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My Bose QC 45s have the most annoying low battery warning I've ever experienced. Beginning at 10% battery, every 5 minutes all input media is paused so a computer generated voice can inform me "BATTERY LOW, PLEASE CHARGE NOW." 10% battery can last for up to an hour, but woe betide you for trying to utilize the time.

It is an atrocious UX. It cannot be disabled via the paired mobile app. Do not buy these headphones!

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I wonder if the idea here is to encourage you to charge the headphones sooner to extend the battery's lifespan. Sure you can get another hour from that 10%, but doing that often can hurt the longevity of the battery

One can think of many better ways to engineer this protection, starting with the most common: lie to the user and never discharge the last 10%, shutting down early.

I also hate the ux for these headphones. Have you found a good alternative? I loved the wired qc20s (the earbud ones) but they aren’t being made anymore.

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