JBL Tune 510BT: Wireless On-Ear Headphones

overall: for the price, good headphones if you are not using them for the mic and/or calls. there’s some connection issues (but that may not happen with every pair, it may just be mine!) i bought these headphones november 2023 and as of today, august 2024, they won’t connect to my phone anymore. the audio still works and it’s a decent audio, but it definitely is not the same as it used to be. the audio was the best for the first 4-5 months of having them. now, they do not have as clear or loud of a sound and the bass is nowhere near as good. they still connect to my laptop, but i’ve tried everything possible and they will not connect to my phone anymore. ever since i got them, ive had random small issues with connections, audio, and the built in mic. i’m gonna make a list of the random things that have happened off and on ever since ive bought these headphones (just cause lists are easier!): - when in a call (specifically when watching someone screen share), the audio will randomly become extremely static and distorted and i can’t understand a single word. i have figured out no way to fix this other than waiting for it to stop. - the mic is just not good at all and never has been good. either no one can hear me or im breaking up. the only way people can hear me is if i take the headphones off and speak directly into the tiny hole where the mic is. - when i’m in a call with someone and trying to watch something in the background, the audio of the video or the music is HORRIBLE. i don’t know how to describe it other than a muffled deep fried distortion (if you know what i mean.) this is possibly normal but i’ve not experienced this with other headphones/earbuds. - the headphones occasionally will say they’re connected to my phone and/or laptop, yet they’ll actually be connected to neither. i’ll turn them on and the blue light will stay solid (indicating it’s connected) and on my laptop and phone it’ll say the headphones are connected via bluetooth, but when i go to play something, it doesn’t play through my headphones. it will either play through my devices’ speakers or play nothing at all. to fix this i turn off my bluetooth and turn off the headphones, then turn both back on and it will usually connect and play correctly - lastly, there have been a few times where i just couldn’t get my headphones to connect to anything at all. i’ve figured out that this only happens when the headphones are around 15-30% charged. on top of this, i will have to say that i feel like the battery life has diminished a LOT since i first bought them. i wanna add that ive done research and tried lots of things and troubleshooted lots to figure out if this was a device issue or headphones issue, and it is indeed a headphones issue. specifically these connection issues have never happened with any of my other bluetooth headphones or earbuds. i DO recommend these if you only need them for music or maybe streaming shows, movies, youtube. but these headphones are not the best option if you are looking for a good mic.