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Control via ESP32 BLE Bridge - Feasibility?
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Description
I'm exploring the possibility of using an ESP32-based device (e.g., ESP32-S2 Mini) as a portable bridge to enable advanced AirPods Pro 2 control on non-Apple devices. The goal is to implement:
1.Battery status monitoring
2.Noise control mode switching (ANC/Transparency/Adaptive).. etc..
Motivation:
Many Android users cannot access AirPods' full feature set due to OS limitations. A portable ESP32 solution would be valuable for:
Devices with locked bootloaders
Situations where carrying a secondary Apple device isn't practical
Perhaps it will be possible to create an inexpensive gadget that will control Apple devices without root rights. It can be based on an ESP32 board or similar.
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by investigating the feasibility of an ESP32-S2 Mini BLE bridge for battery monitoring and ANC, Transparency, or Adaptive mode switching; done would require a defined, demonstrated approach for these controls.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android
- Domain
- embedded-iot, mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100