Being connected to only one device at a time is a real limiting factor and a deal-breaker. My 3-year-old Surface headphones do not have this limitation. Hard to believe the Surface Earbuds do.
Connecting surface earbuds to two devices
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Is it possible, if using an android phone and a surface book to connect the earbuds similitaniously to each of those devices?
Having the surface audio app installed on both devices, it's still hard to quickly change audio between the phone and the laptop.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2020-05-15T11:23:05+00:00 Arggg I was searching for the way to do this and this thread came up in the search results.
I use Teams frequently for work, but wanted to be able to switch between Surface Laptop and phone (android) quickly... Seems like a very unfortunate flaw.
What would be great if a triple tap on the left earbud toggled to the next bluetooth connection in the paired list.
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Anonymous
2020-05-15T02:42:44+00:00 I am massively bummed on this.
I just got mine now, connected them to my phone and Surface - but only one at a time.
I want my phone connected for phone calls, and connected to my surface for work.
This sux.
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Anonymous
2020-05-14T15:07:46+00:00 I agree. Most other bluetooth devices are connected to two devices and autmatically switch to the active one.
It seems that yet again Microsoft releases a poorly tested half baked product.
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Anonymous
2020-05-14T10:06:50+00:00 Hi Marrion,
yeah, the way of changing the device is really inconvenient. I can change from surface to phone via the surface audio app on the phone or pc. If I want to change back I can't use the app on either device. I have to disconnect the earbuds from the phone by turning off bluetooth to have them pair to the surface again via the surface audio app on my pc. It's kind of time wasting.
If this will be fixed soon with an update, I'd be quite happy.
I'm guessing a lot of users are switching between pc and phone quite often in their daily life, and having trouble connecting to those devices in a short matter of time is a pitty.