Long hair, don’t care: Squeeze controls are awesome on wireless earbuds

nothing ear 2 in ear squeeze 1

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority

Opinion post by
Rita El Khoury

Over the last five or six years, my adoption of true wireless earbuds has been hindered by two factors: terrible comfort and fickle controls. More ergonomic buds like the Google Pixel Buds Pro and the Nothing Ear 1 solved my first problem, but the second issue remained. Most earbuds were using swipe and tap gestures, which are annoying on several levels, but especially if you have long(er) hair. However, some earbuds have recently started implementing squeeze as a new control method and let me tell you, this is the superior solution.

Move over, touch gestures; squeezing is the superior control

Nothing Ear Stick earbud in hand, side angle, squeeze control

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