One of the most controversial products of 2020 has been, without any doubt, the AirPods Max, and not only because of its price, since Apple surprised us all, for the worse in this case, when we found out what we had to pay if We wanted to enjoy these fantastic headphones, if not also because of how these headphones work when we do not want to use them, hence the question of many users, can the AirPods Max be turned off? keep reading we tell you everything.
No, AirPods Max cannot be turned off
You already know, no, the AirPods Max cannot be turned off, in fact, they are headphones that never turn off and that, of course, do not have any physical button that enables this function. This is something, which in the AirPods range is common, since both the AirPods and the AirPods Pro never really turn off, but, without a doubt, it is unusual and it is very strange in the range of headband headphones to find a device of this kind that can’t be turned off.
Naturally, this is very strange and raises many doubts about the autonomy of the AirPods Max, since many users may think that, comparatively speaking, if these headphones cannot be turned off, the real autonomy of the same will be really less than that of its competitors, who do turn off, naturally. Apple has obviously thought about that and that is why it has developed a technology that somehow mimics turning off the headphones.
The AirPods Max if they go into low power mode
As we mentioned a few lines above, the fact of not turning off would never be a disadvantage of the AirPods Max with respect to its competitors, however, although they do not turn off, the AirPods Max, when we introduce them in their Smart Case they enter into mode of low consumption that is practically the same as turning them off, in fact, we have done the test and we have verified that during two days in which the AirPods Max have been in their Smart Case they have barely consumed 1% of battery, therefore, really They never turn off, but this low power mode perfectly imitates the shutdown function of other headphones, that is, as long as we put them inside their Smart Case.
This low consumption mode Apple has implemented it in two different ways since, once we put the AirPods Max in their Smart Case, they enter a low consumption mode, which increases, after 3 days, when the AirPods Max enters an even lower consumption mode, even making Bluetooth deactivated and the possibility of finding them in the Search app.
Advantages and disadvantages of low power mode
Apple wanted to make a different set of headphones, and of course, at some points it has succeeded. Although the sound quality and noise cancellation do not differ much from its competitors, it does make a difference in the construction materials and, as we are talking about, in the way of “turning off” the headphones, which generates advantages and disadvantages compared to other headphones in the same range.
We are going to start by telling you the advantages that this low consumption mode has, and the main one is that these AirPods Max will always be available to use them, you will only have to put them on and press play to enjoy the wonderful user experience that grant these headphones, without having to press any button to turn them on, since they are always on, again, Apple makes things very easy so that we only have to worry about enjoying using the AirPods Max. Another of the “advantages” is that, despite the fact that they never turn off, the battery consumption in low consumption mode, redundancy is worth it, is minimal and even, we can say, negligible.
As for the disadvantages, the main one is that many users are used to turning off their headphones and leaving them on their desk or on some specific support for it, however, with the AirPods Max if we want to “turn them off”, that is to say, that enter this low consumption mode, we have to keep them in their Smart Case, which does, that although, the fact of using them is easier or more comfortable than the rest of headphones, the fact of stopping using them, can be somewhat more cumbersome, because, as we have just told you, you have to keep them yes or yes in the Smart Case.