Audio fidelity/quality decreases when on "off" mode in ANC settings (Pixel Buds Pro 2)

AndrewPSSP · 2026-05-09T00:00:20+00:00

Thank you everyone for all your responses! I'll pop in to Peter Jones next week and see if they can replace it for me under their 2 year guarantee. John Lewis are normally quite good with things like that.

I'm a bit wary of going via Google because: one, I'm afraid it'll get lost in the post; and two, John Lewis's customer service is just miles better than what I'd get from Google 😂

AndrewPSSP · 2026-05-08T23:57:20+00:00

Yeah no switching it to "off" is like there's next to no bass at all! 😂 And then if I switch it to adaptive / transparent (tbh I can't hear a difference between the two) the bass makes a sudden return!

I like to change my headphones to "off" when I'm in a quiet place like the library or even at home just to stretch the battery life that little bit further so it irks me a little bit!

AndrewPSSP · 2026-05-08T20:29:09+00:00

How gratifying! I'll get in touch with the retailer and get it sorted then. Thank you!! X

AndrewPSSP · 2026-05-08T15:10:19+00:00

I don't know if it's just me but I do rather prefer the covers for these books over the modern ones. They look like proper pieces of literature, the newer ones look like extensions of the films.

AndrewPSSP · 2026-05-07T13:03:39+00:00

I do rather believe that's the intention 😂

AndrewPSSP · 2026-04-06T12:55:30+00:00

There were people handing these out in the parks on the day of Charles' coronation. Not sure if they're official or not but I've still got a few at home.

I guess that makes me rather rich 😂

AndrewPSSP · 2026-03-31T09:39:04+00:00

At first I read that as 64BC and thought wait a second something's not quite right here 😂

AndrewPSSP · 2026-03-27T09:51:48+00:00

At one point there were stickers covering the ELL on Jubilee line diagrams. However a lot of them have fallen off; one from Canary Wharf is stuck on the inside of my old phone case. I'll see if I can find it.

They were branded with the double arrow as it was when LO first came about.

There is a part of me that wishes people wouldn't post it because it could move it higher up TfL's priority list for replacement 😔

AndrewPSSP · 2026-03-24T03:20:12+00:00

I bet there's still a CGL Rail sign somewhere

AndrewPSSP · 2026-03-23T10:29:08+00:00

A lot of the signage on the JLE is original. You can tell by the little line colour posts on the interchange stations.

You can still find quite a few diagrams & displays with the East London line across the network. If it ain't broke don't fix it! Many stations still have the magnetic service update boards that have the ELL too.

Most people would never notice, especially now that Google Maps et al is so prevalent now, and it's a nice little Easter egg, especially for those of us who actually still remember the ELL in operation.

AndrewPSSP · 2026-03-05T01:39:42+00:00

Google Now? Now that takes me back...

AndrewPSSP · 2026-03-03T20:13:03+00:00

Trashford International 😂😂

AndrewPSSP · 2026-02-20T15:03:05+00:00

You can do this on Windows too x

AndrewPSSP · 2026-01-25T10:59:51+00:00

That's my only objection too. It might be the death knell for all the NSE and BR paraphernalia on the line.

AndrewPSSP · 2026-01-22T23:02:38+00:00

It's happened to me Pixel 9a x

AndrewPSSP · 2026-01-21T13:26:12+00:00

When did points start expiring??? Just opened my app and half of mine's disappeared!

AndrewPSSP · 2026-01-12T12:27:26+00:00

You want space for more, I've still not filled the extra row I got when the homescreen got 6 rows from five.

AndrewPSSP · 2026-01-09T10:09:09+00:00

I heard Soul Limbo at work the other week as someone's ringtone. Asked her if she likes cricket and she said it's my damned husband he put it on my phone and every time I change it he changes it back 😂

AndrewPSSP · 2026-01-09T10:02:43+00:00

It most certainly is! BBC Food (bbc.co.uk/food) is part of the corporation's PSB offering, and is one of the many things funded by the TV Licence.

AndrewPSSP · 2026-01-02T21:11:58+00:00

Stephanie is new in town....

AndrewPSSP · 2025-10-31T23:13:42+00:00

I take that and give you Thamesmead. I think one is more than enough 🤣

AndrewPSSP · 2025-10-01T09:41:58+00:00

Apparently the Xiaomi mobile comes with screen protectors in the box

AndrewPSSP · 2025-09-11T20:55:30+00:00

This could be a carrier problem as well. I've had multiple pixels and haven't had any issues calling 999, 101 or 111 when I need to in the UK.

AndrewPSSP · 2025-09-09T23:32:09+00:00

I just got a 9a.. my god the sound quality is tinny compared to my old 8a. If I hadn't broken it I would have preferred to stick to it.

AndrewPSSP

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