 2023 ready to unlock new possibilities.

Meanwhile, in terms of the physical shape and comfort, Google “looked at places where buds might push against the ear and where they might slot in more naturally, and designed for that.” That, along with physical research, led to the stabilizer fin that you twist for a more secure fit.

In terms of testing, Google says it “increased the number of Googler testers they used compared to other audio products and standardized surveys for more consistent data and to eliminate as much bias as possible.”

Transparency mode testing found that people were “much more concerned about sound artifacts like amplifying natural ambient sounds.” As such, Google focused on that. In the future, the team plans to “focus on aspects like self-voice, which we believe will become more important in the future.”

Take transparency mode, for example, which uses microphones to collect sound from the outside environment and replicate it in your ear — like you’re listening to music but can hear your surroundings. We thought people would be very concerned with all aspects of that experience, including how their own voices sounded when they spoke

 

[zhaohan]

got my buds pro 2 from black friday, liking it so far
good sound quality, touch sensor is responsive and intuitive, noise cancelling is adequate
for those looking for better ear tips, use spinfit omni

 

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[zhaohan]

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