This includes the ability to change the long-press button functionality (it defaults to ANC toggling), to rename your buds or to check your ANC settings. There are some limited customisation options accessible via the app for Android users or in the Bluetooth menu on iOS devices. You won’t find any EQ controls for tweaking the sound here. There’s also a little widget on the Today View screen that will show you the battery level of your Buds at a glance – which is handy, as you can’t find it out anywhere else. That’s not to say Apple users don’t go entirely unrewarded: there is hands-free Siri access, plus Apple Music users will automatically enjoy Spatial Audio for any tracks mixed in Dolby Atmos.
There’s no H1 chip on board, so Apple users won’t get multi-device pairing or the auto-pause on removal that AirPods offer – but you do at least get Bluetooth 5.2 compatibility for higher quality, lower energy streaming, no matter your device. The Buds are also the first Beats product to support FindMy/Find My Device functionality on both platforms, to help you locate lost earphones easily by playing a sound. For the first time, Beats listeners get one-touch pairing for both iOS and Android devices. While the Apple-focused approach of AirPods mean they only really make sense for iPhone users, the Beats Studio Buds try to be a bit more inclusive. You’ll need to recharge it with USB-C.īeats Studio Buds features: Androids welcome The case offers five-minute Fast Fuel charging for the Buds – delivering up to an hour of playback – but unlike the AirPods Pro, it doesn’t support wireless charging. Other options out there manage more, but it’s perfectly respectable. You’ll get up to eight hours of playback without ANC, or five hours with it activated, plus two further charges from a full case. An LED light on the case then lets you know that they’re charging (red flashing light) and when they’re ready to go (steady white light). The earbuds themselves use magnets to snap into place securely.
The charging case for the Studio Buds is a compact rounded shape, with a matte-finish to match the colour of the Buds.
There’s no volume control though, so you’ll need to use your device for that. You can play/pause with a single click, skip tracks with multiple presses and hold to toggle between ANC, transparency mode and disable noise-cancelling entirely. Instead, you get a single physical button which is hidden cleverly in the design. Thankfully, Beats have decided against touch controls, which are often hit and miss at this price point. There’s IPX4 waterproofing on board to protect against sweat and British summers, too. For dedicated fitness fiends, the Studio Buds might not have the complete stability of something like the Powerbeats Pro (and their earhooks), but they’d easily sit tight for a casual jog or trip to the gym.
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