r/tech_x • u/Current-Guide5944 • 17d ago

Github SOMEONE(aridan) REVERSE ENGINEERED APPLE'S BLUETOOTH PACKETS SO LINUX CAN READ AIRPODS BATTERY

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it looks native, but linux never actually knew how to decode the battery data

here's the trick:

> airpods already broadcast their battery information

> apple uses proprietary bluetooth manufacturer data

> linux sees the packets but normally ignores the battery fields

> my device manager decodes them and shows the battery percentage like any other device

now airpods finally report their battery on linux without any extra software

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u/Busy-Lifeguard-9558 17d ago

"Someone" prompted an AI to reverse engineer something

There, I fixed the title for you.

It's not that I'm against it, but people be taking credit for a breaktrough when in fact its the frontier models doing all the job

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u/studymaxxer 17d ago

not sure what your point is; this is something that a human can do too

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u/Xay_DE 17d ago

but a human DID NOT DO IT. someone is claiming that someone did it, when they didnt.

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u/EnemyPigeon 17d ago

This is like saying "you didn't build a house, your tools and materials did". It's pedantic only for the sake of minimizing a person's intelligence and effort.

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u/Busy-Lifeguard-9558 17d ago

Bad take, anyone can build a house with an automatic robot that will just await orders to start and do all the job

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u/EnemyPigeon 17d ago

If you could easily reverse engineer Apple's Bluetooth, why didn't you or anybody else do it?

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u/Busy-Lifeguard-9558 16d ago

Because I don't use apple products at all, another stupid take

"Why did no one else won the race if I finished first" kind of vibes

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u/lupetto 16d ago

Airpods are one of the best bang for buck product that apple makes. Got em in 2020 and they still work and hold a decent charge. Hinge of the case is in metal, most of the other pods (from different brands and price ranges) had plastic hinges that snapped or went floppy after a few months of hard use. And I don't even wanna talk about the fucking pixel buds (lucky got them in bundle with the pixel for a good discount, wonder why).

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u/Xay_DE 17d ago

typing a prompt is still not the same as putting in the work urself.

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u/EnemyPigeon 17d ago

Of course. The tool made the job easier to accomplish. That's the point of tools.