Rumors about the Pixel Buds A have been growing for a few weeks now. According to the most reliable leaks, these are TWS (True Wireless Stereo) earbuds that are more affordable than the first two generations of Pixel Buds. Hence their “temporary” name Pixel Buds A where the letter A is similar to the letter A of Pixel 3a and Pixel 4a. That said, we’ll see what their new earbuds will bring as a novelty and why they might be cheaper than the earphones currently on sale.
Our colleagues from 9to5Google, to whom we owe the tentative name of these headphones, may have found some of the answer to this question. They claim that its haptic capabilities will be different or even missing from the Pixel Buds A. To support their explanation, they cite changes made by Google to the app used to pair Pixel Buds with a smartphone. This app has been updated this week. Version number ” 1.0.367372739 “.
Google may remove the touchpad from Pixel Buds A
Parsing the APK, they found two folders inside that they had discovered earlier. The first stands for Pixel Buds “Type One” and the second stands for Pixel Buds. Type Two “. In an earlier leak, they believed the second file was related to Pixel Buds A in development. The “Type Two” folder has two fewer files. The first is called “. Scroll Forward “and second” Scroll Back “.
These two files are used to make a connection between a forward or backward tap gesture and a command. On both Pixel Buds generations, you swipe forward or backward to control the volume. The absence of these two files may therefore indicate that there will be no touch gestures and, accordingly, no touchpads will be integrated. This is how Google plans to lower the price of these headphones. Note, however, that the company may opt for an alternative solution such as volume control (“ OK Google, turn up the volume “). Which seems appropriate.
Source : 9to5Google
